Jotaro Saito is a Japanese kimono and yukata (summer kimono) designer based in Japan.[1][2]
Jotaro Saito | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Fashion design |
| Website | https://www.jotaro.net/ |
Career
editSaito started in fashion at age 27.[3] He uses the traditional method of hand-drawn yūzen dyeing for his kimono.[4][5] He has participated in Tokyo Fashion Week (Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week) since 2006.[3][4]
Saito also works as an artist and interior designer, having previously creating an immense brocade piece for display in the Kanda Myojin Edo Cultural Complex.[3] He is a member of the Council for Fashion Designers, Tokyo.[3] On October 20, 2020, Saito displayed his fashion at an event at the Victoria and Albert Museum titled The Unbounded Potential of Kimono, Kyoto to Catwalk with the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom.
Personal life and family
editHis late grandfather, Saizaburo Saito, and his father, Sansai Saito, were and are both kimono designers.[6]
References
edit- ^ sportoletti, gabriele. "JOTARO SAITO: ART OF KIMONO". Welum. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Jotaro Saito". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ a b c d "Kimono Fashion Can Be Cool — Trust Designer Jotaro Saito". JAPAN Forward. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ a b "V&A · Kimono inspired by the 'street': Jotaro Saito". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Japan's kimono makers seek to revive industry with new designs, low prices". Hindustan Times. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "JOTARO SAITO | Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO". rakutenfashionweektokyo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.