{"id":8942,"date":"2018-11-24T15:51:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T20:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=8942"},"modified":"2018-11-24T15:51:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T20:51:53","slug":"monokimono-challenge-warm-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/monokimono-challenge-warm-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"#monoKimono Challenge &#8211; Warm Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I&#8217;m being completely honest, when I embarked on the <a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/category\/mannequin-coord\/monokimono\/\">#monokimono challenge<\/a> I had no real plans to do a brown coordination. Brown felt so blah and boring to me. And then I ended up with this stunning warm brown Taisho-era houmongi and all that changed. I&#8217;ve coordinated it three or four times already this year and here I am, doing it again. It&#8217;s just so pretty and soft.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\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-8942 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\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-176x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-600x1021.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-602x1024.jpg 602w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-88x150.jpg 88w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-scaled.jpg 1505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/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\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-176x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-600x1021.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-602x1024.jpg 602w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-88x150.jpg 88w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-2-scaled.jpg 1505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/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\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3-600x888.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warm-brown-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My plan was intially to use my brown iromuji as a sort of dounuki, an extra inner layer. But the colours are so identical it didn&#8217;t really add anything visually, and the sleeves are so much shorter that it looked odd, so I just scrapped that plan. I&#8217;d never used this particular obi before and thought it would be a good time to feature it, since it&#8217;s got the same subdued, dusty feeling as the kimono and the brown tones are an excellent match. What I didn&#8217;t realise, however, is that it&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immortalgeisha.com\/wiki\/index.php?title=Hikinuki_obi\">hikinuki obi<\/a>. Hikinuki obi are meant to be tied in a different way and the pattern on the drum is upside-down. Normally they&#8217;re much bolder designs, since they&#8217;re often used for quick changes by stage performers. This is by far the most &#8220;boring&#8221; hikinuki I&#8217;ve ever seen. I did manage to get it tied with the design the right way up though! It just took a little more fussing than I&#8217;m used to. A few more brown accessories finished things off. I only have one brown-based haneri and it&#8217;s much more modern and bold in feeling and looked out of place, so I went with basic white.<\/p>\n<p>Only one month of monochrome kimono to go, and a much bolder outfit inn the works for December.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Items used in this coordination<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gallery-wrapper items\">\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .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: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .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-3' class='gallery galleryid-8942 gallery-columns-6 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\/02\/houmongi-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/houmongi-10-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6751\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6751'>\n\t\t\t\tTaisho Brown\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\/02\/nagoya-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nagoya-9-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6794\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6794'>\n\t\t\t\tBrown Florals\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\/03\/obiage-26.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/obiage-26-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7022\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7022'>\n\t\t\t\tBrown Bokashi Rinzu\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-42.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-42-125x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-42-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-42-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/obijime-42-100x100.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-3-7288'>\n\t\t\t\tBrown with Lime\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ays-arp-under-posts-container ays-arp-elegant-layout \" id=\"ays-arp-under-posts-container-8942-69e46c731309d\"  data-id=\"69e46c731309d\" data-ratio=\"0.75\"><h2 class=\"ays-arp-under-posts-container-title\">Related Posts<\/h2><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ays-arp-id-69e46c731309d\" value=\"8942\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-posts\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-header\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-img-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/monokimono-challenge-bold-red\/\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-link\"  ><img src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/red-4-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-img\"><img src=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/red-4-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-img ays-arp-under-post-img-mobile\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-content\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-title-row\"><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/monokimono-challenge-bold-red\/\" class=\"ays-arp-under-post-link\"  >#MonoKimono Challenge - Bold Red<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ays-arp-under-post-excerpt-row\"><span class=\"ays-arp-under-post-excerpt\">Can you believe the year is finally over? 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Brown felt so blah and boring to me. And then I ended up with this stunning warm brown Taisho-era houmongi and all that changed. 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