Little Koto's Words Blog

Thank you to Matter Prints for inviting me to write this piece for their journal!

Thank you, Ysolda, for inviting me to share my current thoughts on the cultural appropriation of the kimono and Japanese culture on your...

Thank you, Pom Pom Magazine, for interviewing my about cultural appropriation, a topic I am very passionate about! Link here:...

I am grateful to Elizabeth Suzann for engaging with me about her obi-inspired belt. I offered the name, Asawa Tie Belt, in order to...

I am honored and humbled to be included in this line up of incredible women of color in sustainable fashion, written by the brilliant...

In the fall of 2018, I had a rich dialogue with Jenny Gordy of Wiksten, about changing the name of her Kimono Jacket Sewing Pattern to...

After reading my guest blog post for Densho Blog, Matter Prints changed the name of their Kimono Jacket, to Haori Jacket. Read about it...

On February 1, 2019, I launched a new IG account called @buyfromBIPOC with an accompanying fashion challenge: make all my personal...

This past January I was invited by Densho Blog to write this guest piece on the cultural appropriation of the kimono in fashion:...