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Fun / foon Tokyo
Friday, September 10, 2004
Kabuki Combat Boot (riiiight, sure, like they wear boots in kabuki)
Kabuku, a line of kabuki-inspired boots from American outdoor footwear maker Timberland.

Traditions mingle underfoot
Designer draws inspiration from kabuki motifs

The Japan Times: Sept. 10, 2004]
The fashion world's recent craze for Japonisme -- manifested in a veritable tsunami of kimono-inspired looks on the catwalks of Paris and Milan -- may have come and gone, but designs based on traditional Japanese arts seem to be finding steady footing in the worldwide ....
....The word "kabuku" meant "to be odd or different" and was used for stage plays in which men wore women's makeup and clothes....

Posted by trek/taro at 3:07 PM KDT
Updated: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:14 PM KDT
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