Kimono Juban
Appropriate colors for a kimono?
In April a town near by will be having a Japanese festival, my mother offered to make a kimono for me. I’m really excited about it. However I’m having trouble finding information about age and month appropriate colors. I will be wearing the white juban but other than that I have no idea. I’m twenty-one and single, I realize that’s not much to go on other than the fact that it will be April at the time of the festival. But I’m not sure about other information you need to help. Also my mother wants to make the kimono out of either a heavy cloth or sateen, she said she would have trouble working with brocade.
You can wear any color you want, though you might want to avoid dull colors (anything gray or brown or with gray tones) because those are typically for older women. The month does not determine the color of the kimono. However, it DOES determine the appropriate patterns you can have on the kimono. This site lists some themes for each season: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html You can also find information on seasonality on a Immortal Geisha.
For material, if you can, you would be better off buying a bolt of actual kimono fabric. Ichiroya, Yamatoku, Kimono Lily, and Ryu Japan sell second-hand kimono as well as fabric bolts. You can sometimes find bolts on eBay if you search for kimono fabric. You could probably find bolts on the international section of Rakuten as well. If you must use some other fabric, try dress fabric like crepe. Anything shiny, sheer, or sparkly is not appropriate for kimono. That basically means anything like velvet, satin, brocades, etc. are not appropriate. If you’re going to use a pattern, steer clear of anything from Simplicity or any of the other similar pattern companies. Try the kimono pattern from Folkwear instead. It’s more authentic. And yes, it’s important to get this as right as possible. You’re going to be going out in public in this so it’s a good idea to get the look right. You’ll look better and it will be more respectful of Japanese culture to do it right too.
Men’s “Naga-juban” with Elaborate “Geisha”
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