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1920s Komon Kimono front
  • More photos HERE
  • A 1920s, soft, pink silk komon kimono, with a design in the style popular in the 20s and 30s. Komon kimonos and iro muji kimonos are becoming more and more rare as they are now rarely made, since kimono makers tend to make only very formal, ornate kimonos and summer lightweight cotton yukata kimonos nowadays.
  • Made and bought in Japan
  • These Japanese garments should be hung out to air 4 times per year, if not worn frequently, just as the Japanese do. Hang your garment to air when you receive it too, as it will have been stored for a while.
  • Type: A komon kimono. This style is considered casual and may be worn around town or dressed up with a formal obi for a restaurant. Both married and unmarried women may wear this type of kimono. The most useful of all the kimono types
  • Silk
  • Awase (lined).


Condition:
Extremely good – some very minor marks – see photos

Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 125cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam 61cm
Sleeve depth 56cm
Length 142cm

Sizing:
Japanese clothing is usually of adjustable fit, being mostly wrap-over or tie-to-fit items, so most garments fit a range of sizes. Because of this (and only really knowing my own size anyway) I can