Kimono

[impossibleprincess]

i'm looking for a satin/satin look kimono, which i can wear out, something like mk is wearing in this pic (one with the dark hair) anyone know where i can get something like this??? I know they can also be called Happi coats. I'm looking for a thigh/mid length number, not an ankle length one.

 

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Originally posted by impossibleprincess@Nov 28 2004, 07:37 AM
i'm looking for a satin/satin look kimono, which i can wear out, something like mk is wearing in this pic (one with the dark hair) anyone know where i can get something like this??? I know they can also be called Happi coats. I'm looking for a thigh/mid length number, not an ankle length one.

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hmmm u could also get real kimonos instead of sth kimono-inspired..
get a haori (shorter kimono) or childrens kimono and
alter the sleeves a bit (make them narrower maybe?) so that they are wearable

try http://www.yamatoku.jp

 

[runner]

Jotaro Saito is a kimono designer for younger people.

here is his website if you're interested.

http://www.san-sai.com/jotaro/?close=1




Frapbois

 

[helena]

runner - those are the most beautiful kimonos I have ever seen. amazing colours & fabrics.

 

[softgrey]

i actually have a children's kimono...

my uncle brought it back to me from japan when i was a girl...but it looks great now as a 3/4 jacket...the sleeves are 3/4 too...
i've used it for shoots and it's great...i think that's a fantasic idea...

otherwise why not try some of the vintage stores in your area...i've seen the best ones at vintage stores over here...

 

[purechris]

I would soooo wear that guys outfit....is anyone else drooling over his shoes?

I love the idea of wearing a kimono out. I have this book from the late 70s called "Dressing Disco" that has a section on "the thrift shop diso look" and one of the looks shown is a girl in a short kimono, fishnets and high heels. I've always loved that picture. (BTW, the book is REALLY good/bad )

I'd check out pearlriver.com to see what they have as well as the local thrift.

 

[softgrey]

it looks to me like what marykate is wearing is really just a silk robe you could get from victoria's secret though...

 

[impossibleprincess]

i went to the camden rokit today, saw some kimonos and other japanese print robes there, but nothing that i liked. they had some beautiful sunglasses though! im gonna go back for them...but, oh yeah! back to the kimonos...i think i actually may try the victoria's secret site and the others suggested, thanks guys!

 

[softgrey]

http://www.gap.com/asp/dept_index_all_paging.asp?wdid=2065

you might also try the gap...and gap body...they have some lovely silk sleepwear on sale...

 

[softgrey]

just a lovely kimono i thought i'd post...

 

[runner]

Originally posted by softgrey@Dec 2 2004, 12:52 AM
just a lovely kimono i thought i'd post...

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beautiful
in a quietly refined way.


there is also an item called "Happi" that is short and casual.

 

[softgrey]

i have to get my kimono out of storage and start wearing it...
i have to do an inventory of my wardrobe...and make a record of it...

 

[oceanharlot]

hehe... god I love kimonos... so lovely


sacred and delicate in a way. like a baby fern

 

[As You Like It]

Based on a McCall pattern, and easy as can be. Mine was a little more of a challenge due to the texture of the fabric; it is crisp, like an organdie, and had a tendency to bunch and slip and the lumpy bits caused by the machine embroidery made it a little difficult to cut straight and would sometimes make the sewing machine needle slip. Still, I think the overall effort was worth it.

Anyway, my point, if such a beast exists, is that a Yukata type top is easy to make, and a good, simple pattern is cheap and readily available, so if you found some fabric you liked and have basic sewing skills, you can make this for yourself.

 

[pandapook]

Kimonos

I love the trend of kimonos:
I like this kimono from ... >edited

 

[*Happiness*]

I am actually looking for samurai clothing for a film I am working on. I love the colors of this kimono.

 

[snickerdoodles]

Please stop promoting your website here. Spamming is not welcome.

 

[*Happiness*]

Snicker, who is doing that?

Please stop promoting your website here. Spamming is not welcome.

 

[impossibleprincess]

already a thread on kimonos somewhere anyway.

 

[fab_fifties_fille]

Here's the original thread... http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11132&highlight=kimono

I adore kimono's and surely they wouldnt be too hard to make urself...with a nice silk/satin and an obi around ur middle it'd look beautiful with a pair of dark jeans