kimono fabric shop; draper's
A traditional shop specializing in kimono fabrics, obi, and related accessories. The term is still used for such specialty stores.
祖母はよく近所の呉服屋で着物の生地を買っていた。
My grandmother often bought kimono fabric at the local draper's.
Compound of 呉服 (gofuku, 'kimono fabrics') and 屋 (ya, 'shop'). The term 呉服 originally referred to textiles from the Wu region of China.