Longing for a change of pace, Petworks’ Momoko, Eight, and Nine chose to head to the coastal city of Kamakura. After several days surfing and hiking, the friends where excited to visit the monumental Daibutsu or Great Buddha of Kamakura.
For this visit, our fashionable friends opted to wear traditional Japanese styles to allow us to vicariously travel with them, not only geographically but also chronologically to a sartorial aesthetic that exemplifies the richness of Japanese history.
B2508 Eight and 25ETO Snake Nine are impressive in their Petworks hakama sets. Manufactured in Vietnam with immense attention to fabric selection, fit and execution, the hakama sets’ kimonos may also be worn by themselves, providing two distinct looks.
My Choice Momoko 2109B and Punk Nine wear handmade kimonos by the talented Ayakadoll on Etsy. Momoko models a pink print kimono inspired by the early part of the Edo period while Nine wears an Edo-komon stripe kimono and a Kinran obi.
My Choice Momoko 2109C models a kimono evoking the middle of the Edo period, also by Ayakadoll on Etsy. Tanaka Hisae, the designer, used antique silk stripe fabric. The Kinran obi is tied using the Taiko musubi (knot) style.
Momoko, Eight and Nine enjoy this moment with full awareness of its unrepeatable nature and bid us farewell with a collective chant:
“一期一会” (pronounced Ichi-go Ichi-e and meaning “One time, one meeting”)!
May you cherish the moment as well, dear reader.
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