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Most of the kimono in my small collection are tomesode, or more properly kuro-tomesode (black tomesode), the kind worn by married women for formal occasions. Why? First, because I love the highly elegant patterns and colour schemes and rather dislike pastel colours. Second, because I buy my kimono at flea markets. Fair-coloured kimono are very susceptible to irremovable staining, so most pastel-coloured kimono at the flea market look awful. Tomesode, however, often appear to have been worn only once and are, by way of the black backgound, less likely to be disfigured by stains.
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Tomesode at department store note gold-ish colour scheme |
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Tomesode fabric at dept. store note raised embroidery |
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apparently made of real silk in an imitation of yûzen so good you'd almost think it was the real thing |
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in a less sophisitcated yûzen imitation - note how pattern tapers towars the (hidden) right flap |
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of an unusually modern design, probably a handmade variation on yûzen - note how pattern tapers towars the right flap |
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from a rather flashy example, made into a suit jacket - the strip to the left is made of the lininig; the bird was on the left flap |
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