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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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UNCOCON

I absolutely love that this shop has proper plus sized models for their yukata!

Shop link: https://www.rakuten.co.jp/love-berry/index.html

Link specifically to their plus sized yukata selection: https://item.rakuten.co.jp/love-berry/c/0000000108/

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Another kimono coordinate for hydrangea season! This time, I am using a hydrangea print hanhaba obi from Kimonotte, a hand-painted glass obidome I bought from an artist on YJA years ago, some hydrangea hairpins from my hanfu collection, and a brand new hydrangea folding fan from Daiso. I’m using a seashell shaped handbag because why not 🙂

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Some recent yukata coords I’ve put together!

The first coord is featuring a newly received Kimonomachi yukata that I’ve paired with a hanhaba obi I’ve had for at least 15 years now.

The second coord is an attempt at a bug themed coordinate - this Tsumori Chisato yukata is one I’ve had since 2004, and has some dark blue dragonflies on it. I’ve paired it with a Kimonomachi obi that came with another yukata I bought for last summer. I also added a butterflies obidome, though I think I would prefer a different obidome with this coord.

The last coord is meant to be Tanabata-themed, but is only vaguely related to the theme due to the Keita Maruyama yukata’s constellations pattern, but the white wavy bits kind of look like the river that separates the lovers? Anyway I have paired it with the lace side of a reversible obi purchased on Minne last year, as well as a fuurin obidome to up the summery feels.

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Feeling inspired for a coordinate, with this month being Arimatsu’s shibori festival, and also with hydrangeas being in season! This yukata is from Arimatsu, purchased via a proxy during one of the festivals years ago.

I double layered the obi for an added pop of colour, and also because the blue hakata obi is actually a little short for me. I matched that to my geta and handbag.

The obidome and obikazari are both hydrangea themed as well!

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Anot her coord in honour of the Arimatsu Shibori festival, featuring a tailored-to-order shibori yukata from last year’s Arimatsu festival! Paired with a rainbow piano obi that was a 30th birthday gift from a beloved group of friends, and a natural-dyed handbag bought from a local crafts fair at the office.

This yukata is actually pretty hard to coordinate, but I’ve found that I really like blue with it!

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Recently a friend and I were lamenting that we didn’t have any occasions to wear houmongi to in Malaysia - so we decided to just get dressed up anyway and meet for lunch 😆 I bought this kimono for an event but it was sadly a bit too obviously stained for formal events, but it’s good enough for this sort of casual meet up!

(I am so glad I managed to dress neatly enough in an hour, despite not having worn kimono myself in months, and also not having practiced nijuudaiko in maybe 7 years 😂)

(….. also, please don’t mind the mattress propped up behind me, we are reshuffling some furniture at home 😂)