The Japanese kimono is one of the world’s most admired garments—an instantly recognizable robe with a tall “T” form. The word kimono, meaning “a thing that is worn,” refers to many different types of robes, from ornate silk wedding uchikake to simpler cotton summer yukata . Worn in Japan by both women and men for well over a thousand years, the kimono has often been a canvas for spectacular woven, dyed, painted, printed, and embroidered designs created by Japan’s finest textile artists.