Asian Cultural Costumes

Let's pretend by Rubie's lets children use their imagination to learn about cultures, careers, and storytelling. This girl's Asian princess costume is a beautiful satin-like dress with Obi, in a design inspired by a Japanese wakiake kimono. The fitted dress has tight upper sleeves to accent the hanging open-sided part of the sleeve. Comes with a coordinating headpiece; slippers available separately. Costumes are sized differently than apparel, use the Rubies child size Chart, do not choose based... [Read More]

✪ 4 PIECE SET: Dress, Robe, Head Flower Clip, x2 Detailed Hair Accessories. Head Accessories will be the one in the picture (on the left side) x2 and not the one on the model

Kente is not only the best known of all African textiles, it is also one of the most admired of all fabrics worldwide. Originating among the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo, this brilliantly colored and intricately patterned strip-woven cloth was traditionally associated with royalty. Over time, however, it has come to be worn and used in many different contexts. In Wrapped in Pride, seven distinguished scholars present an exhaustive examination of the history of ke... [Read More]

5 PIECE MATCHING SET: You or your child will feel great in this Kung Fu outfit set Comes with the top, bottom, 2 wrist cuffs and belt.

Tokyo is ground zero for Japan's famous "geek" or otaku culture—a phenomenon that has now swept across the globe. This is the most comprehensive Japan travel guide ever produced which features Tokyo's geeky underworld. It provides a comprehensive run-down of each major Tokyo district where geeks congregate, shop, play and hang out—from hi-tech Akihabara and trendy Harajuku to newer and lesser-known haunts like chic Shimo-Kita and working-class Ikebukuro. Dozens of iconic shops, restaurants, ... [Read More]

Asian Size:XL _ Bust:113cm/44.5" _ Length:73cm/28.7" Asian Size:2XL _ Bust:118cm/46.5" _ Length:74m/29.1" Asian Size:3XL _ Bust:123cm/48.4" _ Length:75cm/29.5" Asian Size:4XL _ Bust:128cm/50.4" _ Length:76cm/30.0" Asian Size:5XL _ Bust:133cm/52.4" _ Length:77cm/30.3"

Highlights from one of the world’s most outstanding collections of traditional Japanese kimonos, with stunning examples from the Edo period through the twentieth century In traditional Japanese dress, the surface of the garment is most important. The T-shaped, straight-seamed, front-wrapping kimono has changed its shape very little over the centuries, but the weaving, dyeing, and embroidery used to decorate its surface make each a unique, wearable work of art. Choice of color and pattern vary ... [Read More]

The Great Han is an ethnographic study of the Han Clothing Movement, a neotraditionalist and racial nationalist movement that has emerged in China since 2001. Participants come together both online and in person in cities across China to revitalize their utopian vision of the authentic “Great Han” and corresponding “real China” through pseudotraditional ethnic dress, reinvented Confucian ritual, and anti-foreign sentiment. Analyzing the movement’s ideas and practices, this book argues ... [Read More]