17000 visitors

Somewhere along the line we missed the 16000th visitor! sorry if that was you.
However we are sort of back on track with the 17500th visitor dropping in this week. As we are reaching dizzy heights, we thought that our 17000 page should look at the altitude of 17000 feet and what goes on up there.....

So run your hands along the prayer wheels and continue your journey into fashion.

Kimono culture - a dying art?

Beautifully patterned kimonos may be enduring cultural symbols of Japan, but the industry that produces the garments is in steep decline - and it is feared that soon there could be no craftsmen left with the skills to make them.
There is a very interesting article about the decline of the kimono industry produced by the BBC