The Kimona

by Emma Laperal

Is it "kimono" or "kimona?" It's both and it has nothing to do with a certain celebrity claiming ownership of a tradition that far exceeds

 

whose name will not be mentioned. 

 

The kimona in the Philippines is typically a sheer casual top made of pineapple silk worn by the women of the Visayas region. 

 

Have a look at our previous blog post about how pineapple silk or "piña seda" is painstakingly made, one fibre at a time. 

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