Regarding patterns, I’ve written about summer kimono before. Because it’s so hot, traditionally patterns used for summer here in Japan are supposed to evoke a cooling feeling.

You can have a read here:

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Kimono aren’t also always traditionally made of silk (we have wool, linen, hemp, etc). But since most foreign tourists equate kimono = silk, they can be easily sold that this trick

It’s similar to how fashion brands say “wool coat” when it’s 10% wool and 90% acrylic.

Rental shops in Kyoto can get away with this because most foreign tourists have no idea what real silk should genuinely feel like. Tourists also often have no idea what different kimono weave types are either.

Tourists often use synthetic, *mass-produced kimono* with overly bright, clashing patterns. These shops claim they’re authentic silk, but they’re not. (Sorry!) They’re polyester-silk blends… but the actual silk content can be as low as 5%!

If you’d like to see more photos from the shoot, head over to my IG: www.instagram.com/mainichikimono

I’m booking kimono clients for March (cherry blossom season at the end of the month!). Interested? Shoot me a DM here:

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I hope you've enjoyed this thread! I'm still in the process of bringing over my old posts from The Bad Place. In the meantime, feel free to check out my Ko-Fi! I have other threads there.

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Hair for brides is usually styled with a wig and the wig is set with a 角隠し (tsunokakushi), which literally means "horn-hiding". The implication was to "hide the horns of jealousy" that the bride may have, and so she may be gentle and obedient in her marriage

The 綿帽子 (wataboushi) is a bridal hood. It's typically only worn with all white bridal ensembles during the ceremony, and isn't paired with colorful uchikake, nor is it worn during the reception when the bride is mingling with guests

Uchikake can come in a variety of colors. Red is more traditional, but there are no limits.
Patterns traditionally focus on cranes, tortoises, etc, but as kimono has changed and modernized over time, patterns also have changed to reflect clients' individual tastes

(Uchikake, for the record, refers to the outermost kimono, which is very heavy!)
It's common to see shiro-uchikake with red or even accents due to the auspiciousness of the colors.

色打掛 (iro-uchikake) were originally the formal attire of samurai wives during the Muromachi period, and slowly became preferred by rich merchants and aristocrats during the Edo period. As bridal attire, they were changed into from the white (shiro-uchikake) after the actual ceremony took place

白無垢 (shiromuku) - used in Shinto wedding ceremonies since the Muromachi period (1336-1573), were originally for samurai families. White symbolizes purity, as well as signals that the bride is taking on the colors of the groom's family she's marrying into. A clean transition, so to speak

Finally, here is a denim kimono shop:

denimkimono.base.shop/categories/4...

And here is the one from Rakuten:

item.rakuten.co.jp/wazakkahonpo...

Actually, the one from Yahoo is on sale at the moment! store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/kimono-kyouk...

Here’s another from Yahoo JP shopping. A little pricier than I thought (¥12,980!)

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