{"id":14598,"date":"2026-07-30T21:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=14598"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:10:52","slug":"bold-pop-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/07\/bold-pop-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Bold Pop Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I fell in love with this komon as soon as I saw a close-up of the pattern \u2014 stylised roses made up of tiny dots. It&#8217;s got a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh\">Charles Rennie Mackintosh<\/a> art &amp; crafts meets <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roy_Lichtenstein\"><em>Roy Lichtenstein<\/em><\/a><em> pop art<\/em> feel to it and I couldn&#8217;t say no. I already have several other plans in mind for her, including something for Halloween, but I knew for her debut I absolutely had to honour the pop art vibes. This piece also happens to be absolutely enormous, which gives me a lot of potential for dressing people up in the future! Who knows, I might even fit into it myself thanks to a neat new thing I&#8217;ve purchased recently. But more on that later&#8230;<\/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-14598 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\/07\/graphic-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-1-154x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-1-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-1-525x1024.jpg 525w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-1-787x1536.jpg 787w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-1-77x150.jpg 77w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-1.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/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\/07\/graphic-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-4-150x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-4-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-4-511x1024.jpg 511w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-4-767x1536.jpg 767w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-4-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-4.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/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\/07\/graphic-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-2-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-2-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-2-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-2-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/graphic-2.jpg 1329w\" 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>Breaking up one black and white pattern with another, we have my beloved hakata tsuke obi. This is one of those pieces that always cooperates., and I&#8217;m of the mind that hakata goes with everything. Such a bold and graphic combination needed an equally vibrant accent and what better than hot pink shibori? I do kind of wish I had an obijime that was solid pink too, but part of me likes the little hint of sparkle the silver brings.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to try something more calm and muted with this soon and lean entirely in the opposite direction, but for now I&#8217;m very happy with how fun and punchy this coordination is! It\u00a0also ended up looking a fair bit like the visual symptoms I get when I suffer from a migraine with aura. Entirely accidental, but hilarious.<\/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: 25%;\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-14598 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tsukeobi-7-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6349\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6349'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack &#038; White hakata\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-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/haneri-11-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3404\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3404'>\n\t\t\t\tMixed 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\/2017\/07\/obiage-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/obiage-14-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5801\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5801'>\n\t\t\t\tRaspberry 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\/2019\/08\/obijime-58.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/obijime-58-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/obijime-58-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/obijime-58-300x300.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-2-10681'>\n\t\t\t\tPink &#038; Silver\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I fell in love with this komon as soon as I saw a close-up of the pattern \u2014 stylised roses made up of tiny dots. It&#8217;s got a Charles Rennie Mackintosh art &amp; crafts meets Roy Lichtenstein pop art feel to it and I couldn&#8217;t say no. I already\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/07\/bold-pop-art\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[376],"tags":[14,585,1032,37,32,1437,13,749,70],"class_list":["post-14598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mannequin-coord","tag-black","tag-bold","tag-graphic","tag-hakata","tag-komon","tag-migraine","tag-pink","tag-pop-art","tag-white"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14598","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=14598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14599,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14598\/revisions\/14599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}