Light and flowy antique summer haori(a style getting rarer and rarer nowadays), with embroidered nad
Light and flowy antique summer haori(a style getting rarer and rarer nowadays), with embroidered nadeshiko (pink carnation) echoing the kimono pattern. Nadeshiko is a traditional summer flower pattern. Yet, it’s worth noting that, even today, “yamato nadeshiko” also is a (misogynist) expression sometimes used to designate the idealiseddemure Japanese woman. -- source link
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