- A black silk haori, with the most amazing woven design of leaves and flowers. The design appears a touch brighter in the photos than in reality because the light is bouncing off the glinting metalic design
- The design is woven in urushi coated thread. Urushi is a traditional Japanese lacquer and was used only on top quality haori
- Complete with haori himo (hand woven silk ties), usually purchased separately
- This is a hitotsu mon (one single mon/crest) garment, so considered a slightly formal haori. The mon is kiri (paulownia). Kiri is said, in Japanese fable, to have the only branches that phoenix will land on.
- Like all my haori, there is only one of this design on the website
- Awase (fully lined). Lined in silk.
- 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 with a belt and with western world clothing; see examples shown below this garment's photos
- May have shitsuke, which is large, white stitching put in by the Japanese to keep garment seams neat during long periods of storage, it just gets pulled out prior to wearing
- Type: A Japanese haori, a long jacket, with swinging sleeves, traditionally worn over a Japanese kimono
- Made 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
Condition:
Excellent
Measurements:
Haori:
Sleeve end to sleeve end: 125cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam: 56cm
Length: 75cm
Floral Urushi Silk 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.
Haori are loose, long, boxy jackets, and flexible in size. They also tend to vary very little in size from one to another. Many older ones are especially long and could even be worn as wrap dresses.
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 prior to purchase.