- A pure silk, Japanese haori kimono jacket, with scattered, floating petals design.
- Awase (lined). The lower lining is the same silk as the outside, the upper lining is a different, lighter silk, as is standard in lined haori
- A traditional, hand tailored garment, with raw seam ends hidden inside and out.
- Perfect worn over a kimono and absolutely stunning worn with trousers, skirts or leggings, either loose or cinched in with a belt. Long enough, perhaps, to wear as a short wrap dress.
- May have shitsuke, which is large, very loose white stitching around some edges, to keep the haori flat and neat during storage. Those stiches just get pulled out gently before use. The Japanese take great care of these garments, as they are incredibly expensive and treasured, so store them with great care, which is why so many of this age and older are still in fabulous, strong condition today, with a long life ahead of them.
- Made and bought in Japan.
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Condition:
Excellent
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 129cm
Shoulder to shoulder seam (known as yuki) 60cm
Length (known as mitake) 75cm
Floating Petals 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.
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.