- Black silk with a beautiful, shimmering urushi (metallic lacquered silk thread) weave of large, pink and yellow-gold roses. The urushi design is a little less bright than some of the photos make it look, as the camera flash lights up the metallic thread a bit
- If the black looks at all grey in some of the photos, it is just the camera flash causing it to seem so. It is a lovely dense black in the plain areas
- A very striking and glamorous haori that can be dressed down with jeans or dressed up with evening wear
- Complete with silk himo (braided front ties), usually bought separately
- Fully lined in silk
- Made in and bought from Japan
- The Japanese take great pains to store their traditional garments with the utmost care, which is why they stay in such exceptional condition. Some of my Japanese garments have large, white stitching (shitsuke) round the edges. The Japanese put these stitches in to keep the edges flat during long periods of storage, these stitches just get pulled out before wearing the garment
Condition:
Excellent
Measurements:
Length 85 cm
Sleeve end to sleeve end 131 cm
Sleeve seam to sleeve seam 64 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
Sparkling Roses 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.