#kimono dressing

[mainichikimono]

Hello everyone, it’s nice to meet you!

I am an Osaka-based mixed Japanese American who received her professional certification in kimono as of June 2021! It’s my honor to share my learnings with you all and introduce kimono more in English.

This account will have a mix of posts ranging from my studies in kimono, informative how-to’s, and of course images from kimono photoshoots and dressings I do.

Thanks for stopping by!

[han-pan]

Did a photoshoot this weekend and got some gorgeous photos of my favorite kimono. This is a blue komon covered with hand painted fans. The obi is nagoya obi with a harp and a biwa, tied in ichiju daiko. I'm extremely proud of how this musubi came out! I brought a nice oiled parasol along that day since the weather was uncertain about the rain. It ended up being perfectly overcast all day!

Photos by @nomad.islandrunner on Instagram!

Tagging: @frywen-babbles @pseudofaux @thatlongspringnight

[han-pan]

Weekly kimono! It has been a bit, I am sorry yall! Life kept me heckin busy for a while there. So I managed to get one last wear from my summer ro kimono and paired it with my crane obi. I finally have a coordination that I like with this obi, which is a pink obiage and green obijime. Something about it stays super fresh and keeps the purple kimono from looking washed out.

This is the last time I will be able to wear this kimono this year. Seasonality is a very big part of kimono kitsuke, so the fabric and weave of this kimono is specifically reserved for the high, hot summer. The next kimono you wear for a few weeks is hitoe, or an unlined kimono. Unlike summer kimono (usually called ro, sha, or asa, which are specific fiber blends and a see-thru weave) hitoe kimono are solid and arent distinguishable from awase except for at the opening of the sleeves if you can get the right angle.

Something new that I got to use today in my kimono dressing is my new juban! It's basically a type of underwear that prevents your body oils from getting on the difficult to clean silk of your kimono. My sensei bought me one from her trip to Japan and shipped it back. The sleeves are pink which is very cute and colorful. The sleeves also are detachable! That means I can get replaceable sleeves to swap out different lengths, like for a furisode! Very exciting stuff, yall.

Anyway, I'll try to be more consistent moving forward. See you next week!

Tags for @frywen-babbles and @pseudofaux ♡

[han-pan]

Han Pan from USA

Vote for me! :D

So I’ve entered my silly ass into a yukata/kimono contest. First prize is $300--I’d really love to invest in some more quality pieces for my collection so I can share them with you! You can vote by clicking the link, and then “Like”.

[han-pan]

Weekly Kimono Kitsuke!

Sorry for the funky coloring! I didnt realize the photos were so dark at first.

This week I was part of a kimono fashion show and dressing demonstration. Along with two other kimono students, we did a short modeling showcase and then showed specific dressing techniques.

My kouhai did 2 hanhaba obi bows to go with her yukata. My senpai did a furisode and demonstrated tying a sparrow musubi with her biyousugata. This is a special accessory that allows fancy, formal bows to be tied by the person who is wearing the kimono, rather than paying a dresser to tie the obi.

I demonstrated the kimono dressing from an untied, loose kimono up to date-jime, which is the last layer before you start putting the obi on. Then I demonstrated ichijudaiko with my nagoya obi. This was difficult especially because I did this entire dressing WITHOUT a mirror! While I've grown a little more accustomed to doing the base kimono without checking a mirror, the obi was particularly challenging!! All things considered, I am decently happy with this dressing. :D

Next time, I've got some photos to share of my newest undergarment layer and some foundational stuff to talk about. Thanks for reading! ♡

@frywen-babbles @pseudofaux

[resinheartsbjdcon]

Workshop: Kimono Dressing for Your Doll

Join Leslie/@mischief-maker-me, our resident kimono expert, and learn about dressing your doll (or yourself) in kimono. Learn how to tie obi and other tips to properly wear kimono. If you have doll kimono, and you want help dressing your doll, bring her (or him) along for some hands-on assistance.

Check out our Workshops page for more information.

[improbabilefashionista]

3.1 Phillip Lim - RTW Spring 2015 details

[cacodemum]

I could cry. The sweetest early birthday present. 

I've admired this obi before -- at the bus depot markets is a very wonderful gentleman who does his own imports of obi, kimono, yukata and many other traditional pieces along with modern stylised pieces. When I was more fluent in speaking we used to converse in Japanese but my fluency outside of reading has gotten very bad due to lack of use, but he always remembers me and greets me with a smile and welcomes me into his stall. He's who I got my yukata from! 

I saw this obi back in April and just about died from excitement. It's very rare to find obi, especially maru obi like this which would potentially be 80-100 years old, with eagle (鷹) motifs. Not only is it a true eagle, and not a generalised bird of prey like some taka tend to be, but it's a harpy eagle. Perched on a pine branch (松鷹図) no less.

It was expensive but not ungodly expensive like some other vintage maru obi I've seen with phoenixes and the likes, but at the time was very much out of my budget with my situation. 

We went to the markets today and I powered up the slope to get to the upper level today to see him, and low and behold he's holding a mid-winter sale. Everything at least 50% off. Including this. 

Meaning I got this stupidly rare motif in beautiful condition for under $100. 

One day I'll find a furisode or kimono to wear with it, along with all the other proper dressings, because I would very much love to learn the art of proper kimono dressing since it's so intricate and beautiful in its traditions, but having this amazing, AMAZING long maru obi to start off my dressings in such a gorgeous motif is truly awesome.