Cobalt blue and white awase hiro eri kimono of the komon type with kanze-mizu pattern. It has a pink and bright red contrasting lining and has been adapted to midi coat.

FIT 

Dress Length: 122 cm | 48"

Sleeve Length: 33 cm | 13"

Shoulder to Shoulder: 61 cm | 24"

MATERIAL

Handmande in Japan

Exterior 100% wild silk

Lining 100% synthetic silk

HISTORY

Awase is a lined kimono, exclusively worn between October and May (from Autumn to Spring in Japan). In hiro eri, the collar is wide and its inside is not sewn to the body. When put on, the lapel can be folded in two to feature the widht desired and fall naturally toward the erisaki (the bottom of the collar). It is used in many women’s kimonos.

Komon is an informal kimono whose pattern repeats throughout the piece and often incorporates vertical stripes. Originally used as casual clothing, it is nowadays very rare since, with the westernization of clothing in Japan and the disuse of kimonos as a day-to-day wear, tailors have virtually ceased to produce it.

Water is expressed in diferente ways on summer kimono. There are many types of design, including the S-shaped curves of the ryusui-mizu flowing water crest and the whorls of the kanze-mizu design. Tha fact that water lends itself to repeating patterns may explai why it features so heavily in stencil designs woven fabrics, among other textiles. Combined with the colored leaves of fall, flowing water forms a pattern known as tatsutagawa river.