Bbc Handmade In Japan Series 1 2of3 The Kimono ... ❲Linux❳

In an era of fast fashion and disposable trends, the BBC documentary series Handmade in Japan offers a meditative escape. Nowhere is this more poignant than in Series 1, Episode 2: The Kimono .

Yet, the tone shifts when the master admits that he has no apprentice. "Young people," he says through a translator, "see the kimono as a coffin. They wear Western clothes to work, Western clothes to party. The kimono is for weddings and funerals only." BBC Handmade in Japan Series 1 2of3 The Kimono ...

It is a ritual of discipline. "Wearing a kimono properly," the instructor tells Fox, "is to wear a perfect posture. You cannot slouch. You cannot run. You must glide." While the episode is largely melancholic, it ends on a fragile note of hope. Fox visits a contemporary designer in Harajuku who is deconstructing the kimono. This designer removes the Obi, replaces the wooden Geta sandals with Doc Martens boots, and pairs the silk haori jacket with ripped denim. In an era of fast fashion and disposable