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投稿者: tetsu

Hello from Hokkaido. With my wife, I once ran a small vintage kimono shop online for several years, shipping around 1,000 pieces — kimono, haori, and obi — around the world. The photos and stories on this blog are drawn from those years. I also write as a journalist on modern public art.
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“Plum blossom” The Obi and Japanese patterns

Posted on 2020-03-26 by tetsu

Is it the cherry blossom(sakura) or plum blossom(ume) most familiar to Japanese? Since the plum is the first tree to bloom as winter comes to an end, there is saying “the first among flowers”.With the pattern of kimono and obi, obviously the plum... Read More | Share it now!

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”Familiar but unfamiliar” From Kyoto to Catwalk

Posted on 2020-03-25 by tetsu

The exhibition “Kimono:Kyoto to Catwalk” at the Victoria and Albert Museum(V&A) in London explains how Kimono inspired Western movie costumes and stage costumes for rock singers. David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Bjork and others have been... Read More | Share it now!

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“Bricolage” From Kyoto to Catwalk

Posted on 2020-03-24 by tetsu

From spring to summer this year, large-scale kimono-themed exhibitions should have been hot topics in London and Tokyo. However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the exhibition museum in London has been closed, and the exhibition in Tokyo, which is... Read More | Share it now!

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The Yukata Men’s or Women’s?

Posted on 2020-03-23 by tetsu

When choosing a yukata to wear as a dressing gown, for some women it is better to choose a men’s yukata. Is it a matter of pattern preference? No, the first thing to consider is height. Look at the pictures of a couple of men and women in... Read More | Share it now!

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The Yukata as dressing gown

Posted on 2020-03-22 by tetsu / 0件のコメント

We offer you a vintage cotton yukata as a dressing gown or bathrobe.In Japan, currently the yukata is generally worn only as a summer garment ,but it was originally worn as a bathrobe. The yukata is a long-sleeved single robe made of cotton fabric.... Read More | Share it now!

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cafe93cool is a blog about vintage kimono and the world around them — meisen and other silks, haori, obi, and the patterns and stories woven into them. Most of the photos come from a small online shop my wife and I once ran. Welcome.

 

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