To celebrate our snowy winter + my coming birthday + February monthly flower (plum blossoms!), I’ve
To celebrate our snowy winter + my coming birthday + February monthly flower (plum blossoms!), I’ve decided to style one of my beloved houmongi. This outfit is much sweeter than what I am used to, but I think it works?This kimono has a naturalist pattern of plum tree branches with blossoms rising to the sky (called in Japanese yariume/“spear plums” or tachibai/“rising plums”). I paired it with my kitsune no yomeiri (fox wedding) obi, and a matching soft gradient shibori obiage. Some zest was then added with my murakumo*shibori haori, a fake leather obijime, some lace used as haneri, and my ume hairpin (made by @wisteriagardens).*murakumo shibori is made by tying fabric around a pole, which gives those wave like stripes: (pic from this handy visual catalogue) -- source link
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