u/kanzashi-yume

I realised some people are not obsessively following certain kimono designers as I do, so they are yet to see those obidome (and kanzashi) masterpieces that Suu recently came up with. They definitely underestimated how popular they would get, so it took probably less than a week for them to run out of stock. They usually remake their designs, so I'm sure they will be back in stock soon, so this is your notice to start saving up for the one you like the most haha

Which one is your favourite?

I already splurged on ittan momen one and hopefully will have it in my hands just in time for some yōkai summer coordinations.

Secondly, can you name all the yōkai that they made?

Here is the link to their obidome selection, but as you will notice, most of the stuff is currently sold out.

https://palnartpoc-store.com/ic/cat-011

Inspired by u/bebetaian 's recent post. Photos in no particular order because reddit app hates me,and basically from whatever I found on my mobile, so it's a sort of limited selection, but I hope it can inspire you!

Seems like I have absolutely no choice over which photo appears in which position on the carousel, so you get the closeup first before seeing the overall look. That's reddit choice haha

So it was a Sakura Day, but since I did not want to compete with the flowers and it's the season for fuji in Japan already, I decided to go for that flower instead. Next time I will definitely choose an awase, it was so cold! I suffered for fashion in my newly purchased and retailores Kyoetsu gingham hitoe komon, and I also finally got a chance to wear my gorgeous fuji obidome.

I made a decision last minute to go for a milk tea sanbuhimo instead of lavender because the other one was getting sort of lost in the overall look, but this one stands out nicely and compliments the colour of clay used for the obidome.

I also had a bit of an accident with the zōri, after serving me well for 15 years, the sole on one completely fell off as soon as I reached the location. Fortunately, it's fixable, and depending on the new glue's durability, I will probably get some more use out of them once I reattach the sole.

I got so many compliments about the coordination and the obi, it was almost overwhelming. This obi especially is a stunner and still one of my most favourite purchases even after over a decade of owning it (and I will forever thank ichiroya for this great find)

The obiage and obijime might not make too much sense until you really zoom in on the obi design. Those grasses use so many colours! Including oranges, greens and yes, this pale sort of red that I used for obiage.

That's my favourite way to create coordinations - pick the colours used somewhere in the design in smaller amount to bring them up with obiage and obijime once again to emphasise them a little bit more. 🩷