{"id":124,"date":"2009-12-13T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T20:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2010-10-29T11:47:09","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T15:47:09","slug":"back-in-black-birthday-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/back-in-black-birthday-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in black, birthday-style."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my entry about my <a href=\"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=109\">birthday purchases<\/a>, I mentioned that I&#8217;d gotten one other special piece that I was going to devote an entire entry to. Well, I finally had some free time today to devote to putting an ensemble together and dressing in that piece. Without further ado, allow me to present my kurotomesode\/houmongi hybrid mystery kimono!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4182596484\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2492\/4182596484_5674d220ab.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At first glance, it looks like a subdued kurotomesode, and that is where it was hanging at the kimono showroom. At first I was going to skip over the whole rack, having no real need for more formal items, but I can never pass up a good ogle. While I was rummaging, I noticed something a bit out of the ordinary about this particular piece &#8211; there were designs on the sleeves! Kurotomesode, the most formal kimono for married women, is typefied by several things. They are fully black, they have five white crests (three in the back, two in the front), they often have a white second layer known as a hiyoku, and they have designs on the hem only. This one fit all the criteria, but was thrown off by the decorated sleeves.<\/p>\n<p>For the ensemble, I was inspired by the subdued, chic look of geiko in their formal outfits. I paired it up with a warm gold fukuro obi I received as a birthday gift, a white obiage with red shibori clouds, a green and gold obijime to highlight the green in the kimono. Underneath it all I wore a red juban with a lushly textured white and silver haneri. I also put my pearl necklace on, since it was a birthday gift and I felt it was subtle and classy enough not to look out of place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4181838971\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2570\/4182603098_125475fc92.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4181838971\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2559\/4181838971_9559d54ea2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4182600454\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2497\/4182600454_492a565b4b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4181834927\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2693\/4181834927_7ab15c81e6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4181832501\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4005\/4181832501_33b120896e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4181829533\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2490\/4181829533_0725f5a2fb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4181825767\/sizes\/o\/in\/set-72157606966701545\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2774\/4181825767_830fe4c1a8.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Full view of the kimono<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4128306733\/sizes\/o\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2596\/4128306733_4d8d91b8f3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Close-up of the hem designs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4129075776\/sizes\/o\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2551\/4129075776_f08a5c551d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside the hem, and the white hiyoku<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4129076130\/sizes\/o\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2581\/4129076130_5e920e0c29.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Design on the sleeve<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/moonypics\/4128305573\/sizes\/o\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2719\/4128305573_5890c70f57.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ays-arp-under-posts-container ays-arp-elegant-layout \" id=\"ays-arp-under-posts-container-124-69e85a4d4da24\"  data-id=\"69e85a4d4da24\" data-ratio=\"0.75\"><h2 class=\"ays-arp-under-posts-container-title\">Related Posts<\/h2><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ays-arp-id-69e85a4d4da24\" value=\"124\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-posts\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-header\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-img-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2025\/07\/montreal-jccc-fashion-show-2023\/\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-link\"  ><img src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Fashion-Show-174-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-img\"><img src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Fashion-Show-174-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-img ays-arp-under-post-img-mobile\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-content\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-title-row\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2025\/07\/montreal-jccc-fashion-show-2023\/\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-link\"  >Montreal JCCC Fashion Show 2023<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-excerpt-row\"><span class=\"ays-arp-under-post-excerpt\">Ooof. 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