{"id":321,"date":"2010-07-02T21:43:10","date_gmt":"2010-07-03T01:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=321"},"modified":"2017-09-25T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T18:52:26","slug":"book-review-okimono-kimono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/book-review-okimono-kimono\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Okimono Kimono"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Okimono<\/a>Okimono Kimono<\/em>
\nby Mokona CLAMP
\nISBN-10: 1-59582-456-1
\nLanguage: English
\nDark Horse Comics listing<\/a>
\nAmazon.com listing<\/a><\/p>\n

I had been lusting after this book for quite some time. I was initially planning on buying the original Japanese version and looking at the pictures, but then a friend alerted me to the news that they were working on an English translation so I held back, keeping an eye on the release date. For whatever reason, the date got pushed back. And pushed back. And pushed back again. From mid-March straight through to early June. But the wait is over, and a copy is in my grubby little hands! Well worth it, too!<\/p>\n

The book is divided into sections, including photoshoots with art kimono painted by Mokona, outfit inspirations and suggestions, an adorable interview with Ami of PuffyAmiYumi<\/a> where they discuss kimono, photographs of her collections, an interview with Katsumi Yumioka<\/a> and some lovely outdoor photoshoots.<\/p>\n

Mokona’s style is a great blend of vintage and modern, and she always encourages injecting your own personality into outfits, and to relax and have fun. This sort of book is a refreshing change from the austere regulatory style of things like The Book of Kimono<\/a> or magazines like Utsukushii Kimono<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are, however, no how-to guides, no tutorials, and no listings of what is necessary to wear kimono. There are selections of accessories and photos of kimono, but this is not a book for people learning how to dress in any manner. It is for people who already know the foundations and are looking to inject new life into their personal look.<\/p>\n\n\t\t