{"id":14145,"date":"2026-04-19T14:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=14145"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:58:00","slug":"birthstone-ensembles-april-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/birthstone-ensembles-april-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthstone Ensembles &#8211; April &#8211; Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There really was only one choice for April&#8217;s birthstone &#8211; this shiromuku with sayagata pattern that looks like facets, and a white obi with silver hishi (diamond) designs. Add in a textured white and silver haneri and a white beaded obijime, and I honestly don&#8217;t know how I could have evoked diamond better without gluing crystals onto the ensemble. Which is not something I was keen to do on a wedding piece, frankly.<\/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-14145 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\/april-diamonds-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"143\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-3-143x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-3-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-3-487x1024.jpg 487w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-3-730x1536.jpg 730w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-3-71x150.jpg 71w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-3.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/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\/april-diamonds-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-4-132x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-4-132x300.jpg 132w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-4-449x1024.jpg 449w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-4-674x1536.jpg 674w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-4-66x150.jpg 66w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-4.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/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\/april-diamonds-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/april-diamonds-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My only real wish was that the kimono and obi were both in the same undertone family. It&#8217;s not entirely evident here due to the blue background, but the kimono is more of a warm ivory white and the obi is a cool greyish white. But eh, lets pretend that&#8217;s to evoke light refraction or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodstoneinc.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Blog_Images_2_1600x.png?v=1705585573\">colour variation<\/a> you can find in natural diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>I honestly don&#8217;t have a lot more to say about this particular coord. It came together like a dream, the kitsuke didn&#8217;t give me grief, and overall I&#8217;m beyond happy with this interplay of textures and now I&#8217;m even more motivated to stick with this project!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diamonds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14144 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diamonds-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diamonds-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diamonds-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diamonds-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diamonds.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Also, does anyone else remember this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uof1ufBsQ5o\">Old Spice commercial<\/a>? The &#8220;the tickets are now <em>DIAMONDS<\/em>&#8221; line has been looping in my head since I started.<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m on a horse!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"longnote\"><ul>\r\n<li>January - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/birthstone-ensembles-january-garnet\/\">Garnet<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>February - Amethyst (coming soon)<\/li>\r\n<li>March - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/birthstone-ensembles-march-aquamarine\/\">Aquamarine<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>April - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/birthstone-ensembles-april-diamond\/\">Diamond<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>May - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/birthstone-ensembles-may-emerald\/\">Emerald<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>June - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/birthstone-ensembles-june-alexandrite\/\">Alexandrite<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>July - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/07\/birthstone-ensembles-july-ruby\/\">Ruby<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>August - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/08\/birthstone-ensembles-august-peridot\/\">Peridot<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>September - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/09\/birthstone-ensembles-september-sapphire\/\">Sapphire<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>October - <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/10\/birthstone-ensembles-october-opal\/\">Opal<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/span>\r\n\t\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-14145 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\/2018\/06\/shiromuku-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shiromuku-1-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shiromuku-1-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shiromuku-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shiromuku-1-100x100.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-2-7572'>\n\t\t\t\tIvory Bridal Furisode\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\/06\/tsukeobi-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tsukeobi-8-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tsukeobi-8-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tsukeobi-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tsukeobi-8-100x100.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-2-7703'>\n\t\t\t\tSilver Geometric\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\/03\/haneri-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-14-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3407\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3407'>\n\t\t\t\tTextured Kiku\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\/obiage-27.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obiage-27-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obiage-27-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obiage-27-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obiage-27-100x100.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-2-7337'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Shibori\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-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-9-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-9-125x125.jpg 125w, 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Add in a textured white and silver haneri and a white beaded obijime, and I honestly don&#8217;t know how I could have\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/birthstone-ensembles-april-diamond\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1373,1364,1374,1375,403,24,801,70],"class_list":["post-14145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birthstone-ensembles-2026","tag-april","tag-birthstone","tag-diamond","tag-hishi","tag-kimono","tag-kitsuke","tag-shiromuku","tag-white"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14145","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=14145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14308,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14145\/revisions\/14308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}