The wedding kimono was envisioned originally as part of a display of 14 kimonos highlighting the artistry of Chiso, one of a pair of related exhibitions that had been set to open last spring.

The kimono is more than a historic artefact, one where ideas and methods of production were to remain constant for centuries.

Ahead of Japan’s Princess Ayako’s wedding to fiancé Kei Moriya on Monday, the question isn’t which designer will the bride wear, but what type of kimono will she choose and, perhaps more ...

Nicolas Cage 1st Wedding Photo: New Wife Riko Shibata, 26, Stuns In Handmade Kimono — See Pic. Nicolas Cage has shared the first photo from his wedding to 26-year-old girlfriend Riko Shibata.

In Tokyo, we go behind the scenes at a bridal salon. On the fifth floor of an apartment block in the upmarket Gotanda district of Tokyo, Hitomi Tezuka is preparing to put on a bridal kimono.

Uchikake Furisode wedding kimono with pine, bamboo, plum, and cranes early–mid 19th century. Satin silk, shibori tie dyeing, embroidery, gold thread, 177.5 cm (centre back) 131.0 cm (cuff to cuff).

A Japanese hotel recently unveiled an exclusive, unsettlingly comprehensive package designed to give newlyweds everything their hearts and wallets could desire. Price tag: a cool $1 million.

Slightly smaller than the wedding kimono, that was 177.5 cm long as opposed to 167 cm, this one revels in a blue background on gauze satin silk with a multiplicity of little narrative scenes like ...