Stretch tights in complicated prints are shown along with hooded parkas and stretch dresses with kimono jackets.

But there were a few touches of the Far East in those obi sashes and kimono jackets, touches that have turned up over the years in Beene collections.

A popular form of textile art in Japan is shibori (intricate tie dye), found on some of the more expensive kimonos and haori kimono jackets.

In a jolly ritual, I was given a bright red silk kimono jacket, which, when I slipped into it, signified that I was entering my second childhood.

She peered over her fried-egg-shaped eyeglasses and pointed to a crimson kimono jacket hanging on a rack.

The Asian man in a kimono jacket and black headband is, sure enough, the sushi chef.

But umpteen versions of the kimono jacket do not a collection make.

Mr. Armani emphasized softness, with kimono jackets of silk or printed velvet, shirts worn as jackets over matching shirts, and sweater knit jackets.

After dinner she and Satsu began playing a game of go, and Mr. Tanaka stood and called a maid to bring his kimono jacket.

Ms. Restivo has retained her familiar blazers and kimono jackets, shifts and trapeze-shaped dresses but, to lower prices, is concentrating on more basic, less luxurious fabrics.