I Won an Obi!!

I'm not usually very lucky when it comes to contests, but this past week, I won an obi from Kimono Furicle's weekly giveaway! It's a beautiful kiku and momji obi:

I have to send them a photograph of me wearing it within one week since I received it today. I can't wait to coordinate with it! =D

Germantown International Festival

This weekend was the annual Germantown International Festival. Josh and I went to help out the Japanese teachers from the University with their booth. Here's a few pics we took (mostly my outfit, courtesy of Josh). Enjoy!

Yellow Sha Hanhaba Obi and Leaf Zori

Summer's end isn't too far away, so stores are starting to put last season's items on sale. For whatever reason, I have wanted a sha or ro hanhaba obi. One of my favorite sellers on Rakuten had this one marked down 70%! I was very pleased ^_^. It's pale yellow sha with an ichimatsu design.

They also have two other designs and four other colors. It should be here in time for me to enjoy before the summer is over.

Also, I have been meaning to get new zori for some time now, but with large Western feet, I often cannot find zori for a decent price. Kimono Machi has had these for a while, but I didn't bite until now. My new pretties!

There was also a pair of baby pink zori that were the same size and only slightly more expensive that I pondered, but I have many more occasions to wear kimono casually than I do formally, and those would have seen little use. These will be perfect for autumn, but the pastel colors also would work for spring.

Blue Edo Komon

It's been a while, but since I've gotten rid of many kimono (and there's still more to go!), I bought myself a new one. This is a pale blue Edo komon. I fell in love with it ages ago, but never bought it because 1. I had too many kimono, and 2. It was too expensive. The price didn't drop much, but I had credits saved up in my account, so it suddenly became doable and thus mine!

Break for Cosplay

Lately, I've taken a little bit of a hiatus with kimono for two reasons: 1. We aren't doing any tea ceremony lessons this summer, which is the most common reason I wear kimono, and 2. I've been working on cosplays. If any of you are interested in cosplay, I invite you to follow me on Facebook at Asagiri Cosplay.

"Cami Sits on Things" Blog

My twin sister just created a blog for her cat Cami - who likes to sit on everything. It's quite hilarious ^_^.

Please enjoy: http://camisitsonthings.blogspot.com

Gofuku no Hi

May 29 was Gofuku no Hi (also known as "Wear Kimono Day"). I didn't have much time to really do any kitsuke, but in the spirit of the day, I threw on a yukata and made Japanese food for dinner.

 I made poteto korokke, and it was so good! It's only my second time making it. =)