Bowing under social pressure, Kim Kardashian West will change the name of her Kimono Solutionwear line, presumably to something less racially charged, the reality star-turned-entrepreneur announced Monday morning.
“I am always listening, learning and growing — I so appreciate the passion and varied perspectives that people bring to me,” she wrote on Instagram.
It’s unclear whether one of the voices she listened to was that of the mayor of Kyoto, Japan, who on Friday sent a letter, obtained by The Times, that in part described kimono as “a fruit of craftsmanship … [that] truly symbolizes sense of beauty, spirits and values of Japanese.” Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa also specifically asked Kardashian West to reconsider using kimono in her trademark.
“We are currently undertaking initiatives nationally to make ‘Kimono Culture,’ symbol of our culture and spirits, registered to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. We think that the names for ‘Kimono’ are the asset shared with all humanity who love Kimono and its culture therefore they should not be monopolized,” Kadokawa wrote before inviting Kardashian West to visit the city and deepen her understanding.
On Monday, commenters were already suggesting names like sKim Wear or KimBody in response to her Instagram notice.
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