"12 Days of Kimono" - Day 5

Day 5 of the "12 Days of Kimono"! This ensemble is a very formal one with a red furisode featuring waves, carts, lucky motifs, and LOTS of flowers. The obi is a heavy black rokutsuu fukuro with a karabana design. For the obiage, I chose a deep blue-purple shibori one with gold flecks (it shows up more blue in the pictures). The round obijime is half gold and half silver. It personally reminds me of the garland on a Christmas tree. The zori follow suit in gold with red bottoms. For the final touches of formality, a black glittery date-eri and cream embroidered haneri were chosen.

"12 Days of Kimono" - Day 4

Day 4 of the "12 Days of Kimono"! Often with the cold weather, I like to choose darker tones for a feeling of warmth. This ensemble is the complete opposite! All of these pastel colors remind me of candy! A yukiwa covered lavender komon is paired with a green gingham nagoya obi. The obiage and sanbuhimo are a sweet baby pink. To replicate the pattern of the kimono, the obidome has faux pearls in the shape of a snowflake. Hanao with multicolor leaves have fluffy snow covers to keep the toes warm outside. For one more element of sweetness, I also included a pink handkerchief with a maneki neko and ume design.

"12 Days of Kimono" - Day 3

Day 3 of the "12 Days of Kimono"! The kimono and obi were selected by Sekita Schack Rubeksen - thank you for your lovely choices! This is a striped tsumugi kimono and a cream obi with multicolor geometric design. The simple kimono and obi promoted me to choose bright colored accessories to keep it from looking too plain. The obiage is a turquoise blue with an ichimatsu pattern. The obijime is a raspberry color. The zori are a deep purple, and to match this (and for fun!), I chose a purple kokeshi doll obikazari.

"12 Days of Kimono" - Day 2

Day 2 of the "12 Days of Kimono"! This ensemble is fit for the coldest winter days - particularly in January and February with this komon's ume pattern. The nagoya obi is cream and green hakata, with a red round obijime, and a grey-tan obiage. Brown zori have fuzzy snow covers to keep the toes warm. A deep orange scarf helps to also hold in the warmth. The obikazari was a small gift from my husband - a cute little turtle!

"12 Days of Kimono" - Day 1

The first coordination is fairly simple, but it leaves a lot of room for accessorizing - especially with Western accessories like boots, hats, and scarves! The kimono is red denim with a cute polka dot interior. The navy hanhaba obi has a design of sparkly bells that feel festive, even though this ensemble is quite casual. The sanbuhimo is purple ribbon and white lace with a clear oval gem obidome. The zori have a black base with blue and brown gingham hanao.

12 Days of Kimono Christmas Challenge

With Christmas coming, I'd like to do a "12 Days of Kimono" - but I want you to help me choose the ensembles! They can be anything you choose as long as the obi and kimono are both of the same season. Please check my Flickr albums and then post your choices. You can also suggest accessories! I can't wait to see what you choose!

Kimono:https://flickr.com/phot…/24213967@N05/sets/72157626797320268

Obi: https://flickr.com/phot…/24213967@N05/sets/72157626672600689

KimoNovember ending early?

 Do to unforeseen medical circumstances, it is unlikely that I will be able to continue KimoNovember  this year.  If I am able to do so, I will post the coordination ideas that I had. However, I am currently on bedrest, so I make no guarantees. All that being said, if you would like to share your ensembles with me, please post in the comments. I would still love to be able to see everyone else's!