While skimming kimono sites today I came across an interesting article, which inspired me to do a sort of press review. I’m glad I did, because it lead to even more interesting finds!
Kimono makes a style comeback in Japan (Market News Express)
The first article I came across. It’s good, but contains at least one oddity. […]
The excellent kitsuke site at Somesho has added videos on how to wear yukata and tie different hanhaba obi musubi! You’ll need a very fast connection to download them, as they’re big files (the kitsuke videos range from 3 to 19 meg, while the obi musubi are from 25-40 meg). If you plan on viewing […]
Continue reading: Yukata kitsuke videosI received my tsumugi and meisen kimono a month ago, and got a new tsukesage-komon (my first!) and haori in the mail today. They’ve been added to the gallery, here are direct links:
o Kiku tsukesage komon - which has a chic vintage look that I really like.
o “Patchwork”-dyed tsumugi
o Fans and arabesques synthetic tsumugi
o Kasuri […]
An excellent post on shibori with several links can be found on MetaFilter today. Examples of shibori in my own gallery include the following: purple Edo komon and shibori kimono, aizome (natural indigo) yukata, deep red haori with shibori flowers, camellia and arrows Nagoya obi, and my favorite shibori garment, this grey-blue kiku (chrysanthemum) haori.
For […]
Happy New Year! To celebrate 2004, I finally tried on my red and black furisode:
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From left to right: The first photo is with a datejime, before putting on the obi; the second and third photos are fully dressed. I’ve posted the first photo because of what becomes apparent in the […]