3 February 2012 
SALE!
All kimono on the site are now £35, with more to come in the next week, so please check back to see the new arrivals!  Please click on the 'kimono' link (left) or the photo below to browse our selection. 

Japanese Kimono
All of our kimono are imported from Japan and are hand-sewn unless stated otherwise, as they have been for centuries.  The kimono on the site date from the 1940's to current times.  The shorter ones (haori) are worn over the longer kimono but they work beautifully as casually elegant jackets.  If you've never thought of wearing one before, have a look at our Gallery  to see how they look.  



Kimono Fabrics
For those who sew, we have a large selection of silk, cotton and wool kimono fabrics sold by the metre.  The fabrics on clothaholics date anywhere from the 1940's to last year.  Their narrow width makes them ideal for scarves, hanging banners, table runners, bags, cushions, clothing and of course - kimono.  They are all sold by the metre.   The selection of fabrics on the site is updated regularly so do please check back!  Please use the links 'left' to see them.

Kimono Bags
New to clothaholics, a selection of bags made from vintage remnants in my collection or fabrics that I currently have on the site.  Most are silk and some are backed with linen.  All are lined with cotton and have an inner pocket.  Useful and beautiful.  Limited edition.  Reasonably priced.  Click on the 'Kimono Bag' link to see them.  And there are more to come!

Genshodo Indigo Cottons
Clothaholics is the exclusive UK outlet for Genshodo indigo cottons.  These heirloom fabrics are yarn-dyed and woven in Japan, then the designs are screen-printed by hand in a small workshop in Kyoto.  The fabrics  are a modern evolution of katazome (stencil-printing) and tsutsugaki (free-hand painting).  Both of these techniques have been practiced in Japan for centuries.  These fabrics are of premium quality, with a beautifully soft handle and drape.  They are ideal for curtains, cushions, jackets, trousers, bags and anything else that inspires you.   

Wabi Sabi Antiques
If you are a connoisseur of antique Japanese textiles, please visit our sister site, wabisabiantiques.co.uk, where you will find the largest private collection of 19th century tsutsugaki textiles on the web.  Tsutsugaki is a method of free-hand painting on fabric, using a paste resist technique.  All of the pieces are for sale by a well-known Japanese collector, whose collection featured heavily in a the reference book 'Tsutsugaki Textiles of Japan'.  Signed copies of this book are available on the Wabi Sabi site.  Please use the Wabi Sabi link upper left to visit the site.