Kimono experiences, couture and art — from our salon in Himeji to the world.
Since 1895, a kimono house has cherished the textiles of Japan. Since 1966, a couture house in Himeji has refined the European art of pattern-making and tailoring. Maison Brijean was born where these two traditions meet. We regard silk kimono as one of the world's finest textiles, and from it we create couture that exists only once in the world.
Centred on NUNO Kintsugi, three experiences with genuine kimono and obi that bring you close to Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Held at our salon, a ten-minute walk from Himeji Castle, or at a place of your choice.
Jackets, coats and capes tailored from carefully selected silk kimono, with European pattern-making and tailoring. Every piece is one of a kind. We deliver worldwide.
Large panels in which the fabric of an entire kimono is compressed into countless pin tucks. Light and shadow dwell in their sculptural relief. Artworks by Rieko Kitahara.
Each piece, the only one in the world
Pieces can be taken home on the day or delivered anywhere in the world.
We can also tailor the same design to your measurements.
To admire, to touch and reflect, to reconstruct — and to inherit.
Dyed and woven by artisans, a kimono may have spent decades at someone's side. In each colour and pattern live Japanese aesthetics and human memory.
In our NUNO Kintsugi experience, stains and marks on the fabric are neither erased nor hidden. With gold, they are embraced anew as part of its character. Touching the fabric with your own hands, you reflect on the time it has lived — a truly special moment.
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We set aside, for a moment, that it was once a kimono, and meet it simply as a textile. With European pattern-making and tailoring, we give it a new form — as couture to be worn, or as art to grace a space.
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Born into a kimono merchant family founded in 1895, the mother married into a couture house and has connected the two ever since. The daughter studied in Paris, then honed her craft at the salon founded by her grandmother. In mother and daughter, the histories of two houses meet — and so Maison Brijean was born. We carry this spirit forward, to the next generation and to the world.
Left: Izumi Taniguchi, mother Right: Rieko Kitahara, daughter
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Our salon stands in the historic castle town at the foot of Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pair a stroll through its streets with a moment in the world of kimono.
The Maison Brijean salon is located within Brijean, a made-to-measure salon founded in 1966.
Visits are by appointment. Please book in advance.
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