What's That Thing? Part 30
On The Fifth Day of Fun I present... an ask! This one seems to have been sent in by the person who asked a question last year too! Anonymous asked: "What were your favorite Misedashi/Sakkō/Erikae ensembles in 2024?" It's always so hard to pick just one as okiya always bring out their best for special occasions, but here are my personal favorites from this past year: My favorite misedashi look goes to Fukuyumi (ふく弓) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho. Being that it was Shigemori's first summer misedashi, they naturally needed to commission a new outfit for the occasion. However, I wasn't expecting them to commission a matching pair of kimono for both Fukuyumi and her onesan Fukuchō (ふく兆)! The matching set is really chic with its lucky treasures and gold bands ^^
Image courtesy of Shigemori Okiya. My favorite sakkō outfit hands down goes to Ichikoto (市琴) of Katsumi (勝見) in Pontocho. While I love kuromontsuki with sakkō, I'm a bigger fan of iromontsuki, and Ichikoto's lovely burgundy kimono with partitions whose motifs cover almost all of the colors of the rainbow is the definition of iki!
Image courtesy of Geiko Ayano. Finally, my favorite erikae ensemble for this year also came out of Shigemori in Miyagawa Cho, and it belongs to Kotsuru (小つる)! I thought about picking another outfit, but this one was just too perfect. Cranes flying over blue water and tri colored pine? Classy and fits to a T!
Image courtesy of My Kyoto Photo.
