Our Story

YOKOABER is a Japanese fashion and home accessory brand founded by Tokyo-born "Yoko" in "Aber"deen.

Have you heard of the Japanese regions such as Yokohama and Yokosuka?
One of the other Japanese writing characters "yoko (横)" means "beside" and "next to." Both Yokohama and Yokosuka mean next to the beach. YOKOABER also means "Beside/next to Aberdeen" putting our hearts into Aberdeen and beyond!  

All products are made in Scotland with love and care, using patterned fabrics with traditional Japanese motifs made in Japan.

Our biggest fascination for Japanese motifs in kimono and traditional patterns is that they carry significance and symbolic meanings. Various motifs are often blended together to create more powerful and sensational meanings. Please see About Japanese Patterns - Guide to choose meaningful items for more details.

 
Kimono means "something to wear" but has been something luxurious. They are very often worn for formal events and special occasions nowadays.
Our aim is to deliver those luxurious textiles, and traditional, yet very unusual motifs in something that can be used in our daily lives.
We would be delighted if you liked the feel of the texture and could experience extremely interesting Japanese tradition and culture through them together.

Our items are available through this online shop, local shops and galleries, and local pop up events and we have been thoroughly enjoying meeting and speaking to our customers and clients.

We appreciate all your support to our small business and are so grateful to be able to continue and expand our journey with you all. 

Happy shopping and lots of love from Yoko xx