In this post I continue with Osen-san kimono outfits in the last five episodes of Osen series.
Episode 6
In this episode, Osen-san has many fashionable and trendy kimono outfits. For instance, the choices for her accessories in this outfit is absolutely well-done coordinated from her tabi socks, her bag, her hairpin and especially her haori.
The first five outfits are Osen-san at-home yukata. I especially like the red gingham with blue flowers yukata as well as the blue grey yukata with orange pink red stripe obi. In the last picture, Osen-san wears her usual okami kimono in silver theme.
This kimono outfit is one of her formal komon since in this scene, she is serving her dating partner. The kimono is in high quality silk black color with big red and ivory flowers. For the perfect coordination, Osen-san choose a pearl hairpin for a mature and elegant image.
The kimono Osen-san wearing in this picture is long sleeves furisode, a formal kimono with brightful pattern wore by young and unmarried ladies since she goes to her omiai. You can see Japanese girls wear them for their coming of age ceremony. The choice of the furisode with neutral purple and white colors enhances Osen-san calm and kindness while her colorful obi shows her cheerful and enthusiastic side of her personality.
Episode 7
In the first picture, Osen-san goes out for lunch with her restaurant’s chefs so she wears a casual colorful komon coordinated with a haori.
In the second picture, from the left, Osen-san wears her casual yukata. The rest outfits are her informal komon.
All those four are komon and houmongi. They are all coordinated with outstanding and dress-up obi. (I am not sure the obi style is asagao musubi or chouchou musubi. I think it is more complicated then the original musubi or maybe because she uses more formal obi.)
Episode 8
Because I want to share all her outfits, I put all small scenes of this episode outfits in this picture. In the series, Osen-san wears many of this working pants outfits. I really like them. They are combination of cuteness and tradition.
These three outfits can be listed as Osen-san casual komon with colorful patterns. However, one of her obi is styled complicated as usual. And in the circle pattern blue color komon, she wears a velvet haori when going outside.
Episode 9
This kimono is also my favorite because of the flowers and combination of the komon and obi. This style is in one of modern trends with big flower and stripe pattern.
This purple pattern komon of her is quite of vintage styles in my opinion. As usual, her date eri is very pretty and well coordinated with all the outfit.
Since Osen-san goes out for official meeting, she wears a more formal and elegant komon with also a formal bird obi in blue and white colors.
The first kimono is casual yukata at home. The second outfit is a combination of high formal black kimono and yellow obi.
Episode 10
All these four are Osen-san yukata at home, coordinated with pretty musubi style rather then usual yukata obi style. While the first three are more vintage, the last one is modern big stripe pattern.
I remember I saw this komon in a kimono magazine. It is a trendy fashionable komon, well coordinated with a vintage obi.
The first three outfits are casual komon while the last one is at-home stars yukata. Osen-san also wears the yukata with a long velvet black haori.
In this picture, Osen-san is serving a very important guest so she chooses to wear a formal and elegant Shouwa or Heisei houmongi with patterns in one shoulder and down.
I had watched this series again and again since I really like the cooking and the kimono. This is absolutely my top favorite with colorful flowers komon coordinated with stripe obi. It is a wonderful kimono to wear in spring for a date or a visit or a dinner.
This is the end of Osen-san kimono collection topic. Many of Osen-san kimono outfits, I did see them in kimono magazine such as Kimono Hime. I also research some kimono brands and I think few of Osen-san kimono should come from Furifu or Mamechiyo. Below, I share some information of kimono magazine and kimono stores that I am interested in.
Kimono magazine:
Kimono Hime:You can find Kimono Hime pictures on Pinterest. You can also buy the magazine on Otakumode or Ebay.
Kimono brands and websites:
Ebay and Etsy: I tend to search and find some vintage kimono on these two popular online stores. There are several kimono stores from Japan. Most of my kimono and kimono goods are from Sou Japan, Kimono Bestbuy on Ebay and Japanorama, Lakimonoya, Kyotomylove, Smithjackjapan on Etsy. I just list some of the stores, you can go browsing and you will find out more nice stores.
Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com/ This is a Japanese shopping website shipping worldwide. You can find brand new kimono and kimono goods here.
Furifu: https://furifu.com/ I like this brand because of the girly and colorful style. You can also shop the store on Rakuten.
Mamechiyo: http://www.mamechiyo.jp/ Mamechiyo kimono is a combination of traditional and modern. It is my favorite brand beside Furifu.
Roccoya: http://roccoya.com/ Roccoya is another popular kimono brand with elegant and mature style.
Jotaro Saito: http://www.jotaro.net/ Jotaro Saito kimono brand is founded by fashion designer Jotaro Saito. His kimono brand is a luxury fashion brand, being featuring in films and in the favorite of the wealthy.
For more information about kimono knowledge, I recommend immortalgeisha.com.
Next time, if possible, I would love to share my small collection as well. Beside kimono, in the future I will also share my interests in Lolita Fashion and other Japanese fashion styles.
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