Kimono

One of the shops in Waubasha was a ki mono gallery. As before, when I mentioned this place, I shall not spell out the name, for I fully enjoyed being allowed by the owner of the store to wear a ki mono, and to get my picture taken in it. I would not like to have to take the pictures down. If you really want to know where it is just Google ki monos and Waubasha.

This shop is a gallery, so the items there are objects of art. I saw price tags on some of them well into the five figures. Some were elaborately decorated with thousands of knots, and very small gold beads. These are wedding ki monos. The shop owner indicated that it is now becoming increasingly common for Japanese women to opt for the western wedding with the white wedding dress. What a shame! If I had a choice, I'd choose these gorgeous works of art! You can even rent them. Hmmm . . . there's an idea! Now I just need to find a man! *sigh*

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