Brand profile
Wa-Modern
Japanese clothing and lifestyle brand printing traditional motifs onto haori robes, ponchos and shirts, sold in the US through Kiriko Made.
UnknownOrigin
UnisexFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$Price
4 brands like Wa-Modern like Beams Plus, Universal Works, Gitman Vintage →
What to know about Wa-Modern
Folk motifs, printed loud
Daruma, kokeshi dolls, rabbits and shippou and ougi patterns are the whole design language, rendered as bright prints rather than muted heritage references.
Built around the haori layer
The range centers on haori robes and lightweight kimono-style layers, with ponchos, button-up shirts, tote bags, chusen-dyed tenugui and stickers around them.
Bought through one US door
Apparel runs roughly $118 to $218 and reaches US shoppers via Kiriko Made in Portland; there is no documented brand-run web store or founding date.
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If you like Wa-Modern
72% matchBeams Plus
Tokyo heritage house with Japanese fabric craft focus
What changes: American Ivy/workwear silhouettes rather than haori and traditional motif prints
66% matchUniversal Works
Kimono-cut jackets in bold patterned cloth
What changes: British workwear base, no Japanese motif printing
65% matchGitman Vintage
Archive prints and novelty patterns on camp-collar shirts
What changes: Shirting only, American heritage fabrics, no robes
62% matchMuji
Japanese natural-fabric basics and home goods alongside apparel
What changes: Unbranded minimalism at far lower prices, no decorative prints
Brand facts
Wa-Modern is a Japanese clothing and lifestyle label that reworks traditional motifs — daruma, kokeshi dolls, rabbits, shippou and ougi patterns — into brightly printed contemporary garments. The range centers on haori robes and lightweight kimono-style layers, ponchos, long-sleeve button-up shirts, tote bags, chusen-dyed tenugui cloths and stickers. Apparel typically retails between roughly $118 and $218 through US stockist Kiriko Made in Portland, Oregon. Founding date, ownership and an official brand-run web store are not publicly documented, and no ownership or viability changes surfaced in recent reporting.
- Founded
- unknown
- Origin
- Unknown, Japan
- Price
- $$
- Typical prices
- Home goods $24–$75 · Accessories $8–$24 · Socks underwear $14–$14
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Minimalist / Contemporary