- An entirely shibori work haori, with a black and white landscape design
- Shibori is an intricate tie-dye method of making a pattern on fabric. Shibori garments are exceedingly expensive. Shibori is greatly prized by the Japanese, who are aware of how painstaking it is to create
- Complete with silk himo (front ties), usually bought separately
- Awase (lined). Lined with the same silk as outer on lower half and lighter silk on upper half
- Silk
- Made in and bought from Japan
- It 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
- These Japanese garments should be hung out to air 4 times per year, if not worn frequently. Hang your garment to air for a day or so immediately after purchase too, as it will have been stored for a while.
Condition:
Excellent
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 126 cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam (yuki) 61 cm
Length 79 cm
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 from the measurements given
Shibori Landscape 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.