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Rotties love expensive dried fruit like hoshigaki too! She deserves since she has been such a good girl about her eye meds. Seeing the doggie opthamologist tomorrow. #rottweiler #Rottie #rottiesofinstagram #hoshigaki #persimmon #DriedPersimmon

Great information in English about kimono wearing for men. This stuff is hard to find! Thanks. 👍💕

Kimono wearing tips for men, seen on. Like the ones you can find for women, those tips are pretty much adapted to traditional kimono etiquette. Everyday wearers take it a bit easier ;)

Unlike women, men wear their kimono collar close to neck.

Another trademark for men’s look is how the belt sits on wearer’s body. It has to be high on the back and low under the belly. This position is partly why some kimono wearers pad their tummy: men kimono+belt sits better when a bit chubby!

It is considered cute for women to walk with small inward steps. This gait is somehow linked to how women (can) dressed their kimono+juban (tighter on the legs than men).

You can avoid having your legs constricted by spreading your feet after dressing, like shown on picture above. This position will make kimono+juban split, loosening them and allowing you to walk more freely.

As men belt sits under the belly, collars tend to dishevel as moving. To correct that, first grab kimono collar near the neck and rectify by pulling fabric, sliding your hands toward the belt. Then, reach below the belt and pull the excess fabric.

When on a chair, don’t sit on your haori (it will get bad wrinkles). It is better to raise the back of your coat before sitting so it doesn’t get caught under you. It is also advised to not lean against back of chairs.

Lovely copper sculpture of floral kimono entitled "Wafuku" (Japanese traditional clothing) by Jaclyn Martin. The piece is installed for the Mansion at Strathmore exhibit Timeless Transformation, Kimono, Prints & Textiles. If I had the money and the place to put this, it would be mine! 😍

I think ellensama's post says it all. ❤️

Jotaro Saito Designs

I am just in love with this designer so badly. That hooded Haori is just pure fashion porn. This is like my traditional Japanese version of suit porn.

Yukiwa / snow crystal kimono, cute snowman obidome and my new Tatsumura Textile hanhaba obi! I was so excited to get a chance to wear the obi. Love the pine needle pattern and it tied like a dream. 🌲❄️👘⛄️😊 @tatsumura2

Kettle is on the stove. Just waiting for the water to boil. #tea #chawan #matcha #natsume #chashaku #teabowl

Happy Easter! 🐰 🌸 🌞

Cooking for the first time in kimono. 😁 Hubby was going to cook breakfast for me after I dressed for our Kimono de Jack DC outing. I got dressed and he woke up with a painful ankle. So here I am heading into the kitchen…🍳

Breaking out my puppy dog 🐶 chawan / tea bowl that has a cute little illustration of a dog that reminds me of my fluff ball, Miss Calhoun.

My New Years matcha just arrived from Japan with a cute little graphic for the Year of the Dog. It is wakamatsu-no-mukashi which is one of my favorite teas from Ippodo Tea. They have stores in Kyoto, Tokyo, and New York. Can’t wait to have a bowl. 🐶🍵💕