- A black, silk haori, with gorgeous embroidered hanabishi (lozenge shaped flowers), with gold thread embroidered stems.
- This is a hitotsu mon haori, which means it has one mon (crest) at centre back, making it a formal haori. The mon is ivy. The mon has tissue stitched on to protect it, which gets removed before use.
- Awase (fully lined)
- Any large white stitches on this haori are just shitsuke (large, loose, white, basting stitches). The Japanese put these in to keep the edges neat during storage; they are easy to remove and just get pulled out before wearing
- Made and bought in Japan
- In Japan, haori are not normally worn with a sash or belt, they are worn loosely, on top of a kimono and obi, but they also look great cinched in with a belt and worn with western world clothing.
- Type: A Japanese haori, a long jacket, with swinging sleeves, traditionally worn over a Japanese kimono
- Hitotsu mon. Garments with mon (crests) are divided into three types: itsutsu-mon (5 mon), mitsu-mon (3 mon) and hitotsu-mon (1 mon). The more mon it has, the more formal the occasion at which it may be worn.
Condition:
Excellent - Marked lining
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 130cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam 62cm
Sleeve depth 46cm
Length 79cm
Embroidered Hanabishi Haori
Japanese haori; a long kimono jacket, with swinging kimono sleeves. Traditionally worn loose over kimono and obi, fastened with a front tie (haori himo) on centre front edge, but also lovely worn with contemporary clothing, such as jeans, skirts and dresses, either worn loose or cinched in with a belt or sash. So beautifully made, with hidden raw edges, that they can even be worn inside out, with the often beautifully decorative upper lining on show.
Much more haori infornation can be found in the Kimono Information section of the website (page 13, "Haori Kimono Jackets - Japan's Secret Treasure"). Worth a read it prior to puchase.