Kimono Quat

Romantic modern kimono with soft and fluffy yaezakura (double petal cherry blossom)

Powerful colors and patterns for this outfit, mixing bamboo and a jumping carp for auspicious overtone

Fantastic mokuren (magnolia) themed seasonal antique outfit

Kitagawa Utamaro, Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb, 1790

Brisk cool tones for this outfit, pairing a nicely textured shibori kimono with hanabishi (diamond flower) pattern, with rabbits on the waves (= a way of depicting seafoam) obi.

Amazing checkered furisode, woven by Tomy from Toito fabric. This pattern with wide checks is named Benkei-jima (from this famous folk hero) and was super popular during Edo period. It’s so great to see ancient pattern being updated!

Duo: Well, excuse me for screaming when someone stabs a needle in my best friend!

Soothing earthy tones for this modern yukata depicting tsuta (ivy). I love the geometrical obi and the hôzuki (ground cherry) chosen to compliment this outfit!

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. IRON MAN 2 - dir. Jon Favreau

Back when Covid lockdowns first stared and I had to WFH, I decided to dress up for work to cheer myself up. I did a full week of yukata! Some of them were only put on for a few minutes before I had to dress in proper work clothes for meetings, but it was still fun! And I also got to try out new coordinates for old yukata, so that was great!

Sleek early autumn outfit, with a dynamic kimono paired with an obi depicting fiery ginkgo leaves over dewy grass.

Soothing summer outfit, featuring a quiet yukata (worn like a kimono) with blooming asagao (morning glory), worn with lovely obi in hushed grey ombre.

Fantastic yuuzen dyed haori by Taiyoukyo titled “Wandering deep in the mountains”. The beautiful turning maple leaves pattern is drawn over a cherry blossoms woven ground, in a motif paring traditionally named unkin (=“cloud and brocade”).