{"id":11510,"date":"2020-09-11T15:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T19:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=11510"},"modified":"2020-09-11T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:00:28","slug":"man-vs-kitsuke-yakuza-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/man-vs-kitsuke-yakuza-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Vs. Kitsuke &#8211; Yakuza Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite not being part of the lolita fashion scene, I watch a few lolita youtubers. Recently T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCojzjwsFaUKoPKho7VqMa1g\">yler Willis\/ScarfingScarves<\/a> (of Last Week Lolita News) did a fun little video entitled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9YEfn0FctVw\">Man Vs. Kawaii<\/a>&#8221; where she got her cameraman\/partner to coordinate an outfit. It was a charming video and the end result was pretty amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Now, I don&#8217;t have a lolita wardrobe, and I don&#8217;t have a cameraman\/partner who can physically explore my collection. I do, however, have an incredibly tolerant and patient dude in my life who puts up with my long-distance shenanigans and kindly accepted my request for him to pull something together for me to put on the mannequin. Red and black is kind of his <em>thing<\/em>, so I wasn&#8217;t remotely surprised when he chose this colour palette to work from.<\/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-11510 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\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-151x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-515x1024.jpg 515w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-772x1536.jpg 772w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-600x1194.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2-151x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2-515x1024.jpg 515w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2-772x1536.jpg 772w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2-600x1194.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-2.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/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\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manvskitsuke-3.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>He told me he was going for a sort of a pinstripe suit\/Yakuza style and I think it totally works. This kimono is wool and has a slightly nubbly texture, very much like a tweed suit would. I also love the obi with it. Whether it was his intention or not, I feel like it&#8217;s a great callback to Yakuza tattoos. I admit, my instinct would have been to go with a brighter colour for the accessories, maybe yellow, but I actually think the black works well, since it almost vanishes. I was also worried the <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2017\/05\/review-erstwilder-nihon-journey-collection\/\">Erstwilder geisha brooch\/obidome<\/a> would disappear against the obi, but it&#8217;s bright enough that it&#8217;s visible without being overly distracting. The only thing I had trouble with was the fan &#8211; I love that he included it but it&#8217;s hard to make it work on the mannequin. No matter how much I tried, I couldn&#8217;t get it to stay in her hand. So tucked into the obi it is, I guess. \u00a0\ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p>I think he did a great job, especially for someone whose only knowledge of kimono and kitsuke is what he&#8217;s picked up from my ramblings! He actually put together another ensemble too, so keep an eye out for that some time in the future.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Items used in this coordination<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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-2' class='gallery galleryid-11510 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/2017\/10\/komon-25.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/komon-25-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6314\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6314'>\n\t\t\t\tWool Black and Red\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tsukeobi-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tsukeobi-3-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6353\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6353'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack Phoenix Birds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-12-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5803\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5803'>\n\t\t\t\tMofuku Rinzu Obiage\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-49.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-49-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-49-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-49-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-49-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7281'>\n\t\t\t\tRed &#038; Black\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/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\/2017\/05\/erstwilder-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/erstwilder-5-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/fan-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/fan-14-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite not being part of the lolita fashion scene, I watch a few lolita youtubers. Recently Tyler Willis\/ScarfingScarves (of Last Week Lolita News) did a fun little video entitled &#8220;Man Vs. Kawaii&#8221; where she got her cameraman\/partner to coordinate an outfit. It was a charming video and the end result\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/man-vs-kitsuke-yakuza-style\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[376],"tags":[14,36,21,1160,46,233,35],"class_list":["post-11510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mannequin-coord","tag-black","tag-casual","tag-fun","tag-manvskitsuke","tag-red","tag-tsuke","tag-wool"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11510"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11575,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11510\/revisions\/11575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}