bitter & sweet things to wear

This kimono is a rich orange covered with a simple grid pattern of hand-drawn doodle flowers, which is incredibly whimsical in itself. Then they paired it with an obi with sage green and cream, keeping in tune with the almost 70′s color palette– then threw it for a loop with an almost spooky rabbit-head purse and pink socks!

Just when you thought this kimono coordination was going to be austere and sweet! 

Moon Glass: A Ceramic Cup That Showcases the Different Phases of the Moon the More You Drink From It

Crochet Shell Textured stitch: Diagram + step by step instructions

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Yukata and heko obi are the bee’s knees. It’s both cute and fancy to use heko along hanhaba - just think about whether or not it will smother you (Japanese summer doesn’t go well with too many layers ;) ).

I personally really like the puffy cascading look below - which uses a veeeery long heko. Those type of heko are not always easy to find so pairing a shorter one with hanhaba obi is a good idea!

Obidome can totally be worn with yukata - even if most people would only wear netsuke as obijime are usually not part of those outfits. I’d go for summery ones, often made with materials which give a “cooling” effect like glass, pearls and resin:

As for your white obijime, it would be nice to have less formal one but don’t fret: as long as you can explain why you picked that one and not another (obijime can be so expensive!), no one will bite your head off ;)

It’s great if you can follow TPO rules, but very few people have an extensive gardrobe permitting this:

I have never seen info stressing which side goes up/down. But, you’ll see when you tie your obijime with the classic flat knot, there is always one side going naturally up and the other down ;)

Outfit palette is totally up to you! The general rule is: the louder the younger. But as for TPO, this is not truly followed to the letter anymore - especially for informal outfits.

To give you an idea, I am not that young, yet I feel more confortable wearing bold contrasting colors than soft and subdued shades.