KIKUKO’S PROBLEMS 問題 Kimono are special for me and so I don’t want to work in them. I feel that they are not practical for that. I want to wear them on special occasions but I think that clearing up and folding everything after wearing the kimono is a little bit tiresome. 着物は私にとって特別な物なので働く時に着たくはないし、実用的だとは思っていません。特別な時に着たいです。ただ、干したり畳んだり、後始末は少し面倒だと思います。
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Kazuko’s Kimono Story (Part 2)
KAZUKO’S STORY 2 着物物語 2 I tailored this shibori kimono after I got this as a tanmono (bolt) from my relative. When I was given this, the fabric had shrunk just from taking away the threads that bound the fabric into tie-dyed patterns. I could see and experience each process, like making the fabric wider…
Kazuko’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
KAZUKO’S STORY 1 着物物語 1 I got this uchikake in Fukuoka. On the way to visit my father’s grave, I found this in the entrance of a second hand shop by chance. I felt it was a pity that it should be there, and I bought it for ￥3,000, I had no idea how to…
Kazuko – Problems
KAZUKO’S PROBLEMS 困っていること I feel concerned about how I will treat the tan-mono that I was given. Some of them I tailored already. I have some expensive Yuki or shibori tanmono, but I already have enough to wear myself. I am trying to tell my three daughters about the dyeing and weaving of kimono, as…
Mieko’s Kimono Story (Part 2)
MIEKO’S STORY 2 着物物語２ When I became a tea teacher, I had to choose a tea ceremony name. My name comes from a flower, “kakitsubata” in the Ise Mongatari story. This is a classical Japanese tale and is connected with Aichi prefecture, where I originally come from. The flower is a kind of iris. My…
Mieko’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
MIEKO’S STORY 1 着物物語１ This is the only second-hand kimono in my collection from a shop, and it is one that was worn just once, by an actress in a magazine. It is my favourite colour, purple, and I loved the colours, so I bought it. But now I have shrunk, so this kimono is…
Mieko – Problems
MIEKO’S PROBLEMS 問題 I have two main problems. I do not like the fact that kimono get dirty easily. I do not like dirt. Because of this I send all of the good quality kimono I have to the kimono dry cleaner every year. This is a big expense for me. Many of my kimono…
Nozomi’s Kimono Story (Part 3)
NOZOMI’S STORY 3 着物物語 ３ I decided to tailor a new kimono to attend a party for the women who passed the test of kimono culture. It was good timing for me to tailor a kimono to wear on my family’s anniversaries. My husband’s family crest and my parents’ family crest both have bamboo grass…
Nozomi’s Kimono Story (Part 2)
NOZOMI’S STORY 2 着物物語２ I bought this kimono myself at a second hand shop after looking and trying many kimono. I have some favorite kimono which I was given by other people, but this is special for me because this is the first one I picked by myself after my kimono taste was established. I…
Nozomi’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
NOZOMI’S STORY 1 着物物語１ I got this kimono from my husband’s grand mother. I visited his parents’ home on a new years day to greet them before we got married. I still felt like a stranger among in the all of relatives there, but his grandmother showed me her kimono and dressed me her kimono…
Nozomi – Problems
NOZOMI’S PROBLEMS 困っていること Editor’s Note: We have also included photos of Nozomi’s wedding kimono as she is one of the few women we have interviewed who owns one. I got many kimono from the two grandmothers of my husband. These kimono’s yuki (sleeve plus shoulder width) are so short for me that I am concerned…
Makoto’s Kimono Story (Part 3)
MAKOTO’S STORY 3 着物物語3 I got this polyester kimono at a second hand kimono shop. This kimono make me feel comfortable because I was praised every time I wore it, by all kinds of people, young and old, men and women. It is a modern kimono but its made like the antique kimono with the added…
The Kimono Closet 