Hugely enjoyed talking about all things geisha with Kate Lister on the Betwixt the Sheets podcast … find out all about my life among the geisha and what geisha really do! […]
Happy to be included in Johny Pitts’ series The Failure of the Future on BBC Radio 4 – including my memories of the Tsutsumi Seibu empire, which I wrote about in my book The Brothers. […]
Cultural echoes spring up tentacle-like in the most unexpected of places. Japan and Stonehenge, Japan and Knossos – who would have thought it? … Read more
Out June 2024 in Australia and July 31st 2024 in the US and Canada.
The story of a small Asian country with an extraordinary aesthetic tradition that avoided colonization and overcame the devastation of World War II to become a highly prosperous modern force, while preserving its unique spirit and culture.
Watch Lesley Downer in conversation with Hamish Todd (Head of East Asian Collections) at the British Library.
For me, for the fashion industry, for everyone, this is huge news and a great loss of a warm and wonderfulman who created glorious fabrics and clothes. In the 90s I went to the 21st anniversary celebrations of theIssey Miyake brand where Larry Adler (remember him?) unforgettably played Rhapsody in Blue accompanied by Gershwin himself … Read more
Finding out all about the wonderful world of Japanese kimono pattern books with curator Hamish Todd at the British Library.
I went to Japan in 1978 as a member of the very first group of English teachers on the Wolfers Scheme which later became known as the Japan English Teachers’ Programme – JET. So very proud to be featured in the newsletter for the Alumni Association. Read full article: JET Spotlight: Lesley Downer See also … Read more
