Michihiko Kakazu (National Theater Okinawa), Ichiko Yonamine (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum), Toshiaki Hagio (Cultural Assets Division of the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education), Masayuki Dana (Okinawa Predectural Board of Education), and translators field questions during a symposium for Bingata! Only in Okinawa. Nov. 5, 2016-Jan. 30, 2017. The Textile Museum, Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Okinawa Prefectural Government. Many of the items are national treasures and have never been seen outside of Japan. #bingata #kimono #kimonos #okinawa #ryukyu #japanesetextiles
Merry Christmas to all our fur-friends and friends around the world! π²βοΈπβ¨ #rottweiler #rott
Japanese zodiac hanao (sandal straps), by Yukiya sold by Getaya
They look so pretty when set on zori <3
(if somebody wish to treat me with the tiger ones Iβll be right here waiting xD)
Had a great time with the ladies at the July Kimono de Jack Washington, DC meet up. π Thank heavens the extreme heat we've been having let up for a brief day! ππ₯π
Five people have tagged me in this today and it literally is me
Cooking for the first time in kimono. π Hubby was going to cook breakfast for me after I dressed for our Kimono de Jack DC outing. I got dressed and he woke up with a painful ankle. So here I am heading into the kitchenβ¦π³
I just love K9s so much that I canβt seem to get enough of them during the Year of the Dog. π I was even born in a YOD. Here is a kobukusa by famous weaver Kitamura Tak Shinsaibashi with adorable dogs creating piles of puppies. Iβve had this awhile and have been waiting for a chance to break it out!
It was Washington, DC Sakura Matsuri weekend and brother was it hot! Had to ditch the lined kimono and break out an unlined, tsumugi kimono with large woven flowers. πΈ Paired it with an olive-green han-eri and heko obi. The charm is a stuffed chirman bunny. π°
Yukiwa / snow crystal kimono, cute snowman obidome and my new Tatsumura Textile hanhaba obi! I was so excited to get a chance to wear the obi. Love the pine needle pattern and it tied like a dream. π²βοΈπβοΈπ @tatsumura2
Three little piggies celebrating the Year of the Boar. πππ΅
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