Considered the national dress of Japan ... through the generations," one Japanese woman, Yuka Ohishi, told the BBC. "[This] shapewear doesn't even resemble a kimono - she just chose a word ...

Junihitoe, the formal court dress of women at this time comprising multiple layers ... and opportunities to wear kimono decreased for Japanese people. However, in the last ten years or so, new ways of ...

"the kimono became the principal item of dress for all classes and sexes in Japan from the 16th Century and is still a symbol of Japanese culture". One Japanese woman, Yuka Ohishi, told the BBC ...