STORY: In the traditional world of the kimono, this is as avant garde as it gets.
On the catwalk at the Tokyo Fashion Show on Wednesday (March 21), third-generation kimono designer Jotaro Saito unveiled a collection he hopes will give the Japanese dress a modern twist.
But surprisingly for a show entitled 'Futurism', this is far from the rejection of history that the artistic movement fought for a century ago.
Instead, Saito says this is an evolution, taking progress to kimonos one sandal step at a time.
To that end, much of Saito's collection will be familiar to kimono aficionados.
Models still shuffle along the runway in sandals, still trussed up in traditional 'obi' belts.
But in his 42 new creations, gone are conservative colors and patterns. Instead, there are horizontal lines, checks -- and even the occasional polka dot.
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