#kistuke

[tanuki-kimono]

hello!! first of all, thank you for running one of the coolest blogs on this platform. your work is a real treasure trove.

i was wondering if you knew of the blog kumakimonokoi and its incredible ''kimono textbook'' ressource? it was a great catalogue of what kimono are worn during what season, what degree of formality, etc, i believe it was ran by billy matsunaga. the blog is now gone, and i don't follow her socials- so i'm not up to date. do you know if this ressource has been moved somewhere, or if a similar catalogue could be available elsewhere? it was so helpful, i'm gutted to think it might have vanished haha ;;

Hi! Billy Matsunaga is very much active, her new site is here, and you can find her on youtube and instagram :)

For the ressources, many sites do provide those type of info - depending of what degree of details you need of course. Search for kimono/着物 TPO (= short for Time-Place-Occasion).

Of what I believe could help you, here is a handy chart (source?):

And this seasonality one from AubergineFleur's blog, also covering accessories like obijime/obiage/juban:

The KimonoLady doesn't post thereanymore, but she has made this pattern chart in the past:

Hope it helps!

[aikodolly]

[tanuki-kimono]

so, what did heian era women wear(with the 12 layered kimono)to tire their layers in place, since obis didn't really exist yet? would something like this work?^ (ik it looks like 6 but it was too hard for me to include 12 so pretend its twelve)

Hi again! You are pretty close to what junihitoe (Heian era "12 layered" robes) looked like yes :)

And don't be sad, junihitoe despite its name actually presented a wide array of robes number depending on wearer's eras and means ;)

Here is a video by renting shop Jidaiya showing how the collars are arranged once all the robes have been put on to obtain the desired kasane no irome effect:

And here is a pic showing the silhouette better:

You can find here a dressing tutorial explaining the order of the different layers:

[tanuki-kimono]

Nobue Kawabata having fun styling a lovely tomesode depicting a peacock among plum blossoms. Kurotomesode are the highest formal kimono for women and are usually paired with obi simply knotted in taiko musubi. It’s always nice to see experiments spicing this style up :)

[aikodolly]

[goddess-of-lov3]

Kimono Coordinate

I'm planning on wearing this to my nihonbuyo teachers performance soon. It's not perfect but I feel like my kistuke has improved greatly recently XD

[himikochan]

Yooooo~? Kimono Tumblr??

So my sister used to do Nihon-Buyo and while I’m in Nihon she wants me to snag her some make up for preformance and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could pick some up~???

Also, what sorts of other things would I need to grab for it~? I.e. brushes, etc?

[tanuki-kimono]

Men kimono compared to modern suit, seen on

Those comparisons are common for women garments but men ones are rarer. Original articles also gives the following tips:

Wearing a kimono without hakama pants is called “Kinagashi“. The word is also nowaday used when not wearing haori coat. Hakama and haori are now often considered to dressed up outfits.

Haori can traditionaly be worn both in and out (=used as a coat and/or vest).

Haneri (underwear collar peeking benath kimono) and haori himo (jacket ties) are compared to tie. They are both way for wearer to express personality and style

Obi is like modern suit belt. It is stylish to choose obi color so it stands out a bit from kimono base color. A belt matching kimono too much would makes the whole silhouette dull.

white tabi socks are dressy while colored ones are considered more casual. In doubt, it is safe to choose tabi close to kimono color scheme.

When owning only one zori (sandal) pair, choose a color close to your kimono’s

Geta (clogs) are usually worn barefeet. They can be seen worn with tabi but “correct/dressy” way is to wear tabi along with zori.