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Yukata-The Simple Look (Wearing Yukata 2008 #4)

Anyway, after I finished writing about Yukata—The Finished Look, I was all pooped out with that and felt like wearing something different. I bought this Yukata last year at the kimono boutique Naraya near Meijiro station in Tokyo to wear on the ... ...full story at Japan Now & Then

from Japan Now & Then on Sun, Aug 10 2008

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05 Aug 08 visit Gion Matsuri, 2008, the yukata of Kyoto  »  YouTube videoKyoto Japan summertime festival. Fun and kimonos and yukata.
19 Oct 07 visit Wearing Yukata: Dressing Up Chic  »  Japan Now & Then My friend Tanaka-san, who is relatively new to yukata having bought her first one last year, made the mistake of asking me advice about how to dress up her yukata so that it was a bit more chic. I love yukata questions, but this was quite a challenge ...
08 Aug 08 visit Yukata-The Finished Look: Elegant Yukata Fabrics  »  Japan Now & Then * Click image to enlarge The main difference between a yukata and a hitoe (unlined) summer kimono is the fabric, and too a lesser extent the pattern. Basically, summer kimonos are made of silk or a natural bast fiber such as hemp, whereas yukata are...
21 Jun 07 visit Stay cool for summer: learn how to wear a yukata in two hours  »  Japan Times Ever been to a Bon festival and marveled at how everyone manages to pull off wearing a yukata (summer kimono) with such aplomb? Match the well-dressed throngs this summer by heading to one of... Read more . . .
05 Aug 07 visit How to Wear Yukata I: What You Need  »  Japan Now & Then 1) One-Piece Hada-Juban for Yukata This is worn over your underwear to prevent the yukata from sticking to your skin, and though I went years without bothering to wear one, it is much cooler if you do. The best is a 100% percent cotton or linen full-...
28 Oct 07 visit Wearing Yukata: Dressing Up II  »  Japan Now & Then This summer when Tanaka-san and I, and the rest of the young’ins from the Research Center, went on the Yakatabune bay-boating excursion. I wore a white yukata with a goldfish pattern instead of my more typical (for me) dark colored purple or my dark in...

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