Tomomi Miyajima, founder of Tokiya Japan, showed Good Morning Washington's Megan Clarke how to wear a traditional kimono.

Attitudes have changed in the age of gender equality, but some women opt for the white kimono just the same, to commemorate a once-in-a-lifetime occasion. Japanese wedding attire has its origins ...

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.