Kouken, Tsunodashi and Otaiko Musubi

 I tried three types of Obi musubi with a Gold leaf brocade fukuro obi. 

Kouken Musubi（後見風結び）

This type of obi musubi is flat and easy to wear when riding in a car.

Kouken Musubi is commonly worn for traditional dance, and by geisha.  

I have arranged this obi a bit differently compared to formal Kouken Musubi. 

Tsunodashi Musubi（角出し結び）

This style is my favorite obi musubi, since it is easy for me to tie. 

The Tsunodashi musubi is considered to be casual. 

Taiko Musubi（お太鼓結び）

Here is the most common obi musubi called "Otaiko." 

Exquisite Sets of Obi and Kimono

 These obi and kimono sets are so CHIC with unified colors. 

Wine Color Iromuji (plain color) and Three Obi sets

The theme of today's kitsuke is wine color Iromuji with three obi. 

1. Ryukyu Bingata Fukuro Obi

2. Black casual Nagoya Obi

3. Semi formal Fukuro Obi

Modern Kimono Collection



Yuzen Irotomesode Kimono

 Yuzen (友禅）is one method of kimono dyeing.

Yuzen dyeing is precisely what made kimono extraordinary. Yuzen kimono are wearable art, and they are essentially a canvas. It is called Yuzen as this method of dyeing was developed by a painter in Kyoto, Miyazaki Yuzen Sai (宮崎友禅斎), long ago in the Edo period. 

There are three types of Yuzen kimono:

1. Kyo Yuzen (Kyoto) - These often feature lavish designs or patterns, and are decorated heavily with gold and silver leaf or embroidery. 

2. Kaga Yuzen (Ishikawa Prefecture)  - The colors are more muted and sleek, rather than vivid.

3. Tokyo Yuzen (Edo) - These often use designs that depict the lives of merchants. 

Following are some photos of my Kaga Yuzen (Iro Tomesode) kimono. 

I tied three different Fukuro obi. 

The panels above are all connected tell a story. 

I LOVE YUZEN Kimono!