Adorable black-ground obi with a colorful embroidered owl perched on a pine. I like how OP chose to pair it with a “crescent moon” patterned kimono (which are in fact a motif called tsuyu-shiba/dewy grass)
Modern kimono outfit, pairing a soft ashy pink RumiRock kimono, with a so done-looking snowy owl obi + silken cherry blossoms embroidered decorative collar
Fascinating outfit pairing a purple stripes sanpogi* kimono with swirling flowers mirrored on the skirt, with a beautiful obi depicting a fukurô (owl) over a dark ground with scattered stars and a crescent moon.
*Sanpogi (lit. ”stroll outfit”) are beautiful kimono featuring all over paterns (much like komon) + mirror designs details on skirt flaps. Those fashionable day dress were briefly in fashion in Kansai pre wwii.
Adorable fukuro (owl) themed kimono outfit. The beaded brooch used as obidome is so pretty!
Cute everyday wear outfit, with a lovely graphic tsumugi (raw silk) kimono, paired with some very confused looking fukurou (owls) obi
Best embroidery work for this unusual obi depicting a mimizuku (horned owl) perched on a bamboo beneath a glowing full moon/mangetsu. I love how its fine down feathers over the beak are rendered, and the jewels as eyes is *chief kiss*
Crisp man stage costume, with grounchy looking owls (seen on)
Owl themed kimono outfit, pairing dark green kimono with hidden owls on its skirt, and low-key judgemental owl obi (with cute sparrows on obi front)
Lively cats and birds (owls! so cute!) houmongi, seen on
Azuma bag with a poweful geometrical tiger pattern, by @gofukuyasan
Kimono Yamato add in Nanaoh vol.41, advertising kitsuke (how to wear kimono) lessons. On their website, they have also posted some tutorial videos:
How to put on juban (kimono underwear):
How to put on kimono:
How to tie fukuro and nagoya obi:
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