#marukuge

[tanuki-kimono]

Homey outfit in sunny colors, featuring a checkered mustard kimono with kiku (chrysanthemum) and sakura (cherry blossom) pattern, paired with quiet obi closed with a lovely ombre marukuge (round fabric objime).

Marukuge are obijime made from fabric tubes filled with cotton. In the past they were mostly used for formal attires (like mofuku/mourning dress, tomesode/formal kimono, or shiromuku/bride white kimono). Recently, they’ve been used more and more with furisode, then some fashionista made the jump and started using them for informal kimono too.   

I love how here the obijime plumpness just add to the overall comfy mood :)

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[tanuki-kimono]

Fun hanabi (fireworks) yukata, styled with a colorful marukuge (round fabric objime).

Marukuge are obijime made from fabric tubes filled with cotton. In the past they were mostly used for formal attires (like mofuku/mourning dress, tomesode/formal kimono, or shiromuku/bride white kimono). Recently, they’ve been used more and more with furisode, then some fashionista made the jump and started using them for informal kimono too. 

Wearing them with yukata is a bit weird to my eyes (as they look pretty “heavy” = not airy summer weave), but I like the dash of fun this one adds to the outfit!

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