#hakata obi

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KimoNovember 2025! Managed to participate daily, and quite happy that I got to try out a number of items I rarely coordinate, and also some new colour combinations. Lessons I’ve learned: I can only coordinate a maximum of 2 outfits per day, after that I get bored 😂 Also, I have a lack of wearable red, yellow and orange in my kimono collection - will need to work on fixing that!

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There is an unofficial rule (or rather, guideline XD) that each kimono should have a minimum of three obi to wear with it to cover a number of TPO situations. For one of my favourite kimono, I initially had difficulty picturing it with any obi other than my white hakata obi, but I've slowly been digging up more obi that match it well!

From this photo, the only thing I would change would be to swap the handbags for the left and bottom right coordinates but I'm otherwise so pleased to have multiple options for the prettiest kimono in my collection!

I now need to find another 3 coordinates with dark/bright coloured obi, instead of sticking to pale obi only....

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My friend came home from Japan today and straightaway dropped by my house to play with all the kimono pretties we bought! We made a mess but we also managed to think up many coordinates between us. My favourite is a Tolkien-inspired coordinate with a brown cotton kimono (for Ents), a "Lothlorien" obi, and an acorn (for The Hobbit!) obidome.

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When your friend goes to second hand kimono shops for you during her lunch breaks 😭❤️

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Some friends and I got all dressed up to go to the Japan Expo Malaysia this weekend! Two of us coordinated to wear shibori yukata with hakata obi 💖 it's my first time wearing this yukata (the same friend helped me find the fabric and get it tailored when she was in Japan last year), and it's a dream to wear! Soft and airy and fits like a dream. New favourite!!

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Following some recent posts on the IG group on Facebook, I decided to join in the “let’s count our obi!” bandwagon! It helps that I had needed to reshuffle my closet to make space for some new pretties.

The final count: 84 obi!

This does not include stuff in my get-rid-of pile or the 5 obi in the mail. This also doesn’t have any of the men’s or kids stuff I have.

Breakdown of pretties:

1st photo: 21 Nagoya obi

2nd photo: 11 casual Fukuro obi, and 10 formal fukuro obi

3rd photo: 8 hakata, 11 hanhaba, 14 yukata obi and 3 heko obi

4th photo: 4 reversible tsuke obi, and 1 hanhaba tsuke obi

5th photo: lone Nagoya obi no.22 that’s on my mannequin!

On the way in the mail: 2 casual fukuro 3 nagoya