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Recent Examples of obiRose Byrne also styled her white lace dress with a thick brown leather obi belt in Paris.—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025 Acne Studios Musubi knotted leather shoulder bag $1,200 NET-A-PORTER
Acne’s Musubi bag is inspired by Japanese obi sashes, with its soft textured knot details.—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025 Now, with two years under its obi, Lin is ready to celebrate Orlando-style with a series of chef collaborations this week.—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024 Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder experimented with colors and patterns in this Manhattan triplex, starting with the bed frame in the primary bedroom, which mixes Holland & Sherry textiles with vintage Japanese obi.—Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 6 Dec. 2022 At Van Cleef & Arpels, some of these were modeled on inro, the small boxes of wood, leather, metal, ivory or paper that Japanese men hung from their obi (kimonos have no pockets) to carry tobacco or medicinal herbs.—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2021 Japanese men traditionally used an inrō, a basket worn suspended from an obi or sash, to carry small items including medicine.—Peter Saenger, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020 Kimonos are worn with the left side wrapped over the right and secured with an obi, or sash, around the waist.—The Economist, 2 Mar. 2020 Susuru has just two omakase events under its obi at this point.—Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2019
Some of her paintings begin as digital collages sourced from vintage Black magazines; this calendar’s smiling, topless cover model had accessorized her lingerie with a bandolier of bullets, as though in preparation for the revolution.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Hollis Chitto, a Mississippi Choctaw who also has Laguna and Isleta Pueblo heritage, won the Best-of-Show award at the Heard for a beaded bandolier bag, a form that dates back centuries.
Wearing green sashes, the two men led the Green Movement, when millions protested for some six months.
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Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
The contestants cover a broad range of demographics — including age, race and income — but share a common goal of making it to the finals in Las Vegas and capturing the ultimate sash for women who have aged out of the Miss America pursuit.
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