Cultural appropriation isnt a style trend. Educate yourself and pick a name that actually makes sense.

This is disrespectful to the Japanese people, this is their culture, roots and traditions which you seemed to ignore. Don't name something that doesn't represent a Kimono have a different name. The name doesn't even have a meaning behind your brand or product come up with something that is more suitable. And please don't even say it's your idea of the name Kimono should and has belonged to the Japanese people.

Please just change the name. You can easily come up with something better, more catchy and well worth people actually wanting to buy your product.

We did it!!! She is changing the name!!

Let's just call this what it is: re-appropriated Spanx. While Spanx is not an *entirely* original idea and not the first "shaper" out there, at least Sara Blakely didn't try to trademark the word, "girdle" or any foreign language translation of that word... which actually *could* be considered valid! Did you *just* want a Japanese word that contained "KIM"? OPTIONS that you might have gotten away with (because I believe if I'm going to complain, I should at least offer possible solutions): - A simple Google search for "girdle Japanese translation" would have produced "Gādoru" right away! You don't get the "KIM" part, but if you *really* needed the "K", "KāDORU"! That would have been INFINITELY better! And it would make a *little* more sense, but making sense is clearly not an issue for you. - Even better... a Google search for "shape Japanese translation" yields "Keijō"! You got your "K" right off the bat! - "Keijo West" wouldn't be a bad choice either: loosely translated, it could mean "western shape". See how simple that was? But, no... you couldn't even do *that* much, and that makes your choice(s) so much more insulting, morally and ethically reprehensible and downright UNFURIATING!!! p.s. Is there no Armenian word that starts with a "K"? Just askin'.

The worst

I did not use my real first name for personal reasons. Kim you say “ I won’t disrespect your culture”, then you turn around and say “ I won’t change the name” that is a contradiction!! You don’t just say “ I respect this and I will never do anything to demean it” then say “ I’m not going to change the offense against the “ thing you love and would never disrespect” because I payed for it” you can’t just say/act like I’m rich, I’m famous so there for I can buy this cultural item/ ideal and I now own it, I made it, so it’s mine!! Really?!! So if someone took something from your culture and said I love and respect it then turn around and say it’s mine because I now own the name/ item exclusively and I will not change it because I’m rich and I have money. I know it would not be ok with you. Why do it to another cultures item/idea? I know we all make mistakes. I know some people who will say something similar about a item/idea because that’s what people most commonly know/associate with that culture. Some people will also use it just to make money off it. And even worse some people will continue to do culture appropriation just to get money and fame. If this happened to you or your cultural background. Just cuz your rich and famous doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want!!