from the floating world

japanlove:

Kimono by Jaako on Flickr.

musasaby:

nemoi:

a0ta0909:

kimono:

宮崎あおい 蒼井優

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kimono-nao:

$980

kimononagoya:

This furisode from Ulala is a great use of COLOR! The motif on the kimono is, I think, winter, and the red zori are an unexpected touch of class. Note how the raspberry/purple obiage pulls that small amount of raspberry out of the obi itself and makes it actually visible amidst the mess of color.

The obi contrasts with the kimono mostly in value, but also follows the geometrics vs. organics style technique. The polka dot eri (collar) is also a good modern touch. Polka dots are very ‘in’.

(Source: hoyahe)

Furisode Blue (by GionGeiko (Fujiko))

kimononagoya:

I know you want to see more ostentatious furisode so I found this for you. “Tenyou” shop on Rakuten sells “recycle” kimono, which means vintage. 

This kimono is 100% silk, “rank 3.5” which I do not understand. Anybody out there care to let me know why or how silk is ranked? 

For 48,000 yen, you get the kimono, naga-juban, orange eri and gold obi. That’s not a bad start. You’ll still need the cords, obi pillow, shoes and etc., but this is pretty affordable for a full silk set.

Your only holdup might be the length—the whole kimono is only 159 cm tall. If you’re over 5’2”, this kimono will be too short for you. 

awwww.

The motif, by the way, is “shidare zakura”, a weeping-cherry tree that blooms quite a bit ahead of the normal sakura. In central Japan that means the shidare-zakura do it in March or so. It’s the earliest of the spring flowers. This kimono is therefore a winter-spring seasonality and bridges the seasons nicely.