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RIE MATSUNO

He became involved in kimono sales and through his work became interested in weaving, dyeing, and threads, and learned about weaving, dyeing, and thread pongee methods from all over Japan.

He received serious instruction in Western-style dressmaking from a dressmaker specializing in custom orders, and since then, as he makeover kimonos for himself and took orders from acquaintances, he held exhibitions and became famous until his work was featured in a local newspaper.

He exhibited and sold his works at commercial facilities several times a year on a regular basis, but in order to make his works known not only locally but also to people all over Japan and the world, he launched an online store as "KimonoStudio Matsuno.

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