Kimono Dress Gown & String Belt Upcycled from a Genuine Vintage Japanese Kimono This dress gown is carefully upcycled from a genuine vintage Japanese silk kimono, originally worn as a women’s black crested kimono — a formal garment with a strong cultural role in Japan. Historically, women’s black crested kimonos were worn for highly formal occasions, most often funerals, in postwar Japan. In some regions, the same kimono was also worn with hakama for graduation ceremonies, reflecting its signifi