#komono

I'm glad so much is going to closets where they will (hopefully) be enjoyed, not just sitting around in boxes. I've posted at really good prices, in the SE USA, too. I hope more can go soon.

Authentic miko hakama from a shrine in Nara, 2005. Burn test shows cotton. They've been stored for years, so I'm very happy someone wanted an authentic hakama instead of a cosplay version.

Ounces of linings (which is a lot of fabric; panels can weigh less than 1/5th oz) and obijime lots went as well. These are great for crafting, wearing casually or formally, or harvesting for threads. I'm keeping some metallic round obijime I never wear for that purpose.

I've been downsizing this year. Hasn't everyone? I do take trades for kimono-related items, magazines, books, etc.

A lot of non-kimono things have been donated to locally-owned non-profits. We have free clothes closets here, pantries for hygiene goods, orgs that collect home wares and decor to refurnish living situations for DV survivors, Section 8, and other low-income families or disaster recovery situations. I'm quite happy with progress.

What are some benefits of my shop?

It's true there are cheaper piles on the market, sure- but I work to provide better, more complete information about each item listed.

I take time to look over all obijime I sell, attempt to detail condition, and measure each so you know whether they're going to fit when they arrive.

Obijime, like all kimono items, are NOT "one size fits all."

Many vintage obijime get a bit 'short' on anyone US size 10-12, when our average size is 16, or about 94cm in the waist. Vintage obijime are often ~140cm.

That can work! … but you need at least 1/3 more length than your waist size to compensate for the kimono + padding, plus obi thickness and method of tying the obijime properly. Modern styles are flexible, and a wearer can make visual references to the short obijime trends of past decades! But if you want a particular look, or are buying for an occasion where proper traditional dress will be expected or desired, you need to know what you're getting in advance.

Sometimes I prefer to pay 'once' and have an expectation, not have the low-grade anxiety and hope that an item fits or looks the way I hope once it arrives. I don't always have time or energy to buy 4-5 items that might work and wait weeks to find out if they do.

If that's also your style, consider looking through my inventory. I have plenty still unlisted, so please check back monthly.

For sale on Ebay

I now have several obijime lots posted. Most have extremely minor age spotting that can barely be seen, close-up, in indoor light. In brighter light, it's much more visible. Only a few are badly damaged, which are noted in their own lots.

These have been purchased by others before, for drawstrings, trims on crafts (like doll dresses or tree ornaments,) curtain ties, all sorts of things.

Most can also still be worn with kimono! Some are in very excellent condition! Others are fine, especially as in-house wear, very casual situations, for yokai or other costumes, and for photos where it isn't likely the spots will be seen.

The listings include some close-ups on the items.

For Sale on Ebay

A pretty cool vintage lot of four black, pink, and silver obijime.

omg if I'd had obijime like this as a teenager, I would have freaked. out. So fun! All measurements do not include tassels.

For sale on Ebay

For sale on Ebay

I sorted out the most obvious ones. Most have extremely minor age spotting that can barely be seen, close-up, in indoor light. In brighter light, it's much more visible. Only a few are badly damaged.

16 obijime in all.

These have been purchased by others before, for drawstrings, trims on crafts (like doll dresses or tree ornaments,) curtain ties, all sorts of things. They can also still be worn with kimono, especially as in-house wear, very casual situations, for yokai or other costumes, and for photos where it isn't likely the spots will be seen. The listing includes some close-ups on the items.

2 real bekko Meiji or thereabouts combs, the large brown on and the smaller one at the top right.

1 plastic comb, imitation bekko.

3 vintage or antique kanzashi

A short account of what I own already.

Summer - 8 Pastel purple Pink Teal Warm brown Off-white Eggplant Rust Pale Blue

Flat - 17 3x akai 1 dragon scale, cool red + grey Variegated deep - pastel purple Turqouise - casual, heavily worn Dark teal - wide Yellow-white (my first, from Sapporo!) Pale olive, very worn Fresh green w/ waves Ochre + orange w gold Gold w/ navy + caramel Tan + orange, wide Rainbow 3x wide vintage obijime: pink/purple, grey/fuschia, purple/grey Black (mofuku)

Maru (2) Caramel + olive Antique rose