{"id":9838,"date":"2018-12-29T15:32:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T20:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=9838"},"modified":"2018-12-29T15:32:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T20:32:54","slug":"monokimono-challenge-bold-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/monokimono-challenge-bold-red\/","title":{"rendered":"#MonoKimono Challenge – Bold Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you believe the year is finally over? I knew I wanted to end the #monokimono challenge<\/a> with a bang, so I went with a really festive-feeling bold red coordination.<\/p>\n

I know I use this kimono a lot, but I do love it to bits. It was my first kimono and it’s still one of the easiest to work with. This whole outfit fell into place very easily and dressing the mannequin took no effort at all. Which is a good thing, because I slipped on the ice getting into the car last night and pulled my entire right side out of alignment. Nothing serious, but it’s uncomfortable and annoying! So I’m very glad this outfit cooperated so well.<\/p>\n

Once I had the red kimono sorted, this red and white hakata obi was a no-brainer. The reds are nearly identical, and the white geometric plays off the flowing white kiku of the kimono. I don’t have a red haneri so I went with white, also with kiku motif, and a gold kasane-eri for a little bit of punch. The obijime is one I bought at that big kimono bazaar in the autumn and I’m so happy to have found a way to feature it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t