Before I made the brown stripe kimono I made this blue hitoe kimono. It's my favorite color and I paired it with a chuya obi (again from Ichiroya,) It’s an easy set because it’s all rayon, no problems with water drops or cat hairs ^_^
I tied the obi in a loose old fashioned style bow, because a taiko didn't look right with this soft obi. I like the combination of blue with black it feels very stylish to me.
It's really wonderful to dress in a kimono that fits perfectly. Kitsuke is so much easier this way!
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Hi Dani,
Thank you. I just love (to dress in) kimono. And no, I do not make all my kimono. To me this sewing is handy-craft, not art… I collect kimono and try to buy kimono that actually fit me. This is a problem; especially the sleeve to sleeve length is always short. The more formal kimono are usually ok, but daily kimono I just can't find in the proper length. So that's why I started to buy bolts from Ichiro san and Yuka san (next to buying kimono because I can't stop buying those!) But until now I only made two kimono (with success) I just love vintage kimono especially Taisho and early Showa and those are often pretty short, this is actually a good thing because it limits my choice because the kimono need a minimum length for me (155cm) but that’s bare minimum, better is from 163cm up wards, well, you probably know, that’s rare.
You are the girl with the art blog, yes? I looked at it, you make wonderful work, I’ll go back often to have a look… next time I will send you a message.
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