If kimono collector, marimba player and essayist Mutsumi Tsuuzaki ever says she has nothing to wear, don't believe her. Kimono literally means "things to wear" in Japanese, and she has 400, accumulated over the past 15 years.
Early 20th Century inspiration
Kyoto-born Tsuuzaki, who started playing the marimba at the age of five, says her interest in the kimono was sparked in 1995 when she found one featuring a modern motif, left behind by her aunt who was born in the Taishou era (1912-1926).
?I like kimono designs that emerged during the Taishou to early Showa era (1926-1989),? says Tsuuzaki, 43.
Source: http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/visit/kimono-collector-tsuuzaki-mutsumi-shows-her-collection-400-367439
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