I finally decided to post this picture of my first kitsuke ever. It was a fiasco. To date, I still feel that shivering feeling running down to my spine every time I see this picture. Full of embarrassment to the point I should put this meme:
I didn't know why I had that kind of confidence to dress myself up to one of my kimono collection. I know I already loved kimono since I see it for the first time. And what made me more dreadful was that I got a professional photoshot. I did the photoshot in on of professional studio hahaha! What a bold move! Wondering how to wear it was my first drive to love kimono. During my early collage day, I had a chance to get a set of yukata, the simplest and the most informal kimono ever exist in this planet. A set of yukata consists of a yukata, two koshihimo and a pre-tied obi. To date, I dislike pre-tied obi - especially the one I will put into yukata. I prefer a non-pre-tied obi which I will regard it as an obi only - just obi :D.
The first yukata I bought was a red with computerized roses. The fabric was from a bed sheet. I can guarantee it a hundred percent since I found the mark in the seam. It's okay. I love the yukata anyway. I started learning how to wear yukata by finding some decent references from internet. Yukata dressing isn't hard (see...it's the simplest kimono after all). But...everyone once a beginner so I had difficulty adjusting the hem, the collar, the sleeves, the oshahori and almost everything hahaha! Seriously...without the tutorial from the youtube, I guess I didn;t know what I was doing. I was glad that the collar was aligned in a correct way. First and common mistake from the beginner was usually the collar alignment. The correct one is left over right ;). Okay, now, I present you my dreadful kitsuke pictures. See them below ;). I didn't get the backshot. But I don't think it's necessary since I used pre-tied obi, My collar opening in the back was not adequate enough so thank you for not getting my backshot >////<.
Time to evaluate my kitsuke! The front V-neck opening was too wide. I shouldn't show too much collar bone. I didn't wear any haneri or juban slip, so what was under my yukata was my underwear. Oh God! Why I wrote that for the first time?! Anyway...the collar was misbehave a little, but my concern at that time was doing the ohashori in a proper length. My ohashori was a mess. I think the hem was long enough since I wore my rockability fur boots. I didn't have proper footwear at that time to the point I wore my off season boots. Speaking about season, there was no such thing in Indonesia about seasonality. Indonesia only has two season: rainy and dry seasons :P. So I think seasonality sometimes can be omitted factor.
Hmm...what else? I think the sleeves were dangling weirdly and my poses were all stiff and wadky. Seriously! If I need to point out some issues of my kitsuke problem, I will immediately answer photoshot pose. I need to learn how to pose in kimono. The pose is different compared with taking a photoshot with normal or daily clothes. To boot, I'm not photogenic so I wouldn't complain too much if the result wasn't the best i could hope LOL. Apart from that all, I think I need to give a shot about my hairstyle. Up to now, a bun with hair stick is my favourite hair style everytime I wear kimono. Sigh...I really need variation.
So to summarize all of my first kitsuke, I'm glad I finally boosted myself into dressing in kimono. I already get use in receiving some weird or peculiar look from stranger or even my friend every time I try to dress myself in kimono. I still need to practice and improve my kitsuke.
Update from my Instagram:
Happpy August 2023~
I wrote this post while listening to GiantGrantGames' video about Real-Scale Zerglings only. It is a fun, exciting, and painful run, but still fun, exciting, and painful. I root for him doing challenge run every time. God bless his body and soul. The weather here is humid and cloudy, feels like 36 degree of Celcius, so need to keep hydrated.
We do realize that we start something and everything at one point of time, right. So I want to show you my very first attempt of wearing kimono (it was cotton yukata made from local fabric for bedsheet, or we call it seprei in Indonesian). I bought the yukata set from local seller (she didn't sell again now). The construction somehow correct but the size might be a bit off for standard yukata. And what to add? I WORE IT WITH MY FLUFFY WINTER BOOTS! AND I had this picture taken in professional studio (whiskey tango foxtrot). I never thought I had that kind of confidence. I meant if we put so much confidence into ourselves, I bet every outfit will look good on us (maybe). This picture made me laugh and cringe everytime wkwkwkwkwkwkwk (4000x). It took me almost two hours to figure out how to dress myself in kimono, took all tutorials I can get from YT and you know what I cried in frustation I coudn't wear it neatly like in video. The obi itself is pretied already, I got leverage already lol. Huft....all iz well I guess, iirc I got to eat yummy food from Kiko Bento after photo session (now the restaurant was closed permanently hiks).
PS: This was the yukata I wore at Jogja Japan Week with my homie
PSS: This yukata has been konmaried, arigatou for your time with me, Yukata-san
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