Vintage Haori: Indigo

Men’s indigo haori woven in a deep indigo with a pronounced ribbed and perforated texture. The cloth is structurally expressive: fine vertical channels alternate with small openwork apertures, creating a surface that breathes, moves, and catches light with subtle variation.

This textile sits at the intersection of utility and refinement. Though historically associated with with Japanese workwear, this haori's intricate weaving methods lend it a quiet formality. The result is neither decorative nor austere, but something rhythmically tactile.

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PROVENANCE

These kimonos come from the private collection of Christine Ong, a Peranakan Singaporean singer and entrepreneur now associated with the preeminent Asian publisher Tuttle. Ong is an esteemed collector of Asian cultural artifacts, including Japanese textiles, which she sources from defunct kimono collectors and stores in Japan.