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[taimatsu]

I. Have. A. Kimono.

So I do.

It is a formal five-crested black furisode kimono with a pattern of dyed pine branches with gold embroidery on a crepe silk with a smooth red silk lining. It is unutterably gorgeous. It's my birthday present from my father.

I just have to buy an obi now, and decide how/where to display it. (While I will wear it on appropriate occasions, there aren't a whole lot of those.)

Comments

[my-mundane-life.livejournal.com]

Donna wants a kimono really badly. If only I could afford to get her one for her birthday! We can't seem to find any in our price range :/

It's lovely :)

[taimatsu]

Unfortunately kimono are not cheap anyway and the shipping from foreign parts makes them very pricy indeed. It seems to be impossible to get proper ones in this country.

[taimatsu]

That said, there's a nice one for sale from the UK at £50.00 here . Not a price you'd see often...

[becky-spence.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, that is superb :)

What a great present!

[emperor]

coool.

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's beautiful!

Okay, I think I will have to start musing on what readthroughs I can organise in order to justify you wearing that...

Mikado singthrough, anyone? *grins*

[suave-steve.livejournal.com]

Seems Kimonos are the gift to give this month :)

[taimatsu]

So I noticed! This actually only arrived this evening after I saw Becky's mention of hers. :)

[claire-smith.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.

I just so happen to have a spare gold obi lying around - I made ot to go with kilireth's kimono, but it was the wrong colour. (D'oh.) It's completely plain.

If you want to have a look at it, you're more than welcome, unless you're looking for something a little more fancy! (Or just not gold!)

[taimatsu]

Gold is precisely what I'm looking for, actually. Ideally I will buy a heavy brocade maru or fukuro obi with a design which is seasonally, thematically and personally appropriate. Buuuuuut, in the meantime, a pain gold obi would be absolutely marvellous. What's it made of? How much would you want for it?

[wednesday]

Woooooow.

[taimatsu]

Verdict? Am I an incredibly sad Nihonocultural geek? :)

[wednesday]

Yes, you are, but that doesn't negate the fact that your kimono is awesome.

[taimatsu]

You say all the right things. :)

Shall I bring it over when I next visit?

(I have to decide whether I should restrain myself from taking it to Japanese class tomorrow...)

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

oh oh lustful thoughts. it is so pretty.

*sighs*

[the-alchemist.livejournal.com]

Absolutely gorgeous! What kinds of occasions are 'appropriate' for wearing a kimono?

[taimatsu]

Pretending to be a Japanese person (eg. at a LARP). Dressing formally yet unusually. Simply dressing up.

That's about it. :)

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

I'll ask around Aikido people, for the specialist dry cleaners that can be trusted with the care of formal Japanese clothing. It's quite a struggle maintaining a Hakama, never mind such a complex and beautiful garment as yours.

[mistress-carrot.livejournal.com]

*SO* jealous ;)

[cryx]

wow! *envy*