{"id":1490,"date":"2011-06-14T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2026-08-02T01:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:27:23","slug":"iran-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/iran-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sorry, that was a terrible title. I don’t even like SNL that much but the title of that song got stuck in my head, so there you have it. I’d been itching to dress since I got back from my trip, but I’ve also been itching to wear my gorgeous mosque houmongi<\/a> for a while now. I thought I’d try it out before the weather got too warm to wear awase (lined kimono), but clearly I mis-judged. I was SO HOT by the time I was finished getting dressed. I also want to apologize to the lovely kimono angel who anonymously sent me the moorish arches obi<\/a> – I was totally going to wear it as well after I’d photographed it with the one here, but by the time I was done I was so insufferably hot and my cardiac issues were giving me grief, I was unable to. I promise though, I will wear them together at some point!<\/p>\n

This kimono is so spectacular that I really wanted the focus all to remain on the hem. In that vein, I decided to go very subtle with all the accessories. I thought the gold obi brought out the desert tones in the hem really well, and I happened to have an obiage on hand that is virtually the exact same colour as the kimono. Finished it off with an off-white haneri with embroidery and a flat gold and green saga-nishiki obijime. I decided to emphasize the theme subtly by using my moon obidome, to honour the Islamic Crescent<\/a>. I thought it was very appropriate without turning the outfit into an overly thematic costume.<\/p>\n\n\t\t