Post by Reiko on Oct 5, 2004 22:04:53 GMT -5
I live in Georgia. I went to a event called JapanFest, that was held at Stone Mountain, a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun. The best part of all was a special booth where you could dress in kimono (both men, women, and children) and recieve a Polaroid of yourself for only 3 or 5 dollars.
I did just that. It took a while before it was my turn, but I was so excited that I didn't care. Finally, it was my turn. They asked me to remove my shoes and sit in a chair so one of the women could fix my hair up nice and pretty with kanzashi (even though I couldn't see what they looked like once they were in my hair. Then, the fun part came: putting on the kimono. I was able to pick which one I wanted, so I chose a furisode. Another woman took great pains in tying me up with so many different cords. In all it took about 15-20 minutes. I never realized it took so much time and so many items that go along with wearing a kimono. My mom took pictures of me too.
What I want to know is, is it very difficult for someone to dress themselves in kimono? It looks hard for a someone other than yourself to do it, so it must be extra hard. I can't even tell which cord goes where. But I love kimono so much that I'd be willing to learn. At home, all I have is a kimono and an obi, along with some other strings and cords that I don't know what to do with. I'm not even sure if what I have is a real REAL kimono. It's made of cotton and the obi is 100% silk. That can't be a match. Again, I know very little about kimono or anything dealing with them.
When I got home, all I did was look and stare at the Polaroid of myself in the furisode. I wished I could have bought one. I got to wear a full costume and it felt great, even for a moment. But I want to have that feeling all the time. I was sad when I didn't have enough money to buy one of the ones that another store was selling and was stressed the whole day, but not so stressed that I didn't enjoy myself. In the future, I hope to have at least one furisode to call my own, along with all the necessary items to go along with it. I'm terrible at saving money, especially when I don't have a job yet. Is there any other advice you could offer me?
Comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I did just that. It took a while before it was my turn, but I was so excited that I didn't care. Finally, it was my turn. They asked me to remove my shoes and sit in a chair so one of the women could fix my hair up nice and pretty with kanzashi (even though I couldn't see what they looked like once they were in my hair. Then, the fun part came: putting on the kimono. I was able to pick which one I wanted, so I chose a furisode. Another woman took great pains in tying me up with so many different cords. In all it took about 15-20 minutes. I never realized it took so much time and so many items that go along with wearing a kimono. My mom took pictures of me too.
What I want to know is, is it very difficult for someone to dress themselves in kimono? It looks hard for a someone other than yourself to do it, so it must be extra hard. I can't even tell which cord goes where. But I love kimono so much that I'd be willing to learn. At home, all I have is a kimono and an obi, along with some other strings and cords that I don't know what to do with. I'm not even sure if what I have is a real REAL kimono. It's made of cotton and the obi is 100% silk. That can't be a match. Again, I know very little about kimono or anything dealing with them.
When I got home, all I did was look and stare at the Polaroid of myself in the furisode. I wished I could have bought one. I got to wear a full costume and it felt great, even for a moment. But I want to have that feeling all the time. I was sad when I didn't have enough money to buy one of the ones that another store was selling and was stressed the whole day, but not so stressed that I didn't enjoy myself. In the future, I hope to have at least one furisode to call my own, along with all the necessary items to go along with it. I'm terrible at saving money, especially when I don't have a job yet. Is there any other advice you could offer me?
Comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
