{"id":14122,"date":"2026-04-10T17:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=14122"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:12:12","slug":"stepping-out-of-my-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/stepping-out-of-my-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping out of my comfort zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the more than two decades I&#8217;ve been studying, collecting, and coordinating kimono and Japanese arts and aesthetics, one thing I still find myself struggling with is Japanese colour palettes. I studied graphic design before I fell into this little rabbit hole, and my colour sensibilities are innately Western.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\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-14122 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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5-251x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5-850x1017.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5-1283x1536.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-5.jpg 1671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6-850x646.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6-197x150.jpg 197w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7-300x212.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7-850x600.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7-213x150.jpg 213w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-7.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8-850x589.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8-216x150.jpg 216w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-8.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9-850x639.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-9.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible you&#8217;ve seen this adorable little <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47VuJam\"><em>A Dictionary Of Color Combinations<\/em> book<\/a> on some fashion and personal style social media accounts lately, it&#8217;s gone somewhat viral, and for good reason. It&#8217;s less a book and more a collection of colour palettes that appeal to the Japanese aesthetic. If you&#8217;re ever stuck for inspiration, it&#8217;s a fantastic place to start. You can either open a random page and go from there, or if you have a piece in your collection you&#8217;re unsure of what to do with, there&#8217;s a handy index at the back. Find the swatch closest to your piece and then view all the options! That&#8217;s what I ended up doing here, with this gorgeous early-Showa komon I picked up at the Palm Springs vintage market a few months back.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\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: 33%;\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-14122 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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3-155x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3-529x1024.jpg 529w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3-794x1536.jpg 794w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3-78x150.jpg 78w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-3.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-1.jpg 1339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4-155x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4-529x1024.jpg 529w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4-794x1536.jpg 794w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4-78x150.jpg 78w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-4.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2-850x569.jpg 850w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2-224x150.jpg 224w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/colourbook-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I found this palette with the colour &#8220;Eugenia red&#8221;, which was about as close as I could find to the kimono. The complementary options were &#8220;Sulphine yellow&#8221;, &#8220;Green Blue&#8221;, and &#8220;Raw Sienna.&#8221; The obi is nearly spot-on for the sulphine yellow, and the other two colours show up in the obi motifs quite nicely. Would I normally have paired a red kimono with mustard and green accessories? Not in a million years! Was it successful? That&#8217;s for you to decide. I think it works, but it&#8217;s definitely not my favourite thing I&#8217;ve ever put together. I will definitely keep trying combos from this book though<\/p>\n<p>Also if you&#8217;re curious about my manicure in the book pics, it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/zoya.artofbeauty.com\/content\/item\/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Midori.html\">Zoya Midori<\/a> stamped with this <a href=\"https:\/\/maniology.com\/products\/sashiko-stitch-m650-nail-stamping-plate\">Maniology sashiko plate<\/a>. I was going for &#8220;matcha latte&#8221; vibes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Items used in this coordination<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gallery-wrapper items\">\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .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: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .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-4' class='gallery galleryid-14122 gallery-columns-4 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\/03\/haneri-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-2-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3395\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3395'>\n\t\t\t\tStripes with Ume\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\/02\/nagoya-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nagoya-8-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6795\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6795'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow Florals\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-29.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-29-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-29-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-29-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-29-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/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\/06\/obiage-28.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/obiage-28-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-7728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/obiage-28-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/obiage-28-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/obiage-28-100x100.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-4-7728'>\n\t\t\t\tOlive Rinzu\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"topnote\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"note\">This post contains affiliate link(s). 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