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An exquisite, pure silk, karieba furisode kimono, by the reknowned designer, Michiko Koshino, more known for her expensive, contemporary fashion ranges. Her clothing designs have a cult following. This kimono will have cost many thousand pounds, even in karieba (tacked, untailored) form. This Michiko Koshino kimono is a very rare find, as Koshino rarely designs kimonos, contemporary clothing being her usual work. Koshino is Japanese, from a family of designers and tailors, and is now based inn London.
Karieba kimonos are just loosely tacked together and not yet tailored, so the customer can see what the kimono will look like, then have it tailored to their own fit. High quality kimonos are usually entirely hand tailored (hand sewn).
Michiko Koshino's website is here
Made and bought in Japan

Type:
A furisode kimono. Furisode means ‘swinging sleeves'. They have extra deep sleeves, much deeper than standard kimonos, and are worn on special occasions. They are usually hired for special occasions nowadays, as they are too expensive to own but even hiring one is incredibly expensive, hiring a synthetic one costs well over £200 for one day and a silk one costs way more to hire
Silk
 
Condition:
Excellent – karieba, which means cut out and loosely tacked, till to be sewn together.– see photos below.

Measurements:
Size adjustable, by choice of seam allowance size when tailored.

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.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 length. If shown modelled, the woman in the photos is 125 cm from wrist to wrist.