Kimono Meisen: The Karun Thakar Collection

KIMONO MEISEN: THE KARUN THAKAR COLLECTION by Anna Jackson and Karun Thakar

Meisen silk was produced in Japan from the late nineteenth century and became particularly popular between 1910 and 1940. Meisen was an innovative, quick and cost-effective dye and weaving method with the effect of labor-intensive and multicolored traditional kasuri ikat fabric. The meisen kimonos that were produced en masse were the first affordable ready-to-wear kimonos.