- A bride's shiromuku kakeshita. Due to weight I will send this by courier, e.g. Evri, rather than ParcelForce, who charge ridiculous, unreasonable prices
- Silk and synthetic mix
- Shiromuku means "ready to be dyed", because it is plain white which can be dyed any colour, and refers to the bride being "ready to be dyed the colour of the groom". White is also considered to be the colour of purity. Nowadays a bride may settle for just the white kimono and obi, with perhaps a colourful uchikake worn open on top but traditionally the bride's first outfit, for the duration of the actual ceremony, is made up of more items and all white. The Shinto bride's outfit includes a hat; either a simple, soft, semi circular one called a wataboshi (the equivalent of a veil) which hides her face from all but face on view or a hat called a tsunokakushi (meaning horn cover), which is said to hide her horns of jealousy. She would also have an obi, obiage, obijime, a dagger case, a small mirror case, a fan that is gold on one side and silver on the other and, on her feet, white tabi socks and zori shoes. On top she may wear an uchikake, a very heavy kimono that is worn without an obi. It is usually white for the ceremony and brightly coloured after the ceremony. A new uchikake will cost ten to twenty thousand pounds or even more, so they are usually hired but that still costs a few thousand just to hire, so a vintage one is a much more affordable purchase
Condition:
Extremely good
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 130 cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam (yuki) 65 cm
Length 180 cm
Bride's Wedding Shiromuku Kimono
SKU: wk559
£275.00 Regular Price
£178.75Sale Price
Women's Kimonos 35% off



