- It may look a little grey or shaded in some photos but it is a lovely, dense, even, black background
- Beautiful, pure silk, Japanese haori, with wonderful design of little cottages
- This haori has one, embroidered, formal mon (crest) at centre back. The mon is a butterfly
- Fully lined in silk
- Comes complete with silk himo (front ties), usually bought separately
- The shitsuke (large, loose, white stitching) round the edges is just to keep them flat and neat during storage and they simply get pulled out before wearing
- A traditional, hand tailored garment
- Made and bought in 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
- Please be aware that different monitors display colour slightly differently, therefore the colour in the photos and description is a guide only
Condition:
Excellent
Measurements:
Sleeve end to sleeve end 133 cm
Shoulder to shoulder seam (known as yuki) 65 cm
Length (known as mitake) 80 cm
Cottage Scenery 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.
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 it prior to puchase.