Succeed Kickstarter Crowdfunding to Bring Real Kimono to New York Fashion Week for Saving Artisans

    NEW YORK, NY, July 29, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kimono artisans and art of kimono creation are on the verge of a crisis because of reduction of kimono market, aging of artisans, and lack of their successors in Japan. For expanding kimono markets to the world, kimono artisans stand out and show their kimono outfits on runway at New York Fashion Week in February 2016, produced by a US-based kimono fashion stylist, Hiromi Asai. This project is organized by non-profit organizations, Kimono Hiro Inc. and Kimono Artisan Kyoto.

For this event, the Kickstarter campaign is now underway. This time, these organizations are happy to announce that this project is successfully funded at minimal $50,000 by Kickstarter crowdfunding and the show is confirmed. This Kickstarter campaign continues till July 31 to raise more funds for this project.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/530372888/authentic-kimono-on-stage-at-new-york-fashion-week

Hiromi Asai is a New York-Florida based internationally acclaimed kimono-stylist and designer. Kimono Artisan Kyoto is a leading association of kimono textile artisans in Kyoto, Japan, who use the most prominent age-old techniques to make kimonos.

Recently an attempt by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for visitors to try kimono in front of the Monet's painting "La Japonaise" has triggered a controversy, but Hiromi Asai always thinks that kimono will be recognized as a universal formal wear that is beyond cultural and ethnic boundaries. She plans to produce this show as the pure fashion show that demonstrates kimono wearable all over the world and conquer the stereotypic point of view about kimono.

The first aim of this project is to demonstrate authentic kimono beauty and elegance at one of the biggest world fashion venues, which will arouse great interest in kimono all over the world. People who see this show will rediscover that "old-fashioned" kimono is really a "modern" dress with huge capacity of variation. The second aim of our project is to encourage kimono artisans and make the kimono industry re-flourish through making bigger market of kimono in the world.

Please check the following Facebook page for the updated and detailed information.
https://www.facebook.com/kimononyfw

Kimono Hiro Inc. is a non-profit organization with certified 501(c)(3) tax exempt, founded by a US-based kimono fashion stylist, Hiromi Asai. Kimono Hiro Inc. promotes Kimono to the world market.

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