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Ha ha, my quest to photograph myself in all my kimono goes on!

Oomurasaki - Purple Butterfly

And here I am in my new maiko hikizuri! I photoshoped these shots to get the very best representation of the kimono's colour that I possibly could (it doesn't photograph easily). So yes, it is that really rich purple!

I think shot I'm wearing my autumn han'eri which I made a while back. Unfortunately it's more orange in colour than red, so while it's maiko-ish, it's not quite maiko really.

I had a bit of difficulty with the obi in this ensemble. I was experimenting with it to try and get a faux-darari knot. I think I need a bigger obimakura to get it to look good, though. Anyways, the experimenting meant I didn't really go for the super low collar look at the back. Besides, given the kimono's age and state I was really nervous about pulling on the fabric too much. I really don't think I will attempt to wear this again, until I repair it.

I also didn't have a suitable maiko style obidome, so instead I tried to be funky with tying my furisode obijime.

I've also been finding more and more photos of Takahiro wearing this kimono. I've even found it immortalized in a sketch of her!
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~moppyXD Apr 12, 2009
That's gorgeous! Did you sew it yourself, or did you buy it?

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~Kurokami-Kanzashi May 2, 2009
Thank you! I purchased this one from Japan. It's a vintage maiko's (apprentice geisha's) kimono.

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~moppyXD May 4, 2009
Do you have any idea how old it is? Phew. :O

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~Kurokami-Kanzashi May 4, 2009
I'm not sure exactly how old it is, but I'm guessing Showa era - post world war definately, though.

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~moppyXD May 5, 2009
Cool! :D

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~bluedevilsinger Feb 11, 2009
You're wearing my favorite shade of my favorite color! Violet looks stunning on you. It's a stunning color on cool-toned skin tones. This is a beautiful kimono.

If I may ask, is black your natural hair color or is it colored? I've been curious.

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~Kurokami-Kanzashi Feb 17, 2009
Thank you very much! Nope, my hair isn't black - and I don't dye it either! :D It's actually just a dark brown that usually photographs as black.

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~bluedevilsinger Feb 17, 2009
You're welcome. Ahhh, I see. Mine isn't that dark. You can still tell it's brown albeit very, very dark brown. >.<

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