Arimatsu, in central Japan, is the town that tie-dye built. Along its historic main street, fabric merchant houses have stood for centuries. When shopkeepers hang out their shingles here, the signs ...

From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calfskin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dyeing technique of shibori has gone mainstream. Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren, ...

THE STREAKY CHARMS that have made ikat the ethnic fabric of choice are being challenged by the unpredictable blots and blurs of its Japanese cousin, shibori—a resist-dyeing tradition that dates to the ...

In 1956, at the age of 57, Motohiko Katano (1899-1975), under the advice of the founder of the mingei (folk arts) movement Soetsu Yanagi, decided to abandon all other artistic expressions to focus ...

The textile technique has gotten celebrity attention again this season, but it’s always been part of the arts scene in places like Nigeria and Japan. By Melanie Abrams When Jared Leto donned a ...

Beautiful natural indigo hues, one-of-a-kind intricate patterns, and a deep connection with millennia-spanning fabric design history -- these are the traits that make the resist dyeing technique known ...

Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. When Kazuki Tabata first heard that the ...