Cute christmassy modern obi, with santa riding his his reindeer sleigh. I love the snowflakes and snow crystals!
Refreshing shibori (tie-dye) work for this modern yukata adorned with stars and snowflakes
Gorgeous purple ground for this irotomesode showing a sedge of heron taking flight. The ground is woven with discreet yukiwa (stylized snowflake).
OP paired it with a sarasa (calico) obi depicting a boat in a scenery of Persian inspiration.
Antique meisen (ikat weave) kimono with pointy yukinokesshô (snow crystal). I love how they look much more like deadly shuriken than the traditional cute and fluffy yukiwa (stylized snowflake) :D
Glittering metallic theads for this summer obi depicting tonbo (dragonflies) on yukiwa (snowflake).
As you can see on second and third pictures, this is a tsuke obi, a type of belt tailored in two parts (belt+knot) so it’s easier to put on.
Any obi can be tailored as a tsuke obi, you can see how to make + wear one in this past note :)
Yozakura (nighttime cherry blossoms viewing) feeling for this outfit, pairing a subtle kimono with shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) and hazy yukiwa (snowflakes pattern), and a matching cherry blossoms obi
Quiet wintery antique outfit, with a serene yukiwa (snowflake) tsukesage kimono, paired with a delicate obi depicting a pet bird in its cage and ume (plum blossom) branches.
Yuki no kesshô (snow crystal) most beautiful snowflakes pattern I’ve encountered in a while on a kimono item! The very soft lilac hakama adds a light sheen to this ensemble, irl it must look like fresh fallen snow :)
Warm feelings for those kaki (persimmon) themed haori and obi. Kimono chosen is a bit too busy for my taste, but has yukiwa (snowflakes) hinting at winter which is seasonally lovely.
Refined traditional karakasa (paper umbrella) created by Kasabiyori, witth a soft pattern of aoi (hollyhock) and yukiwa (snowflakes).
When you sit under this umbrella, the inner circle also reveals a symbol named mistubaaoi which is the crest of the Tokugawa family. Fitting as this umbrella was created for the Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum shop.
A less discreet version has this same mon in gold leaf:
Delicate yuuzen-dyed haneri (decorative collar) by Uenaka Masashige.
Normally, this part of a haneri is left patternless. On their webshop, those products are nicknamed [chirari], a term meaning “a fleeting glimpse of something”, here hinting at the fact that in Japan the nape is seen as quite sensuous (like a décolleté in the West), so putting a pattern there draw the eyes.
Mysterious feeling for this antique outfit, featuring a tachibana (mandarine orange) obi, paired with a sunset-like kimono depicting black cranes flying over window-like yukiwa (snowflakes) opening on distant torii gates.
Cute polar bear obi paired with a light snowflake pattern kimono.
I think this obi is technically a summer obi, as it’s a type of nagoya obi called hassun obi + wintery/refreshing patterns are often used during summer in kimono fashion.
Hassun obi are around 30cm wide and made from sturdy fabric tailored as single layer with only the tip sewn shut. They are much lighter than the other type of nagoya obi called kyuusun, which are wider (around 34cm), and tailored with double layers + a core.
Refined black&white outfit, featuring a sleek asanoha (geometrical hemp leaves) kimono, paired with a lovely yukiwa-shaped (snowflake) flower field obi.
Delicate early summer kimono outfit, featuring this super soft shunran (noble orchid) houmongi, paired with a subdued yukiwa (snowflakes) and tsuyu shiba (dewy grass) over asanoha (hemp leaves) obi
Dreamy Winter kimono outfit, featuring a lovely hatoba (lit. “dove wing”) colored kimono with super soft yukiwa (snowflakes), paired with white rabbits handpainted obi.
As stressed by OP, this outfit playfully associates snowflakes and rabbits to hint at a well loved Japanese Winter activity: yukiusagi or snow rabbits <3