This kimono was in one of collections of the most famous antique kimono collector in Japan who I respect. I love her collection and always went to her exhibitions. After she passed away, when I visited her antique kimono shop, her daughter sold her collection. I love purple. Actually, I bought my first antique kimono…

I got this sanpo-gi (walking out) kimono last year. This kimono has a family crest, so it is a semi-formal kimono. Sanpo-gi were worn by wealthy family women for going out to places like the theater or eating in restaurants in the Taisho era and the beginning of the Showa era. They were made to…

This homonngi is painted Kaga-yuzen on a tsumugi fabric. I tailored this when I was late 20’s. This is a quiet and wintry expression, a cool tsumugi with a mature image. It is very different from my tea ceremony kimono which were made with my mother’s taste. I really like this picture. The most important…

This kimono is special because my mother had it made for herself. The other ones came from my aunts. She had it made to wear when I graduated from elementary school. It is sharkskin komon. I remember her wearing it when I graduated. 私の着物のほとんどは叔母から譲られた物ですが、この着物は母が自身のために誂えた着物で、とても特別です。母が私の小学校の卒業式のために誂えました。鮫小紋です。私の卒業式に、母がこれを着ていた記憶があります。

This yukata is the only item that was made for me. I think I was around 30. My mother took me to make it, and we chose it together. We thought we would go out together in yukata, but actually just after that she got sick, so I have hardly worn it. ３０歳ぐらいの時にこの浴衣を誂えました。唯一私の為に作ってもらったものです。母がお店に連れて行ってくれ、一緒に選びました。二人で一緒に浴衣で出かけるつもりでしたが、その後、母は病気になってしまい、結局あまり着る事がないままになってしまいました。

This komon is special to me because it is the first kimono that I bought with my own money. I saw it in the used kimono shop and from far away it looked like kompeto (colourful candies). It is the blue, pink and yellow in it. Actually when I got close I saw that it…

I have been wearing this yukata since I was 14. I always wore it at our local festival. I chose it because it was pink with big roses and had lace on it. When I wore it at the festival, I always thought I looked number 1. I wore it going out with friends and…

This kimono is very special to me. It is my best kimono for two reasons. It was given to me by a woman who took lessons from my mother. She is now in her 70s or 80s. She bought it for her daughter’s coming of age, but she has no use for it anymore. She…

I realized we are in the SNS period now from this kimono. From when I started to post my photograph in kimono, many people tried to give me kimono. I know an artist who makes fabric flowers from unpicked /cut up kimono. Many kimono are donated there, too. Some are too good to cut, so…

I was given this kimono from my husband’s mother after I got married. She said she wore it often. When she tried to pass her kimono collection to the next generation, she picked some good colors for her daughter and me. She thought this color was good on me and she knew I was concerned…

This kimono I’m wearing now is the first kimono given to me by my mother. When I decided to learn kimono dressing, my mother asked me if I had a kimono. I realized that I did not have one. I was given this obiage and obijime at the same time. I like this color and…

When I started to go to kimono dressing school, my teacher gave this kimono to me. I feel free to wear it because it is washable, a dark color, and the crepe fabric is easy to wear in beautiful way. When I attended a university class mate’s party in this kimono, my friend was influenced…