honestmerchantsailor:

fuckyeahsolarpunkfashion:

sarajevski:

weareallstilllearningright:

viralthings:

I am half Scottish and half Japanese- I hand-sewed this kimono from men’s dress shirts and boxer shorts.

This kinda stuff is actually really inspirational to those of us with uncommonly mixed heritage, regardless of if you’re this particular mix just seeing other mixed people make their backgrounds their own instead of being forced to choose is so important for mixed children growing up tbh

@lesbiantrad

This is solarpunk AF.

Best part (IMO) is that it actually makes sense from a historical standpoint. In feudal Japan, each clan would have a mon (an emblem sort of like a coat of arms) that would be displayed on banners and used to identify that particular clan. Members of a clan would often have their mon displayed on their clothing including kimonos, like so:

Thus, the idea of a kimono in a clan tartan pattern is in fact completely appropriate and would be perfectly familiar to feudal Japanese culture.