{"id":11294,"date":"2020-05-29T15:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=11294"},"modified":"2020-05-29T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T19:09:10","slug":"gofuku-no-hi-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/gofuku-no-hi-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Gofuku no Hi 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gofuku no Hi is a bit of a play on words – May 29 is written as Go-Fu-Ku (5-2-9), and “gofuku” is also a word for traditional clothing. So it’s become an international day to encourage everyone to wear kimono!<\/p>\n

As I’ve often mentioned, I’m currently too big to wear almost any of my kimono comfortably. I would have put on one of my modern plus-sized poly komon, but good lord is it too hot to deal with all that today. Thankfully I came across this video by stylist Sala Okabe on Facebook<\/a> (who you should totally be following if you’re not already!) showing how to easily wear a kimono as a dress without any alteration or damage. It’s actually quite similar to how I styled Lynn in the mod michiyuki at the Otakuthon Fashion Show<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n

I decided to use my beloved bright-red kiku houmongi<\/a>, which also happens to be the first kimono I ever purchased. I recently cut all the blue out of my hair, which gives me a lot more leeway colour-wise. To suit the style and era of the kimono I went with a sort of kitschy-retro vibe, pairing some vintage-inspired shoes, my beloved pearls, and this ridiculously adorable purse that looks like a camera.<\/p>\n

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My intial plan was to go to the park near my house, but I ended up nixing that because it’s just way too hot to be out in the sun, so you guys get to enjoy my living room yet again.<\/p>\n\n\t\t