A Japanese kimono fashion show in Japan. Two Japanese women wearing kimonos perform a traditional tea ceremony. A Japanese woman models a printed kimono. Two men remove an elaborate kimono from a kimono display rack. A woman goes onstage to demonstrate how to wear the kimono. Male attendants help the girl wear kimono. A man brings a bolt of fabric as a woman models the kimono. A woman stretches her arms as she demonstrates the long sleeves of her printed kimono. Three Japanese women model kimonos. Japanese woman poses as she models her kimono.
Two Japanese women in kimonos enter a building. Cars arriving outside a building. Two Japanese women in kimonos walking in a garden with sakura cherry blossom trees. The two Japanese women are sharing a large parasol as they stroll under the sakura trees. A Japanese woman in kimono smiling while holding a parasol.
Japanese women try different Nihongami hair styles during a fashion show in Japan. A woman wearing kimono uses a hand mirror while sitting in front of a mirror in the makeup room. Hairstylist folds and ties ponytail to make an elaborate hair bun. Hairstylist cuts the styling string using her teeth. Hairstylist styles a bun using a special comb. A hairstylist holds the girl’s long ponytail as an assistant adds hair extenders. Hairstylist fits an elaborate wig into place on a woman’s head. Hair stylist combs hair upward. A Japanese woman fanning herself while sitting under a hair-curling machine. Hairstylist ties the strings on the back of a woman’s wig, adding more hair ornaments. A Japanese woman places an ornament in her hair while admiring herself in the mirror. Japanese woman modeling her Nihongami hairstyle. Hairstylist adds a clip on the back of a woman’s hair. Women with different hair styles look into the mirror.
A Japanese karyūkai hairstylist styling women’s hair into traditional Nihongami hair. A hairstylist straightens a woman’s long hair using comb. Hairstylist combs the hair at the back of the head to create a long loop underneath the topknot. Hairstylist combing the sides of a woman’s hair. Hairstylist creates the topknot while woman holds a metal frame in her head. Hairstylist adds a clip on the back of a woman’s hair. Japanese woman looks into a hand mirror to admire herself.
A Japanese hairstylist demonstrates the traditional Nihongami hairstyling. Hairstylist ties the topknot of a woman’s hair. Hairstylist cuts the styling string using her teeth. Stylist places a hair donut to make the topknot more voluminous. Stylist uses comb to neaten topknot into place. An assistant holds the girl’s long ponytail as the stylist adds hair extenders. Hairstylist folds and ties ponytail to make an elaborate hair bun. Hairstylist completes the look by placing a floral headpiece on a woman in kimono and Nihongami hairstyle. Japanese woman uses a hand mirror to check herself after the hairstylist added hair ornaments. Rear view of Japanese woman’s Nihongami hairstyle. Hairstylist uses a comb, rolling another client’s hair into a bun. A happy Japanese woman in traditional kimono attire and silk hand fan. A client with hair knots turns around.
Stores of various ethnic proprietors in Little Syria area of New York City, circa 1940. Exterior of "Anthony Coulapides" cigarette store. Man and woman in front of the "A. Sahahi and Co Inc" importer store. A Greek shop with a street address of "37." A Greek shop selling "Harem Oriental Pastry". Another shop with a Greek sign, followed by a shop with a Hebrew sign.