- A black silk, Japanese haori, with exquisite phoenix, enhanced with touches of red embroidery. The textile art has an abundance of beautiful golden lacquer work.
- This haori is of supreme quality, pure silk inside and out, entirely hand tailored. The large white stitching around the edges is called shitsuke and is put in to keep the edges flat during long periods of storage, it is just carefully pulled out before use. I believe this haori has never have been worn.
- The silk upper lining is equally beautiful, with stunning floral decorated books
- May have shitsuke-ito stitching around the edge; shitsuke-ito is loose, temporary stitching that the Japanese put in to keep edges neat during storage, it just gets pulled out before wearing. These are often a sign that the garment has never been used
- Made 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 with a belt and with western world clothing; see examples shown below this garment's photos
- 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 - unused
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end: 123cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam: 62cm
Length: 79.4cm
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Flying Phoenix 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.