STORIES 着物物語 I wore these furisode when I was young. One was bought by my grandmother when I was 18, ready for my for Coming of Age Day. But then she saw this second one in a kimono shop’s show room window, fell in love with it, and she bought this one too! So I…
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Rena’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
STORIES 着物物語 This is an age seven Shichigosan girls’ kimono. I have many memories with it. I wore it for my performances in Bangkok, Canada and also Germany as well as for performances in Japan. I bought it two years ago and it has many stains on it but they don’t show, so I can…
Kuniko’s Kimono Story (Part 2)
STORIES 着物物語 This is a homongi that was worn by my mother. She had it made to attend my graduation ceremony from junior high school, so it has good memories for me. My mother taught Japanese cookery. She worked really hard to send me to a private school. This colour purple really suited her. When…
Emi’s Kimono Story (Part 3)
STORIES 着物物語 This homongi is important to me because I wear it for all my children’s events. It reminds me that I am a mother. It is a pastel color with small designs, so I think I can go on using it. この訪問着は子供のイベントや大切な式などに着ています。母としての自分を再認識する着物です。淡い色で柄が小さいいのでまだまだ先まで着られると思います。
Emi’s Kimono Story (Part 2)
STORIES 着物物語 I really love this oshima tsumugi. It is an interesting pattern for oshima tsumugi and I love the design. この大島紬の模様が大好きです。大胆な模様ですけど大好きです。
Emi’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
STORIES 着物物語 The komon that I am wearing is important to me because I can’t forget how I felt in the shop when I put it on. I found a new me when I put it on. It was a wonderful feeling. It was my first kimono purchase and so it is where my kimono…
Hiromi’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
One of only two kimono that were actually order-made for me is this green houmongi. My grandmother ordered it, and chose it, and told me it was suitable for me to wear for a long time. When I was younger I wore it a lot at my children’s school entrance and graduation ceremonies. As it…
Harumi’s Kimono Story (Part 1)
Harumi – STORIES 着物物語 This first kimono that I want to introduce is a kimono with a woven design of red camellias on a black ground. It was a surprise present from my mother and grandmother, but it is not at all what I wanted. They had no idea that a child could wear a…
Yoko’s Kimono Influences
Influence 影響を受けていることについてお話してください My mother worked as kimono seamstress, so I grew up surrounded by kimono from childhood. I do not read any kimono magazines. I feel that magazines are things I make, not buy, because of my previous job in magazine publishing. However, I have occasionally consulted a kimono book for information on kimono…
The Kimono Closet 