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Coordinating Taisho-esque Homongi Kimono

in process... This second coordination challenge is this hōmongi kimono with a design reminiscent of the Taishō period, though the kimono itself may or may not actually be from the Taishō period (1912-1926). A hōmongi kimono... ...full story at Japan Now & Then

from Japan Now & Then on Fri, Jan 30 2009

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08 Apr 08		Blossom Viewing in Kimono: Sumidagawa and Ueno Park » Japan Now & Then *Click pictures to enlarge A friend and I dressed up in kimono to go to the “Sumidagawa Kimono En’yūkai” (隅田川きもの園遊会) event near Asakusa. My friend wore a sea-mint green iromuji with a design of unidentifiable flowers, and paired it...

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