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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 wanted to do some maiko-ish poses with this kimono, so here's one that was inspired by a photo of a dancing maiko I saw once.

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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~Lexxiington Feb 25, 2009
Such a pretty Kimono.
I love it <3

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And going away means forgetting. - Peter Pan
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!Heterodyning Feb 11, 2009
You look amazing! What a gorgeous kimono that is!

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