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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!
Private Collection: Wool Komon + Rabbit Hanhaba Obi
KimoNovember 5
Same kimono for a few days. I don't have energy to change. Or even do anything else, really. I've made it a goal to do One Thing a day to clean up and... that's a lot.
A modern synthetic rabbit obi featuring mallets is one of my favourite, although I typically don't like synthetic clothing- especially not when it's hot out.
The bunnies resemble mochi when face-forwards. The mallets are a reference to the Rabbit in the Moon, where rabbits are either pounding medicine or mochi. I need both! 😭
A few November kitsuke so far. Fabricmagpie on instagram is more frequent in uodates.
Other half of yukata week plus my hotpot outfit. 🙄
Private Collection: Striped Taisho Komon + Peacock Chuuya Obi
KimoNovember 10
A Taisho striped komon that feels very synthetic. It hasn't cracked though, so it's likely silk-synthetic. It needs a lot of repairs, mostly in the seams where threads have broken. Otherwise, it does have some spots, but it's 100 years old. So I mean.
It's quite small on me now but once upon a time, before the hEDS got bad, it actually fit.
The outfit drove me crazy. Took almost an hour just to dress the mannequin. Some of that frustration would have been attributed to the mannequin turning, and some would be... my own fault, the refusal to take a few hours to remove current collars and properly sew new ones to the juban.
Also, I'm not used to the obi. The obi is quite old, possibly mid-century. The back is deep olive green, which has been seen here before. The other side is synthetic black fabric with peacock, peony, and geometric patterns. Part of the taiko end is upside down, but the next foot is right-side up. So... not quite hikinuki? Not sure. But it's a challenge to tie, definitely. This is what took the most time. Everything else, I could hide, like the collars not being sewn on or seams separating. A few pins can do wonders in photos. But the obi, that's... significant.
The obijime is a vintage favourite. Extra-wide, as was once popular, it has the popular 1930s colouring of buttery yellow, teal, and silvery-grey. The pattern is yabane which is difficult to see depending on angle or side.
The obiage is a bright blue, brighter than the deeper blue stripes, but it was a better choice than the red shibori obiage with Three Friends of Winter pattern or a yellow summer obiage. Plus, this has a momiji and waves pattern, so a nod to the current season. The obi is not one I would normally wear in winter unless it's the olive side.
The juban, lastly, needs some significant repairs. It's a plush silk, fluffy and figured, but the pieces torn out or eaten away make it very difficult (and sometimes impossible) to do some of the repairs needed until I patch it.
KimoNovember Day 6: using old items from my wardrobe for today’s coordinate! I’m quite happy with how it turned out, and am surprised I never thought of this combination before, considering I’ve had this kimono for at least 13 years, and this obi for about 5 years.
KimoNovember Day 19: in my hunt for a Japan-suitable houmongi, I found this gorgeous piece! Really lovely tatakisome 🥰 the obi was a gift from a friend - I was so happy to see that it matches this houmongi so well!
KimoNovember Day 1: After years of not taking part, I figured I should put some effort into coordinating my closet, especially with all the new items in it that I recently acquired from a friend.
Today’s is an easy coord because I had forgotten to prepare in advance 😬 Both the kimono and obi are from my friend, accessories from my existing closet. The colour scheme is a nod to the old Immortal Geisha forums! This coord is 100% summer, which makes it very wearable in the tropics.
