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「掲載されました！」Publications September 2016
These days a lot of exciting stuff is happening and I wanted to share that with you. Firstly, I have been published in the German womens magazine “Lea“. It is not a big article, but I am super stoked! この頃、色々なハッペニングはあります。（笑） 一週間前は「Lea」と言うドイツの雑誌に掲載されました。別に大きな記事とかでもないですけど、とても嬉しいです。 The page spread is featuring women who have tried something outside their comfort zone and risked something. The header says “Dared and succeeded!... -
「きものサローネ2016」Kimono Salone
Yesterday I jumped back into my kimono, did my hair and went to Kimono Salone – a 3 day event / exhibition of kimono brands in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. 昨日は久々に着物でお出かけしました。初めての「きものサローネ」へ！ But let’s start from the beginning – as always with my outfit: I finally tried to do Nihongami again. It was quite a fight, because I used a cheap stupid extension which doesn’t work well... -
「金星倶楽部～黒色すみれ×KIMONO姫」Kimono Hime Event
Currently we are looking for a new apartment to move into, that’s why life has been super busy recently and I failed to blog. Also several people from overseas decided to come to Tokyo and there were several events so I had packed but fun weeks! みなさん、お元気ですか？ 最近は、引っ越しのため物件探しや色々なイベント、海外からの来客で忙しくて、ブログを書けておりませんでした。バタバタでしたけど、楽しい時間もたっぷりでした。 One of said events was one I got my ticket for quite early and looked forward... -
「７月着物コーデ」Kimono Styles July 2016
I regularly post my kimono coordinates on my Instagram & Twitter but fail to do so on my blog. So I thought I would show all the styles I wore in July here in a complete post. 着物コディネートの写真はよくインスタグラムやツイッターなどに載せますが、ブログにUPするのはいつも忘れちゃいます。そのため、今回「７月着物コーデのまとめ」として紹介したいと思います。 LET’S START ☆ For a meeting I chose a rather toned down summer kimono and spiced it up with a cute gold fish obi. The bag... -
「斉藤三才」Saito Sansai - Roots of Jotaro Saito
Many of you probably already know about JOTARO SAITO, a kimono brand from Kyoto which I reported about previously. (At Tokyo Fashion Week & The store) 着物好きやブログを読んでる皆さんはJOTARO SAITOと言う着物ブランドを知ってますよね？ 今回はこのブランドの歴史を紐解いてみたいと思います。 （前回の記事：東京コレクション & 絹磨xJOTARO SAITOの紹介） JOTARO SAITO actually comes from a traditional line of kimono artisans in Kyoto. His father Saito Sansai also designs kimono (and revolutionised the industry already before Jotaro) and also Sansai has... -
「原宿ラフォーレで着物ショッピング」Harajuku LaForet's kimono shops
Last Saturday I went to Harajuku’s LaForet Shopping mall to check out the nice kimono pop up shops there. During the Summer months, many kimono brands offer their yukata and kimono items in department stores in the city. 土曜日は原宿ラフォーレにある様々な着物ブランドのポップアップへ行ってまいりました。 But before that let me show you my outfit. It was a very special day for me because I made my Hakama Debut! (Meaning I...
