{"id":11930,"date":"2021-05-17T19:31:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=11930"},"modified":"2021-05-17T19:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:31:55","slug":"its-a-mans-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2021\/05\/its-a-mans-world\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Man&#8217;s World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I finally got my grubby little paws on something I&#8217;ve wanted for a very long time. A full men&#8217;s formal kuromontsuki set! It seemed like every time I found one it was way beyond my budget. I&#8217;m glad I waited because this set showed up for an unbelievably low price and here in Canada to boot so I jumped on it. Originally it was just the kimono, haori, and hakama but the seller was kind enough to throw in an absolutely awesome juban too. All I had to do was find a suitable kaku-obi and I now have a full formal men&#8217;s set. I&#8217;d love to dress a bride and groom up for photos some day when the world is back to normal!<\/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: 50%;\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-11930 gallery-columns-2 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\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-156x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-532x1024.jpg 532w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-798x1536.jpg 798w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-78x150.jpg 78w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-600x1155.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin.jpg 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/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\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2-156x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2-532x1024.jpg 532w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2-798x1536.jpg 798w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2-78x150.jpg 78w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2-600x1155.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-2.jpg 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3-156x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3-532x1024.jpg 532w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3-798x1536.jpg 798w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3-78x150.jpg 78w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3-600x1155.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-3.jpg 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/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\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4-190x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4-972x1536.jpg 972w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4-600x949.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki_mannequin-4.jpg 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I cheated and used the same mannequin as usual, I just padded &#8220;her&#8221; with towels until her tummy protruded a bit more than her chest, and voila! Men&#8217;s kitsuke feels odd to me; it&#8217;s both very similar and very different from what I&#8217;m used to, and I&#8217;ll definitely need more practice but I think I did quite well for a first attempt. I do need to learn how to tie men&#8217;s haori-himo properly though. I watched a few tutorials and just could not get the hang of it! I&#8217;ll try again tomorrow.<\/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: 20%;\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-11930 gallery-columns-5 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\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-850x855.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-1527x1536.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3-600x603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-3.jpg 1591w\" 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-2-11921'>\n\t\t\t\tMen&#8217;s Black Kimono\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\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-850x855.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-1527x1536.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2-600x603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-2.jpg 1591w\" 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-2-11920'>\n\t\t\t\tMen&#8217;s Juban\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\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-850x855.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-1527x1536.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-600x603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki.jpg 1591w\" 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-2-11919'>\n\t\t\t\tMen&#8217;s Black Haori\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\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-850x855.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-1527x1536.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4-600x603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-4.jpg 1591w\" 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-2-11922'>\n\t\t\t\tMen&#8217;s Pinstripe Hakama\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\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-5-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kuromontsuki-5-300x300.jpg 300w\" 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-2-11923'>\n\t\t\t\tMen&#8217;s Black Kenjo-Gara Obi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I finally got my grubby little paws on something I&#8217;ve wanted for a very long time. A full men&#8217;s formal kuromontsuki set! It seemed like every time I found one it was way beyond my budget. I&#8217;m glad I waited because this set showed up for an unbelievably low\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2021\/05\/its-a-mans-world\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[376],"tags":[14,150,298,921,1204,97],"class_list":["post-11930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mannequin-coord","tag-black","tag-formal","tag-hakama-2","tag-kuromontsuki","tag-men","tag-wedding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11930","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=11930"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11933,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11930\/revisions\/11933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}