{"id":7749,"date":"2018-07-11T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=7749"},"modified":"2018-11-23T13:12:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T18:12:22","slug":"a-little-maiko-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/a-little-maiko-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Maiko Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, despite my best efforts to avoid it, I find myself browsing Kijiji<\/a> for local kimono-related things. Imagine my surprise when I came across someone right near my work, selling a pre-tied darari obi! A darari is the very long, dangling style obi maiko<\/em><\/a> wear. Han-darari means “half-darari” and they’re still cute and dangling, but a much more practical length. They’re typically worn by minarai<\/em><\/a>, the young women in training to become maiko, but can also be worn for stage performances or as a dramatic stylistic choice. This one is actually a bit longer than a standard han-darari, but not long enough or thick enough to be a full darari. I suspect it may have been for a young teenage girl, or a stage show.<\/p>\n

Colour-wise, this one was such a perfect match for the beautiful kakeshita<\/a> a very kind friend sent me, so I thought I’d steal a little bit of maiko inspiration and go for some bright, youthful drama with the bold colour scheme, long obi, and trailing hem of the kimono.<\/p>\n\n\t\t