{"id":109,"date":"2009-12-01T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T21:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2010-08-06T13:24:57","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T17:24:57","slug":"birthday-splurging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/birthday-splurging\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday splurging."},"content":{"rendered":"

Several weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able to go visit my dearest friend in Boulder, Colorado. Aside from being a beautiful city with a firm grip on my soul, Boulder is also home to a rather unexpected Vintage Kimono Showroom<\/a>. Janine, the lovely owner, was kind enough to give me an early start on her holiday sale, since I was only going to be in town for a week. I went on my birthday, of all days, since my friend was stuck at work.<\/p>\n

I managed to snag some really awesome pieces. I did my best to not go overboard, buying only things that I found really special. One piece in particular was so special that it’s going to get its own entry soon, I am just waiting on an obi to coordinate it with. In the meantime, here are the other things I picked up, behind the cut!<\/p>\n

First up, a great little vintage yabane komon.
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\nBased on the colours and sleeve length, I’d guesstimate it at early Showa. The sleeves are lined in red, but just by a few inches, I think someone may have added it in on their own. The fabric on this one is quite odd, it feels almost like a cotton-silk blend. It’s nice and airy, despite being fully lined, and I feel as though I could almost wear it year-round.<\/p>\n

I also snagged two gorgeous haori, including my first-ever vintage one. The modern one is lovely, a thick black silk with karabana (fantasy flowers) in soft pastels. The way it’s dyed gives it a great artsy feel.
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I actually wore this out to my birthday dinner, along with a green cowl-neck sweater and jeans, as well as the lovely pearl necklace I got from my friend. No photos of the outfit, but feel free to enjoy a blurry shot of my ugly mug enjoying a stuffed scallop!
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The other haori is amazing. It’s a lush, crisp taffeta silk in a great teal, red, black and white stripe. The sleeves are deliciously long, it’s nice to finally have a haori I can wear with my vintage kimono.
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The other great thing about vintage haori is the lining fabric they used to use. Often times they were much more vivid and crazy than the haori themselves.
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My last addition were two obijime.<\/p>\n

A cute, straightforward two-sided red and black casual obijime
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And an adorable vivid fluorescent red-orange obijime with pastel hakata detail. I’m really loving these hakata obiage I keep finding. Another great thing about this one is that I can wear obidome with it \ud83d\ude00
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Overall, I’m really happy with everything I got, and I am looking forward to sharing the other special piece soon!<\/p>\n

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