Hanamaru Kofurisode; in which I am a moron
Posted by Diane in Ensembles, Kimono on 07/13/2010 06:03 pmIt’s 32 degrees out (90 F). So what do I do, as soon as I come home and find my brand new lined synthetic kofurisode in the mail? Lovingly admire it and fold it away for cooler weather, like a sane person would? Of course not! I decided to coordinate an outfit and put it on ASAP.
I decided to pair it up with my pink and white hakata obi. This thing is like cardboard! It was a huge pain in the posterior to tie, but once I got it, it totally stayed put, which was awesome. I used my hellow shibori obiage and hakata obijime, to go with the yellow kasane-eri that was already built into the kimono. Some purple tabi tied in well with the flowers. My Aikoku Fujinkai obidome was the perfect finishing touch, it almost looks like it was made for the kimono.
And of course, my big orange lug insisted on making an appearance.
I really love how the whole outfit turned out, and I will definitely wear it out, possibly on my birthday in November when the lining and the motifs all make more sense with the weather!
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Very pretty! I bought one too but I haven’t worn it yet due to the fact that I need a juban. I love your cat so cute.
I used a taisho-era juban I had already. The sleeves were a little too short, but nothing terrible. I think I’ll probably make custom sleeves to fit it later.
It looks great on you, what a lovely kimono. I think so too, it looks vintage on you, not furisode like, wonderful! And your cat is adorable!
Thank you so much :)
He is cute, but a pain in the rear!
I love the fall colors. I think it would make a great November ensemble!
Very beautiful! I love the curve in the sleeves of modern kofurisode.
Thanks! I’m not used to the curve, honestly, because I’m used to sleeves that length being on vintage things, but it does look pretty!