- A rare ko furisode, designed by the famous Kansai Yamamoto. It has flowers and a peacock on the left front chest (kimono are always worn left front on top of right front, by both men and women)
- Kansai Yamamoto was born in Yokohama in 1944. Yamamoto recently created designs for Louis Vuitton. He was David Bowie's favourite designer and was commissioned to create costumes, based on traditional Japanese Noh dramas, for Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane tours in the 1970s
- This furisode is designed to also look good with women's hakama.
- Made and bought in Japan
- High quality synthetic textile
- A ko-furisode kimono. Furisode means swinging sleeves, which, on furisodes, are incredibly deep sleeves, and ko means small, so a ko-furisode is a furisode kimono with slightly less deep sleeves, but still extremely deep
- Gently hand washable. Cool wash, do not rub, do not soak, do not wring. Use a detergent for colours. It can be given a final spin in a washing machine to remove excess water or perhaps final rinse and spin but if giving a final rinse and spin, put it into a tied closed pillowcase or it may tangle in the machine and rip off the sleeves). If rinsing in a machine, do it separately. I would not recommend machine washing. It can also be carefully dry cleaned but check with your dry cleaner.
Condition:
Excellent - unused
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 130cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam (yuki) 65cm
Sleeve depth 75cm
Length 163cm
Designer Kansai Yamamoto Kimono
Kimono require a sash to hold them closed. This is always bought separately. Men usually wear a kaku obi with their kimono or, casually at home, a soft heko obi
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't really advise anyone on the fit. Please judge fit from the measurements given. Check length given for the garment, then measure from base of back of your neck down to judge that length on you
Also measure from centre back of neck, along shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, then double that and compare it with the sleeve end measurement to judge sleeve lengthSome of my garments have white stitching (shitsuke) round the outside edges to keep the edges flat during long periods of storage, these stitches just get pulled out before wearing the garment
Cleaning: Be very cautious about washing kimonos. All cleaning is done entirely at your own risk, as is standard with all vintage garments and items. I would advise only dry cleaning
Colour: Please be aware that different monitors display colour slightly differently. Therefore the colour in the photos and description is a guide only