Kimono

[saharial]

I want one. Plain and simple as that. I want a kimono. Not a bathrobe in oriental themed fabric, but a proper one. They are of course expensive, and the ones I see are really just not quite what I have in mind. This means that i need to design and make my own. I don't have a sewing machine and I will have to wait until I have a job before i can actually start to make this, but in the mean time i can design what I want and go looking at fabrics and sewing machines etc. I want to make Hanbok as well, but that's a post for another time.




This i guess is a nice classic simple design. Everyday wear? hmmm



I like this modern twist on it, but not very practical or demure ;)



Is this for a guy?



I love the embroidery on this!!!



I love cherry blossoms on everything! But for this i love the mix of light and dark.



Again with the cherry blossoms though nice to see it in red not pink



this might be the easiest part to make :/

Its hard to know what design to go for. On a basic level its all rectangles joined together, but i have a feeling that its more complex than that really. Each bit has its own name. anyway. when I am in London on Wednesday, I will have a peek round the fabric shops in soho. I know a lot of them carry the material used in cheongsams, but that's not what I am looking for really. I know I won't be able to get proper Japanese kimono fabric, so I will maybe use silks/cottons and things that are more fancy.

I'll make a small scale model of it in advance as well with any samples i can get too, which I am sure professionals do. I'm not a skinny gal, so i need to make sure I design it to flatter. Some materials are just wrong wrong wrong on a gal with a  big bust and squidgy butt hehe
 

Comments

[merry_chan]

You've always got such interesting blog entries!!! And by the way, the one above you referenced as possibly being a male one--I think it is! But I still think you could pull it off well if you wanted to! Maybe it would be a bit more snuggleable!

But I wish you the best with this! Hahahaha,the mini-one made me chuckle, but they're all really gorgeous--especially pattern-wise! &hearts I hope you will post pictures!!!

[saharial]

I'm definitely veering more to the light and dark with cherry blossoms that i can see. I think designing it with an overall fabric scheme like that is more effective don't you think? ^_^

[merry_chan]

Yeah, that one really is gorgeous and definitely eye-catching. You could do a kind of photoshoot for family with that too! For some reason, I think that's one thing my family really wanted to see me do when I came to Japan, so I bet they would love to see you try it! And you're making your own, right???

[saharial]

yup - I want to make my own for sure! I was looking at sewing machines today when i was out at the shops... plotting...plotting....