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"Peacock in Paradise
" Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $4500 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R1310
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Design:
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Dazzling array of color and design in this exquisite gown. The
turquoise green field shimmers behind a spectacular mix of jeweltones,
all with gold highlights painted or stenciled or embroidered
with French knots. The garden of blossoms reaches across the
seams, across the shoulders, along the hem, and down each sleeve.
No two pattern bundles are the same, but you'll find several
royal peacocks in different poses and positions. The sexy red
lining that peeks out at the sleeve, collar, and hemline. Designers'
seal on the lapel. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
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displayed, colors,
peacocks, on
our model, padded hem/lining |
| Colors: |
turquoise green, pinks, purples, blues, oranges, greens, and
lots of gold! |
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"Whisper of Red
" Kakeshita Wedding Kimono - $1065 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R1255
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| Design: |
Wide bands of black and white provide the background to scattered
floral bouquets in a wonderful color combination of soft mint
greens and bright, bright red. White jaquard silk, with white
shibori arches in the black wavy streambeds, and fully embroidered
florals - including the palownia flower in red! - all trimmed
in gold. |
Style:
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Kakeshita: This style of ceremonial
kimono is a "lighter" style (sometimes called a wedding furisode) and has a thin padding at the hem, with most
of the design located at the shoulders, sleeves and hemline,
which leaves the waist area free if the bride chooses to wear
this with an obi sash, though it can also be worn open, trailing
behind, to reveal whatever she's wearing beneath it. |
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displayed, colors,
floral, gold
embroidery, padded hem,
shibori |
| Colors: |
Black, white, red, rich mint green, gold |
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"Sea
of Blue " Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1200 |
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ITEM
NUMBER: R12
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Design:
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Magestic cranes with their red crested
heads, wings outstretched, trimmed in silver threads. Soaring
over a sea of blue and a shoreline of mountains and fields in
a wonderful rainbow of colors. Metalic silver and gold stenciled
highlights throughout, from speckled gold leaf to stenciled patterns
and hand-painted borders. |
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Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial kimono features
an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily brocaded, painted
or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It is designed to be
worn open (not fastened at the waist with a sash), trailing behind
the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the kimono, gown or dress
she's wearing beneath it. |
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displayed,
bold
colors,
cranes, silver accents, padded hem/lining, rainbow coloring, stenciling |
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Colors: |
Black, gold, oranges, reds, turquoise,
pastel lilac, green and yellow |
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"Shiromuku Designed
by Hanae Mori " Bridal Kimono - $3225 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R454
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Design:
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This traditional gown is the work of Hanae Mori, whose designs
have made her one of Japan's foremost fashion designers over
the last five decades. While her couture collections often marry
Japanese images with modern styles, in this kimono design she
chooses the simplicity of traditional Japanese bridal images
to make her point. Cranes for faithfulness, pine for endurance,
and plum blossoms for resilience and nobility. Mori's name is
embossed on a sleeve and her signature HM Butterfly logo is on
the lining. |
Style:
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Shiromuku Uchikake --This style of
ceremonial wedding kimono is always white (shiro means "white" in Japanese) and is usually worn only during
a Shinto ceremony. Designs are usually jacquard style (tone on
tone images woven into the silk) but on the more elegant versions,
white or silver embroidery enhances the design. The lining is
usually also white. It is designed to be worn open (not fastened
at the waist with a sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing
a glimpse of the kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath
it. |
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displayed, crane,
pine jacquard, plum
blossoms, padded hem/lining,
design, bio
about Hanae Mori |
| Colors: |
white on white |
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"Butterflies Take
Wing " Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1065 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R1433
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Design:
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Dozens of butterflies flutter all throughout this playful yet
delicately designed bridal kimono. Small colored ones and large
shadowy ones; some perched on a petal, others partially hidden
behind the blossoms- they all gather to wish luck and love to
the happy couple. Notice the unusual color combinations -- primary
red and blue but with a burgundy in the bouquets, with the same
colors found in the butterfly wings -- and all on top of a cherry
blossom pink that shimmers in any light. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
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displayed, colors,
butterflies!,
large butterfly,
padded hem/lining, shimmer |
| Colors: |
light cherry blossom pink, blue, red, burgundy, green, others |
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"Best Wishes"
Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1730 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R1491
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Design:
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Nothing says "Asian tradition" like the red, black
and white color combination of this gown. The symbology of paired
cranes (which mate for life), the prosperity symbolized by the
golden, embroidered treasure (dowry) cart, and the auspicious
florals (plum blossoms, irises, poppies, and more!) combine to
send the bride and groom a flurry of very sincere (and very elaborate)
wishes for a healthy, prosperous and long life together. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
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displayed, florals,
shimmer and shine,
embroidered cart, padded hem/lining, colors |
| Colors: |
deep red, black, white, with gold and silver embroidery, many
accent colors |
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"Golden Peacock"
Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1065 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R278
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Design:
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Contemporary colors and design in this wonderful bridal kimono
that features several elegant peacocks, with ocean blue wings,
mint green tailfeathers (with red accents) and golden embroidered
neck, face, crests, and legs. Gold couching also outlines some
of the body and gold leaf trims the edges of the plum blossoms
that surround the birds. Not to be missed is the deep cobalt
blue background (deeper at the shoulders, lighter at the hem)
that allows the reds, whites, and greens to come alive. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
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displayed, peacock, gold couching, embroidery,
padded hem/lining, colors, design |
| Colors: |
deep red, black, white, with gold and silver embroidery, many
accent colors |
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| "Green Goddess " Wedding Kimono - $750 |
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ITEM NUMBER: 0307WWedKim8
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Colors: |
kelly green, gold, red |
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Fabric: |
Silk |
Lined? Yes |
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Size: |
Length = 69" |
Hips= 40" |
Wrist-to-Wrist=50" |
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Condition: |
Excellent |
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| "True Blue Love " Wedding Kimono - $750 |
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ITEM NUMBER: 0307WWedKim3
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| Colors: |
bright multicolor florals on true blue |
| Fabric: |
Silk |
Lined? Yes |
| Size: |
Length = 76" |
Hips= 43" |
Wrist-to-Wrist=52" |
| Condition: |
Excellent |
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"Exotic Bloom"
Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1200 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R449
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Design:
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We have looked and looked but cannot identify the type of bloom
we see here - large petals in a tropical shape, perhaps on a
vine, wit gold centers. The exotic coloring is an eye-catching
and uncommon combination that works well against the deep red
background. A photographer's delight of color and shape! Gold
highlights in the bloom centers and sprinkled around the blue
shaded petals. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
| Photos: |
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displayed, colors,
gold, large
florals, padded hem/lining |
| Colors: |
Rich yellows, greens, blues, and purples against a true red background |
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"Destination Wedding"
Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1400 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R1132
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| Design: |
Clustered floral garden in pastels and bright oranges against
turquoise leaves - a color scheme that reminds us of sunrise
over a tropical sea. Metalic gold outlines most petals and is
also stenciled on as a cloud pattern where the design borders
the black background. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
| Photos: |
Back
displayed, bold colors,
floral, gold
accents, padded hem/lining,
pastel coloring |
| Colors: |
Black, gold, oranges, reds, turquoise, pastel lilac, green and
yellow |
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"Silver Cranes"
Shiromuku Bridal Kimono - $1200 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R2
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Design:
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This traditional white wedding kimono (yes, white is used in
some Japanese ceremonies, too!), features woven jacquard designs
of cranes floating in the pines. Silver embroidery embellishment
on some of the wing feathers, pine boughs (symbolizing endurance
because the pine remains green throughtou the winter), and detail
on the cranes. The single color may seem plain compared to more
richly colored kimonos, but the shiromuku is a perfect choice
for a bride who wants both a white wedding and a Japanese flair. |
Style:
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Shiromuku Uchikake --This style of
ceremonial wedding kimono is always white (shiro means "white" in Japanese) and is usually worn only during
a Shinto ceremony. Designs are usually jacquard style (tone on
tone images woven into the silk) but on the more elegant versions,
white or silver embroidery enhances the design. The lining is
usually also white. It is designed to be worn open (not fastened
at the waist with a sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing
a glimpse of the kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath
it. |
| Photos: |
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displayed, crane,
pine jacquard, embroidery,
padded hem/lining, design |
| Colors: |
silver and white |
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"Countryside Wedding
" Uchikake Bridal Kimono - $1600 |
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ITEM NUMBER: R550
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Design:
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An almost-earthtone colors with a very earthy design of hillsides
and hillocks in rich sunset tones of orange and gold, contrasted
to the shaded green of the rolling hills. But you can't overlook
the dazzling golden cranes that fly above the scene - wings aloft
in gold and white embroidery. Their signature red crests are
also embroidered. Skilled detail on the stitching as well as
on the softly brushed shading on the design. |
Style:
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Uchikake --This style of ceremonial
kimono features an elaborate overall pattern that is heavily
brocaded, painted or woven with a thick padding at the hem. It
is designed to be worn open (not fastened at the waist with a
sash), trailing behind the bride, and allowing a glimpse of the
kimono, gown or dress she's wearing beneath it. |
| Photos: |
Back
displayed, colors,
gold, design,
padded hem/lining, cranes |
| Colors: |
Rich yellows, greens, blues, and purples against a true red background |
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