Thank you and see you next year~

This blog has been running for about three years. Even though I had a really few readers and it's like my personal journal, I will keep this blog as long as I love kimono, kitsuke and everything about Japan. I'm an Indonesian and I love kimono. Thank you for inventing this fashion. I'm so happy this culture ever hit me. I'll see you next year.

ISOTK Round 2 4th Stop: Fifi, Jakarta

I think I triple-posted Indonesian Sisterhood of Traveling Kimono (ISOTK) project consecutively :D. This time, the kimono journey wasn't as far as before. It was from Bekasi to Jakarta (really, it was that short :D). Anyway, this time, Fifi decided to go to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. She said that she had a struggle doing her kitsuke. It took her around 5 hours total for dressing and she was already stressed. Without further delay, here I present you some of her pictures that day.

You can see the full album set in here.

ISOTK Round 2 3rd Stop: Guri, Bekasi

After visiting Semarang, the kimono Round 2 of Indonesian Sisterhood of Traveling Kimono has continuing its journey to Bekasi. This time, the participant was Annissa Guri Utami, but she is usually called Guri. She was a self taught in kitsuke (kimono dressing).

For usual, you can find the full album set in here.

ISOTK Round 2 2nd Stop: Fajar, Semarang

The kimono Round 2 of Indonesian Sisterhood of Traveling Kimono has settled its journey to Semarang. Fajar Arif Rachman was the stylist and dresser this time. Check his work below:

They are really lovely, aren't they? For full album set, you can check here.

How to Fold Hakama

Folding hakama can be a little tricky. But with the correct way of folding it, we will get a well maintained and smooth pleated skirt without any necessary wrinkle. I myself haven't had a hakama, but I'm thinking about having one of it someday ^w^.

ISOTK Round 2 1st Stop: Iink, Sukabumi

So this time, the kimono of Indonesian Sisterhood of Traveling Kimono was visiting Iink from Sukabumi. She posed with her daughter. How lovely was that :D.

For full album set, you can visit here.

Kitsuke November 2013: Mangafest and Himeji

My partner in crime, Sabi Sabishigaru, attended Hello Fest 9 (HF9) at Jakarta. At first, I wanted to participate physically, and morally but I couldn't T^T. So I decided to support her with anything I could: paper administration and some ready-stock kinchaku. I didn't have lot hand made items nor representable amoount of kimono related items. Sabi-san sold a lot of kanzashi, she herself is a kanzashi maker and crafter ^w^. Gotta love her work.

I was dishearten a lot since I couldn't go to HF9 this year, but some advertisement about Mangafest 2013, the local matsuri event in Yogya cheered me up :D. I thought about going to the matsuri but ended up renting a booth there :P. My booth was renting yukata one. I asked help from one of my community friend. The matsuri was cramped with people ^w^. The matsuri was conducted on 9-10 November 2013 at Fakultas Ilmu Bahasa (FIB) UGM. For further review about the matsuri and my booth, please go to this link here ;). 

I wore kimono for both day. But, due to lack of human resources, I didn't have decent picture of my own kitsuke T^T. I should really really start to take my picture just about I finished my kitsuke session. Sowwie for the blurry, overexposure, weird angle and disheveled pictures.

Day 1

I wore my home-made komon. The colour is thick purple - I always wanted to have a royal purple kimono, but this komon wasn't that colour I want :P. I paired it with my flower hiraki nagoya obi, pink-white obiage, pink-white obijime, white based polkadot kantan eri and really wide lace for my collar. I wanted to try that kind of ensemble - I guess the inspiration was from kimono hime style and Mamechiyo. I wore white tabi and geta (present from hubby). I know I suppose not wearing tabi with geta, but I just love socks! I can't get enough socks~ Oh...I only wear kantan eri since it was going to be a really hot day.

Day 2

I wore my checkered red komon and paired it with my self made informal fukuro obi. Gee I didn't know about much obi back then and decided to made obi. Actually, the taiko part has embriodered patch of bunny and bear; ohh! also black lace near both taiko border (what is the term for that? :O). I still wore the same kantan eri and tabi :)). For both day, I didn't wear any juban since I would strike with prostrate heat if I did so. Got the experience from the last matsuri at Solo part 1, part 2 :)). It was raining hard by the end of the day. But I didn't disheartened at all. This was a great experience!

They were cosplayers waiting for the result and brave enough to try two of my yukata. They are bishonen in real life.

How to Fold Haori

This pictorial will show us how to fold a haori. I think michiyuki can also be folded in the same way.

Kitsuke October 2014: Accompanying Dad to Wedding Reception

During October 2013, we had Idul Adha. It was also named Idul Qurban. Daddy became one of the committee. Hubby also came home, this time to Semarang. LOT OF MEAT! Mommy made lot of sate kambing and gule. I wouldn't surprise if I gain some weight :hammer:.

I also went home and bring one of my kimono ensemble. I love my polkadot kimono so much ^w^ and I paired it with my latest kimono shopping, black synthetic nagoya obi. Previously, I already had two synthetic hanhaba obi. They are slippery and somewhat thicker than my usual silk obi. I was ready with the texture and nature of my new nagoya obi:D. I also complemented the ensemble with my - also newest - kimono spree, the orange obiage and obijime.

At first I wanted to wear the ensemble to my date with hubby ^w^, preferably to lunch, dinner or nice strolling. But then daddy appproached me and asked if we could accompany him to the wedding reception his friend had. Mommy wasn't able to attend since she had lecture job that day.

I don't have nice dress to go to the wedding reception, so maybe I would put that chance to wear kimono. I knew that the TPO wasn't correct - hey, it was komon @_@ - but maybe they didn't mind - hey, I didn't mind. My hubby wore his brand new gakuran (=^w^=)/. He looked good! Daddy patiently waited for me - even though I already started some hours before, but still....kitsuke time still took long minute - even though hubby helped me doing the taiko (yare-yare....).

And we were ready to go to the venue - thanks, Dad, for your patience. Hubby drove the car. We didn't get late, but the queue was really long :D. As usual, I got a lot of staring and weird semi-fascinated look from the guest hahaha. Thank you anyway.

I met coincidentally with one of my JHS (Junior High School) friend, Ayu. She approached me first, gosh - I didn't know that she would attend the reception with her mother :D. I couldn't talk a lot with her since we (daddy, hubby and I) were still in queue, and Ayu wasn't. We needed to greet the married couple and their respective parents first. Ayu promised that she would play along to the house together with Dinda though. And I thanked her for praising me and the kimono ^w^.

Selfies. Definitely need some fancy headdress or hair accessories.

Really need to work on my back shot.

PS:
Hubby bought me a new keitai with front VGA camera, so maybe I can abuse it for selfie :P. Arigatou, Hubby XOXO.

Sorry, no picture at the venue, since we were busy to line up in the food stalls. The foods were okay and my tummy got ponpon :P.

How to Fold Kimono (Part 2)

Another way to fold a kimono ;)

How to Fold Kimono (Part 1)

These pictorial will show you how to fold a kimono and put it into a tatoushi (kimono paper).