Tag: Taisho

Stepping out of my comfort zone

In the more than two decades I’ve been studying, collecting, and coordinating kimono and Japanese arts and aesthetics, one thing I still find myself struggling with is Japanese colour palettes. I studied graphic design before I fell into this little rabbit hole, and my colour sensibilities are innately Western.   It’s possible you’ve seen this… Continue reading Stepping out of my comfort zone

Birthstone Ensembles – March – Aquamarine

Welcome to the first/third installment of a year-long project. I’m determined to make a coordination every month that features the primary colour of one of that month’s commonly accepted birthstones. I say one of because many months have more than one accepted stone. Should I have started this in January? Probably, yes. But I only… Continue reading Birthstone Ensembles – March – Aquamarine

Life, the Universe and Everything

This is one of those coordinations I’ve wanted to do from the very moment I got this kimono, and have just been putting off for one reason or another for years. It was high time I fixed that! This past Thursday was my 42nd birthday, and this coordinate has auspicious motifs of hayama and kagami… Continue reading Life, the Universe and Everything

Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!

Слава Україні! Героям слава! Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes! This was not the outfit I’d planned for this weekend at all. But things changed dramatically earlier this week when a power-mad despot invaded a beautiful independent country full of brave people. If you’re a regular reader here, you know… Continue reading Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!