Aqua Blue Textured Crepe Silk 1960's Vintage Abstract cheapest Shibori Flowers Japanese Haori Kimono Jacket

Vintage 60's pale aqua blue textured with a broken stripe pattern crepe silk [Pic. 3] haori kimono which has abstract flowers made using the shibori technique [Shibori is the Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before dyeing. Cloth shaped by these methods is secured in a number of ways, such as binding and knotting. So essentially tie dying.], in red and blue, front and back. This haori has sleeves with a nice long drop, which is longer than most.

The lining is old gold coloured mon kinsha silk which has a similar striped pattern to the outer fabric but much larger [Mon-kinsha is a type of chirimen silk, but is even finer and lighter crepe, with woven patterns.] the lining does have some light marks [Pic.6].

These vintage haori's are a great substitute for a summer jacket or cardigan, also cheapest can be worn over a bikini or bathing suit by the pool.

Material :- Pale aqua blue crepe silk.
Back width :- 24"
Back length :- 32"
Sleeve drop :- 23½"

The condition of this kimono is excellent! Also comes with an off white & red hand woven obijme cord fastening.

Sometimes taking photographs of silk is quite difficult to capture the true colour because of the lustre [sheen], which is why occasionally the item may appear to be a slightly different shade in the pictures.

Our vintage Japanese kimono's are generally in very good to excellent condition, but may have the odd small mark or imperfection due to the age of the items, please be aware of this.

All items are sent out with using Royal mail with a tracking number.