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MACHIKO KIMONO Japanese Kimonos, Vintage & Upcycled

Vintage Tsumugi Haori & Kimono Skirt Set "AIC003" — Upcycled from Japanese Kimono

Vintage Tsumugi Haori & Kimono Skirt Set "AIC003" — Upcycled from Japanese Kimono

Regular price £315.00 GBP
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A one-of-a-kind set from the 愛 Collection: a vintage Japanese tsumugi haori, paired with a skirt upcycled from the very kimono that was originally one set with this haori. Worn together, they return to the pair they began as. Wear them together or separately.

[Material] Silk (see our note on how we determine fabric content: About Material Composition) The skirt lining is 100% polyester.
*Dating is contemporary. Modern
[Care] Dry clean only
[Packing] MACHIKO KIMONO original kimono box

*This KIMONO will be sent for professional kimono cleaning after purchase. Please allow about 7-10 business day from order to shipment.

VINTAGE HAORI

Vintage, carefully handpicked and in very good condition for its age. Traditionally, Originally sold as a matching ensemble — haori and kimono in the same weave. Here, I offer it styled differently — as a unisex, oversized layer to be worn casually. This is my own styling proposal, and I make it knowing it departs from convention.

[Condition] Very Good.
Please refer to the photos for details.

[Size] Free size can be worn anywhere from a UK6 - UK16
*see kimono sizing illustration

Length (body length): approx. 78 cm / 30.71 inches
Length from back of neck to end of sleeve: approx. 64 cm / 25.20 inches
Sleeve length: approx. 48 cm / 18.90 inches

(My height: 167cm / approx. 5 ft. 6 in)

SKIRT

Kimono Skirt (one size), upcycled by me and 愛 team from a carefully chosen vintage kimono. Unisex. The skirt are lined; the lining is a newly added polyester fabric.

[Size] ONE size *Please see sizing illustration
*The same style can be made to order. If a style you love has sold out, we can remake it from another vintage kimono — in a different fabric, for your measurements. Contact us to begin.

[Condition] Very Good. 
Please refer to the photos for details.

A note on this fabric: “Tsumugi” (woven, not dyed)

Kimono can be broadly divided into two fabric types: yarn-dyed (“ORI”) and post-dyed (“SOME”).

Yarn-dyed fabrics (“ORI”) are dyed while still in the thread, then woven. Typical examples are “tsumugi”, “omeshi”, and cotton “kasuri”. Tsumugi is especially popular in Japan today, often in simple designs.

Post-dyed fabrics (“SOME”) are woven from undyed white thread, then finished with techniques such as “komon”, “bingata”, or “yuzen” dyeing. I feel that the kimono people overseas imagine is usually this “SOME” type — the smooth, glossy, satin-like silk of a yuzen kimono or scarf.

This haori is an “Murayama Oshima Tsumugi” — one of several distinct styles of tsumugi weave. Its finely patterned, tightly woven surface sets it apart from other tsumugi, with a dry, textured, matte character quite different from the smooth, liquid feel of satin silk. That distinctive texture is the nature of tsumugi, not a flaw.

Every piece is vintage and one of a kind.

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