{"id":10424,"date":"2019-06-23T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T19:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=10424"},"modified":"2019-06-23T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T19:24:48","slug":"refreshing-stripes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/refreshing-stripes\/","title":{"rendered":"Refreshing Stripes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is here in full force. It&#8217;s like Montreal finally got the memo that it was June and <em><strong>boom<\/strong><\/em>, oppressive heat and humidity. So when this gorgeous, crisp, cool-feeling unlined kimono arrived it seemed like a great time to do something with it. It&#8217;s not in great shape so I got it for less than five dollars, shipping included. But it&#8217;s such a gorgeous design I was itching to coordinate it anyway.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10424 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-166x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-600x1086.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-566x1024.jpg 566w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2-166x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2-600x1086.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2-566x1024.jpg 566w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-2.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3-197x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3-600x915.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stripes-3.jpg 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It has such a crisp, refreshing feeling and I thought this hakata obi with the same colours would help reinforce the palette and coolness of the outfit. I love how the obi gives the eye a bit of space to rest, but almost feels invisible at the same time. A few watery blue accessories finish things off and evoke even more breezy, refreshing vibes. I couldn&#8217;t help trying out this cute bow obijime style I saw on Instagram recently, and I think it adds a really sweet touch to an otherwise almost-masculine outfit.<\/p>\n<p>I knew this kimono was stained when I bought it, but the extent of the damage is more severe than I&#8217;d realised based on the photos. Now that I&#8217;ve made at least one outfit with it I am going to use it for some cleaning experiments. I&#8217;d like to try a few different easily-attainable stain remover products on different areas and keep track of the process to help anyone else who may have stained pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The kimono is too new, and somehow this obi escaped my cataloguing process so for the time being I can&#8217;t insert the detail gallery. Whoops! 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