Vintage Oshima Tsumugi Haori & Kimono Pants Set "ASB013" — Upcycled from Japanese Kimono

A one-of-a-kind vintage set: a vintage Japanese “Tsumugi” haori, paired with elastic-waist pants upcycled from vintage kimono. Wear them together or separately. [Material] Silk (see our note on how we determine fabric content: About Material Composition) *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, this style of haori was worn by Japanese men as a fashionable jacket. 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. 87 cm / 34.25 inches Length from back of neck to end of sleeve: approx. 66 cm / 25.98 inches Sleeve length: approx. 46.5 cm / 18.31 inches (My height: 167cm / approx. 5 ft. 6 in) PANTS Elastic-waist pants (large / one size), upcycled by me and my sewing team from a carefully chosen vintage kimono. Unisex. The pants are lined; the lining is a newly added polyester fabric. [Size] ONE size *Please see KIMONO elastic waist pants sizing illustration *Waist strap is on the inside. [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 “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.