Tomomi Miyajima, founder of Tokiya Japan, showed Good Morning Washington's Megan Clarke how to wear a traditional kimono.

or “under-kimono”. The fabric belt worn with a kimono is known as an obi. In the old days, the obi was used to keep the kimono closed, but these days it is mostly decorative. The bow goes on ...

extensively researched kimono by reading books and visited kimono fabric shops where she asked question after question. “Kimono was my teacher,” she said. “I studied Japanese to learn about ...

Meanwhile, kimono is made by cutting a roll of fabric 37 cm wide and about 13 meters long into pieces. "They are different in size, but the kimono and sari are made from one piece of cloth.