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About Me
I started collecting kimonos some time ago. I got somewhat carried away and the quantity I owned got very out of hand, filling an entire room with large boxes of them, with a hefty overspill of boxes in a second room too. I decided to sell many of them, reclaiming some space, recouping some of the money I spent on them and allowing me to still buy another one now and then
I also have an eBay shop, called wafuku uk, using the eBay ID ceri56. Ebay provides a busy, worldwide 'shop window' and gives me the opportunity to inform people about this site. You can use my ebay ID to check my eBay feedback
Almost all my Japanese items are vintage ones because that is what I prefer. The fabrics are exceptional, as is the quality, and they have been owned by Japanese people, not made to be marketed to the west or to tourists, it makes them seem more genuine and more Japanese to me. It also makes them affordable, as even the plainest, brand new, pure silk, hand sewn kimono would cost thousands of pounds (£ UK GBP), so would be impossible for most of us to ever own. A very few smell a little of mothballs/storage but most do not.
I strive to offer genuine, vintage and antique Japanese items of prime quality, in wonderful condition, with clear and honest descriptions and plenty of photographs. If you seek authentic Japanese traditional garments of all kinds, you will find I have a large variety for both men and women and even some for children plus a smattering of other Japanese goodies. Feel free to email me about any further information you think I may be able to offer.
I do not accept exchanges or returns of items, so please read the item's details thoroughly
The 'geisha' in the garden, shown below, is my long suffering daughter, who patiently allows me to photograph her in an endless array of kimonos to display in my listings, allowing buyers to see what many of them look like when on. In the photo below, she is wearing one of her own kimonos; that's the kimono that made me feel I had to own one of my own and got my addiction to kimonos started
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© 2008 C Oldham wafuku.co.uk
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