2025 Kimono & Kanzashi Fashion Show, Yume Japanese Gardens of TucsonNEW

Please come and enjoy a visual treat from Tucson’s very own Kimono Club and Oakashi Flowers. This fashion show will include many different types of kimono styles, with a live discussion about the the art of kimono. All of the models featured will be members of the AZ Kimono Club, who will also be modelling kanzashi, or hair ornaments, handcrafted by local artist and owner of Oakashi Flowers. After the kimono demonstration, you will get to enjoy watching the intricate and beautiful process of making kanzashi by hand.

Kimono richly diverse, vibrant, and complex in design and in the art of wearing them. AZ Kimono Club prides itself on honoring this tradition by specializing in many ways to wear kimono and obi (the fabric belt worn outside of kimono). Come learn about the symbolizing and signifcance of color, texture, motifs, and more. Kanzashi traditionally were handmade flowers where every individual petal was sewn to create small works of art to be worn with kimono. This craft is painstaking yet amazingly striking to see in person.

Oakashi Flowers will have items for sale before and after the fashion show, proceeds of which will benefit both the organization and the Gardens.