Welcome to The Flower and Willow World

When the colours of a robe do not match the seasons, the flowers of Spring and the Autumn tints, when they are somehow vague and muddy, then the whole effort is as futile as the dew

- The Tale of Genji, Chapter 2 (Eleventh Century)

Making of the Kimono

This video is taken from the V&A’s Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition.