//// Vintage find
Posted on | March 31, 2010 | 6 Comments
I’ve done some great second hand finds this winter — and the nomination for the most beautiful one goes easily to this mint green, sparely flowered kimono. Or to be more exact, this is actually a haori jacket, used as top layer over a kimono. It is made of pretty awesome handpainted heavyweight silk and it has traditional half lining with a matching fabric. I will provide some detail shots later with first actual outfit post — but that will probably take a while, this one is not for rainy weather we are currently experiencing here.
And no, I’m not going to wear it like this… …I’m planning to layer it over my dark jean jacket (that one still needs a wash or two, I need to be certain that there will be no color transfer) or a second hand oversized denim shirt; to relatively casual outfits to tone it down. I like the idea, the simple shape and the quality fabric so much that I’m definitely going to get another one, with very different fabric. The men’s versions are often more simple with no painted or embroidered details, and that’s what I’m after — they usually have some subtle small scale woven pattern with colors like blue, gray and maroon, often combined to white or ecru — very easy to combine to prints and solids.
Naturally this was not my idea — I think that it was actually Susie Bubble who opened my eyes for these. Before that I remember seeing Catherine Baba wearing a kimono beautifully… …but that was not enough to cause any action here, though.
The bracelet is silver petal necklace from Efva Attling worn doubled, the suede belt is familiar from some previous outfit post — and oh yes, it is from Vero Moda, I found a faded print inside. A vintage slip underneath.
You can find several sellers from Etsy — this one is from SeskasPlace — I warmly recommend her shop! But there is more, check for example KimonoMomo and Togei.
And guess what. These are not expensive at all.
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March 31st, 2010 @ 8:47 pm
I love that photo. It could be a painting, or an old, artistic postcard from far away… I also adore the gentle, pastel colors.
April 1st, 2010 @ 1:18 am
i love it! the mint color is almost the exact same color as the one i have. crazy. i could wear these kimonos every day, if it would warm up. aargh.
the pic is so beautiful. i love the filter you put on it. was it done with an app?
love.
xxx
t
April 1st, 2010 @ 8:01 am
There are several things happening in it… …I use Canon’s own software for RAW image processing and Photoshop for some final effects, but I very seldom bother to do more than simple color adjustments (lighting adjustment and this white photographing environment of mine somehow leads me to tone the image vibrance down for slightly desaturated images).
With this I added a single simple color layer, texture layer blended with oval vignette, and I ripped the edge shapes and scratches from old photo.
Photoshopping is something I have done for work for over ten years… …I’m less and less interested working with it. But even with animation and motion graphics it’s still helpful tool sometimes…
April 1st, 2010 @ 12:20 pm
beautifully done, work of art. sophisticated, gentle, delicate.
April 2nd, 2010 @ 1:53 pm
oh wow. i am so complexed by photoshop. the only thing i know how to do is adjust the brightness and color, blur my wrinkles (haha) and stretch the white backdrop out, because it isn’t white enough. i have a photoshop book and my husband is a pro, but it is very intimidating to me.
you are so multi talented!!
April 9th, 2010 @ 4:03 pm
[…] and dark) … but in addition to that I had to experiment a bit how I’m planning to implant the kimono stuff to my actual outfits. I really sought out another haori, a simple men’s style and in color that […]