Tamao Shigemune: Modern Kimonos That’ll Knock Your Socks Off
So you think you can’t rock a kimono because you’re not Japanese? Think again! Tamao Shigemune designs modern versions of traditional Japanese women’s wear with a distinctly Parisian twist, and guess what? You can see them (and try her new summer collection on!) right now in Tokyo, through Sunday March 26th.
Tamao Shigemune will be showing her collection at that Gallery Triplet on the 4th floor of Minami Aoyama 3-8-2 from 12:00 til 19:00, every day through Sunday, March 26, 2017. Here’s a link to the Tamao Shigemune web shop in case you want to feast your eyes on the lovelies but can’t make it to the show (and, uh, you’ll probably kill me for telling you this, but she ships internationally!)
If you ARE in Tokyo and want to try them on in person, here’s a Google map link to the Gallery Triplet. It’s a little hard to find – the ground floor of the building is a restaurant, and you have to go down the narrow and unpromising-looking alley to the left to find the elevator, which you can’t see from the alleay. It’s hidden at the end, to the right.
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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!
Those obis and bags! Infinitely cuter than the ones I have. I’d totally order some…but those prices 😣 and lol at your map directions. So typical that something amazing like this is found in a non descript place.
I know, right? If I hadn’t been with a Japanese friend, I’d definitely have been dashing to and fro like an angry weasel, trying to find how to get into the building (><;;) And yeah, the prices. Weirdly, the prices of more traditional new silk kimono make those look like absolute bargains (especially considering the quality of the silk and the workmanship), but the idea of paying over $1200 for one outfit of Western clothing sort of took my breath away too.
Cute! Is that you in #3? 🙂
I regret to admit it is (><;;) The thing is, I'd been dashing about in the rain all day, and when I finally found this obscure studio on the top floor of a building with a hidden elevator, I was so excited to see all the stuff I forgot that I looked like shit. Until I saw the pictures NOOOOOO. lol
So cute!
Fantastic. Did you purchase anything? D❣🍵
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I did not…but I wanted to! ^^;; And most regrettably, even though I exercised the greatest of restraint, I know her web shop ships internationally, so I’ll never be safe from temptation…