Thursday, February 5, 2009

Formal Line Kimono Dresses!




Red-based kimono is always gorgeous, and this one has pink and black on its pattern! I love how so different each dress looks because each kimono is so special.


















This is a "Tube Top Flare Line" kimono dress. Those who love black will definitely love this one! It has some gold flowers on its pattern so I used that part for the center of skirt and sides of the tube top.












This is a "Tube Top Corset Line" dress. It comes with a tube top and the mermaid skirt (with or without a train.) I personally like this design a lot and often wear at parties and shows. It could be used separately so sometimes I have jeans on the bottom, or black sweater on the top. :)
















In the previous post we had "Shiromuku" the pure white kimono dress. This is a similar one but it's made from a white-based kimono with some gorgeous flower pattern. I made the rim very thick with a red piping to match with flowers.













This is another "Tube Top Flare Line" dress.
We usually don't select a kimono with big patterns as we have to make lots of "grafts" to make a dress perfectly fits the customer's body line. But I fell in love with this beautiful red kimono with huge white cranes. So I made a flare skirt instead of a mermaid one. This way we could use the whole kimono without making grafts and I think it came out wonderfully. :) I also used a black satin for the top to make some accent.








Formal Line Kimono Dresses!




This is the "Mermaid Tube Top" dress and it's definitely my favorite design. When I design a kimono dress, I always want to leave some "essence" of a beauty of kiomono. So it comes with a long train and the thick piping rim, just like the real kimono that those brides wear at wedding. Also it has a gorgeous Obi(sash) ribbon on the back, it's attachable and is easy to put on.

This kimono dress (as shown on the left) is made from a gold/orange-based kimono, with a black velvet tubetop for upper body.










This one is made from a pure silk white kimono called "Shiromuku." It means "pure white" and it's a traditional kimono which is worn only at wedding.

Because it's pure white, the patterns on the kimono stand out when you put on a dress. It's absolutely gorgeous, degnified, and elegant that I always have so much fun designing.














I have a very special memory for this kimono dress. I named her "Hanayagi", means "brilliance", and she has travelled all the way from Japan to Italy. She was worn in the Italian fashion show held in Roma, 2006.

Monday, February 2, 2009

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Welcome to AnnaNiponica's official blog!

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