For day 16 of #fallforcostume #challenge by @redthreaded let’s talk about trial and error I began collecting and wearing kimono in 2006 but I can honestly say I was not really great at it early on cause I am entirely self taught. During my senior year at my alma mater @ramapocollegenj I was approached to do a kimono fashion show for the school’s Sakura Matsuri. This was in 2009 (yes I’m an Elder Millennial). So with only 3 years of experience and only my own collection to work with, I put together a show with 5 looks. Looking back on it I satisfied with what I achieved given my limited experience and limited dressing items. The biggest thing I learned is that not having enough dressing accessories (obi makura, obi ita, eri shin, and juban) IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR WELL PUT TOGETHER LOOKS. There are a lot of issues in these photos. I dressed everyone myself and there are lots of mistakes that I could have avoided if I just had enough accessories. Or a dressing assistant. Now, 11 years later I have enough dressing accessories to dress at least 10 people without issue. And a lot more experience to smooth out the problems I didn’t know how to fix in 2009. On a hilarious side not I don’t own most of the kimono and obi in these photos anymore. My kimono style changed drastically in the years following this show and I culled my collection drastically in 2015. #ramapocollege #ramapocollegeofnewjersey #sakuramatsuri #halloweenmonth #kimono #redthreaded #instagramchallenge #trialanderror #kimonolife #wafuku #kimonocollection #きもの #着物 #わふく #和風 #きものコーディネート #着物コーディネート #👘 #kimonofashionshow #dressing5pplisexhausting #sailorsaturn #fallforcostume2020 #dressing5people #makingmselffeelold #furisode #kimonodressing #babyfaces #selftaught https://www.instagram.com/p/CGafQlVA9nM/?igshid=14mqrv701hn3d
