#帯

[tanuki-kimono]

Mesmerizing sea-themed 3D embroidery art by PieniSieni, THE CRAB PIN IS SO PRETTY!!!!!

I am also in love with their carnivorous plants hairpin:

[missmyloko]

What's In An Obi? Part 10

On The Sixth Day of Fun I present... a new obi! This is one of my favorites and I'm happy to be able to share it with you all ^^

Image courtesy of Abbey J. Owned By: Tama (多麻) in Gion Kobu Motif(s): Grapes and Grape Vine Like its Nishimura cousin, we're looking once again at a fruit obi! However, this one is a bit more arabesque and bold. But, like its fruit cousin, it's also a one-of-a-kind, yuzen dyed masterpiece! Grapes on a grape vine (葡萄) tend to be a rare motif for both kimono and obi as their seasonality is usually limited to the fall. However, in this case, Tama-sama chose to pair it with a spring kimono to bring out the pink in the April cherry blossom kanzashi. Wearing grapes in the spring changes the meaning of the motif from one of a bountiful autumn harvest to one of an abundant spring showing of new leaves and rebirth ^^

[abdulraveman]

Obi from Piyoca

[sakeinstyle]

Prepping for my first exam

I prepared the fukuro obi with kairyou makura and I had to lay the whole setup before me and memorize it. The next step will be to put all this on in 15 minutes without ever using a mirror.

Good luck for me.

10 days to go.

(oh and the written exam of course)

[asian-folk-wardrobe]

[thebohotextile]

Black Robe

[misoyo-happy]

9月の終わりに着物を着る予定なので、コーディネートを考えてみたよ！晴れますように！

半衿は墨流し。着物がシンプルだから、花柄とかでもいいかなと思ったんだけど、こちらの方が合う感じでした。この半衿は、もう何年も前に染め体験で作ったの。もちろん初めてやったし、思ったようにできなくて残念な気持ちだったの。ピンクが出過ぎなのよ！でもちょうど水色が着物と合ってる。

帯はかわいいお花柄。テーマは香風花だって。それにあわせて、蝶柄の帯留め。こちらはアンティークの薩摩ボタンを帯留めにしたものです。帯締めは真っ黒じゃなくて少しだけシルバーになってて、それが濃い色一色よりもいい感じでした。帯揚げもその少しだけのシルバーにあわせてシルバーで、着物の矢絣の一色ともあうかな。

そして、海老柄の長襦袢〜。見せたいくらい。と思って、表に出して撮影(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)元々は羽裏柄として描いたものらしい。京都の型友禅です。

[kimono-daisuki]

Fulfilled a lifelong dream of being professionally dressed in formal kimono in Japan for an event!

I learned loads of kitsuke tips - definitely worth paying money for them to sew on the haneri and preparing the kasane’eri to see how the professionals do it!

Also very happy with how the coordinate turned out - everything came together really well! Worth the months of finding different pieces to go together - but actually quite a few of the main pieces (obi, obiage, kasane eri) were from my existing collection.

Congratulations on the successful completion of the event!!