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Jumping the broom
Jumping the broom is a wedding ritual in which a couple jumps over a broom, used by enslaved African Americans denied legal marriage, with documented British Isles origins, revived after Roots (1976) and Harriette Cole's 1993 planner.
Jumpman (logo)
Jumpman is Nike's trademarked silhouette of Michael Jordan mid-leap, drawn by Peter Moore from a 1984 Life photo by Jacobus Rentmeester; first on the Air Jordan III (1987), upheld against Rentmeester's copyright suit by the Ninth Circuit in 2018.
Junk journal
Junk journal, also called junk journaling or formerly smashbooking, is a handmade book craft using recycled and found materials like packaging, tickets, and magazine cutouts, collaged with stickers and ephemera; distinct from photo-centered scrapbooking, it surged in popularity around 2025.
Just Do It
Just Do It is Nike's signature slogan, coined in 1988 by Dan Wieden of Wieden+Kennedy from Gary Gilmore's last words, debuted with runner Walt Stack, trademarked in 1989, and renewed by campaigns such as 2018's Dream Crazy and 2025's Why Do It?
Just Tattoo of Us
Just Tattoo of Us is a British MTV reality series (2017–2020, 5 seasons, 53 episodes) where pairs of friends, couples, and family design permanent tattoos for each other, revealed only after being inked. Hosted by Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear; spawned a US version with Nico Tortorella and Snooki.
Jute
Jute, from Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius, is the second-most-produced natural fiber after cotton, called the Golden Fibre; India leads production, centered historically in Bengal's delta.
K. D. Aubert
K.D. Aubert (Karen Denise Aubert, born 1978, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American actress and model, the Fanta Strawberry Fantana, known for Friday After Next, Soul Plane, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Kabuto
Kabuto (兜, 冑) is the traditional Japanese warrior helmet, with a bowl (hachi) and neck guard (shikoro), worn from the Kofun period to 1868; it evolved from battlefield protection into an Edo status symbol and Golden Week talisman.
Kaftan
Kaftan (also caftan, from Persian khaftān): a long, loose, wide-sleeved robe of Turkic, Persian, or Central Asian origin. Ottoman court robe of honour, Moroccan women's formal dress, UNESCO-inscribed 2025, and modern resort wear.
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Jordan Gerber, American model and actress, daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber. Signed with IMG at 13, debuted at Calvin Klein Spring 2018 at 16, won British Fashion Awards Model of the Year 2018, and stars in The Shards.
Kalamkari (కలంకారి)
Kalamkari (కలంకారి), pen-work, is Andhra Pradesh's natural-dye textile art in two GI styles: freehand Srikalahasti temple painting and block-printed Machilipatnam chintz, using mordants like alum and kasim.
Kamoda Shōji
Kamoda Shōji (加守田章二, 1933–1983) was one of postwar Japan's most influential potters, known for stoneware whose forms, glazes, and painted decoration changed radically with each exhibition.
Kanchipuram silk
Kanchipuram silk (காஞ்சிபுரம் பட்டு), also called Kanjivaram or Kanjeevaram silk, is a handwoven mulberry silk sari from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, distinguished by gold and silver zari and the korvai technique.
Kaneshige Tōyō
Kaneshige Tōyō (金重陶陽, 1896–1967) was a Japanese potter of Bizen ware who revived the Momoyama-period Old Bizen style and became the first Bizen Living National Treasure in 1956.
Kano dye pits
The Kano dye pits are circular earthen pits near Kofar Mata Gate in Kano, Nigeria, where cloth has been dyed indigo blue by the same method since 1498.
Kantha
Kantha (Bengali: কাঁথা) is an embroidery and quilting tradition of Bengal, in which layers of old saris and dhotis are stitched together with running stitch.
Kappa (brand)
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand from Turin, owned by BasicNet S.p.A., known for the Omini back-to-back silhouette logo, the 222 Banda stripe, its 1979 Juventus sponsorship, the Kombat jersey, and regional licensees such as China Dongxiang and ITOCHU.
Kara (ਕੜਾ) (Sikhism)
Kara (ਕੜਾ), the steel or iron bracelet of Sikhism, one of the Five Ks instituted by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, worn on the wrist as a reminder of God's eternity and right action.
Kara Young
Kara Young (Kara Young Georgiopoulos), American model born 1969 in San Francisco; 1990s Vogue cover model for Revlon, Maybelline, Victoria's Secret; later Hair Rules co-founder; distinct from the Tony-winning actress of the same name.
Karatsu ware
Karatsu ware (唐津焼, Karatsu-yaki) is Japanese stoneware pottery produced around Karatsu in Saga Prefecture since the 1580s, so widespread in western Japan that pottery was once called Karatsu-mono.
Karen McDougal
Karen McDougal, American model and columnist, Playboy Miss December 1997 and 1998 Playmate of the Year, later fitness model and BII advocate, known for the 2016 $150,000 National Enquirer catch-and-kill contract over her alleged affair with Donald Trump.
Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel of the 1990s, Elite Look of the Year runner-up, nine-time Vogue cover model, and original Victoria's Secret Angel who wore the first Angel wings in 1998; her 2001 abuse allegations went unpursued, and she returned to modeling in 2026.
Karishma Kotak
Karishma Kotak (born 1982, London) is a British-Indian model, actress, and sports broadcaster; Kingfisher Calendar 2006, Bigg Boss 6 contestant, IPL presenter of over 60 leagues, and actress in Shankar Dada Zindabad, Kaptaan, Freaky Ali, and IRaH.
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019) was a German fashion designer, creative director of Chanel from 1982 and Fendi from 1965, credited with reviving Chanel into a leading luxury house.
Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss (born 1992, Chicago) is an American supermodel, Victoria's Secret Angel from 2011, founder of the coding nonprofit Kode With Klossy, and wife of investor Joshua Kushner.
Karolína Kurková
Karolína Kurková (born 1984, Děčín) is a Czech-American supermodel and former Victoria's Secret Angel, twice Fantasy Bra wearer (2002, 2006), VH1/Vogue Model of the Year 2002, later a The Face judge and entrepreneur.
Kasaya (clothing)
Kasaya (jiasha, kesa) is the rectangular patchwork robe worn by Buddhist monastics, prescribed by the Buddha in ochre "degraded" colors, organized in the Three Robes system of five, seven, and nine or more panels, and transformed in East Asia into rank-marking embroidered silk.
Kashan carpet
A Kashan carpet is a hand-knotted Persian carpet woven in Kashan, central Iran, covering rare 16th- and 17th-century all-silk carpets and the well-known wool workshop carpets of today.
Kashan underglaze-painted pottery
Kashan underglaze-painted pottery is fine ceramic ware made at Kashan in central Iran between the late twelfth and fourteenth centuries, painted under a translucent glaze.
Kashmir papier-mâché
Kashmir papier-mâché, known locally as kar-i-qalamdani, is a handicraft of the Kashmir Valley in which paper-pulp objects are painted with intricate floral designs and lacquered.