About us

We started with a strong desire to bring the kimono, a traditional Japanese garment that has been handed down through the long history of Japan, into the daily lives of people from all over the world.

Our original hats and garments are carefully handcrafted by our Japanese artisans using carefully selected antique and vintage kimonos as materials, utilizing traditional craftsmanship and the individuality of each kimono as much as possible.

While respecting the passion that kimono craftsmen pour into their work and traditional Japanese culture, we are always pursuing new possibilities in our design and creation, without being bound by existing frameworks.

Designer/Artisan : Keiko Tagai

Founded in 2011, Bespoke Dressmaker.
We design, pattern-make, and tailor ladies formal wear to suit the needs and body shape of each individual customer.
We tailor bespoke dresses (mainly wedding dresses, evening gowns and cocktail dresses) in our small atelier in Japan.

In 2019, we established a new brand.
Released original hats "KIMONO HAT" handcrafted from traditional Japanese kimonos.
Sales began both domestically and internationally.

From 2023 to the present, we have been designing and creating hats and garments upcycled from kimonos, including KIMONO HATS, and selling our unique creations worldwide.
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The impetus for establishing the brand came from an article I happened to read in the library about the decline of the kimono industry.
Driven by my curiosity, I looked deeper and learned about the various problems, and also felt that although kimono producers and consumers want each other, but there is a big wall between them, I felt a strong emotion of "I want to break down this wall and somehow connect the two," and began to think about what I could do and how I could connect the two.

Over the next few years, as I learned about traditional kimono making, history, patterns, etc., I was amazed at how little I knew about kimonos, even though I am Japanese, and at the same time, I was also able to realize that Japan has such wonderful treasures.

I decided to establish my own brand, motivated by my strong desire to "bring kimonos into the daily lives of as many people as possible around the world."


After several years of trial and error to bring my idea to life, I taught myself how to make hats using hat blocks, and created the "KIMONO HAT" using a unique technique that combines the formal wear dressmaking with traditional kimono-making techniques.

"LIGHT KIMONO," released in June 2025, is a new line of our products that incorporates various innovations, from the selection of materials to the making process, so that various people can enjoy wearing Japanese kimonos in their daily lives.
By adjusting the seam allowance, front overlap, width, and length of a traditional kimono, making two-piece sleeves (or traditional sleeves) of world-standard sleeve length, and sewing them according to the characteristics of each material, we have designed the product to be easy to use and versatile in styling for everyone.


All of our actions are a challenge to the possibilities of the kimono.

We sincerely hope for the sustainable development of the declining kimono industry, and we will contribute to the kimono industry by creating new kimono styles, and we will continue to work hard so that as many people as possible in the world can enjoy the Japanese kimono.


(We have a secondhand dealer's license:
古物商許可証 第631312300035号)