with legendary designer Paul Poiret credited with inventing the then-controversial 'kimono coat,' while Boy George's penchant for Japanese kimono robes during his Culture Club heyday saw the ...

It’s certainly more sophisticated.” Up for auction will be four Delft blue floral kimono coats - three medium in size and one large; one vintage rose and duck egg short kimono; one damask ...

On top, Olena wore a short dark blue kimono coat, almost black, with an exciting feature - slits on the arms. Completing the look were the First Lady's favorite ankle boots, adding sophistication ...

a short-sleeved jacket used as underwear. By around 1400, it had become outerwear, a longer garment, with longer, wider sleeves, and a belt. The kimono styles worn today were first created in the ...

kimono-style coat, also designed by Mariano Fortuny for the Italian actress Eleonora Duse; back center, a rhomboid-cut mantle by Paul Poiret; near right, a velvet coat with designs inspired by the ...