着付け教室に行かなくても、きものは着られます！ You can dress up in KIMONO soon without going to kimono-school!

「きもの好きだけど、着られないからー」という方、多いです。
でも大丈夫！私も最初着られなかったし、まわりに着付けができる人もいませんでした。

高校の頃に杉浦日向子さんのエッセイを読んで
「昔の人は毎日着ていたんだから、そんな特別なものではないし、難しくもない」
と書いてあって「なるほど～」と思い、独学で着付けを覚えました。

写真付きの着付け図解本を1冊買って、
①ゆかた
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②着物＋半幅帯
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③着物＋名古屋帯

の順に覚えました。
たまにトチりますが③まではなんとか。
次、④着物＋袋帯に挑戦中です。
とりあえず、①ができたら②は必ずできるし、もうお出かけもできちゃいます。
①は3回練習したらできます！
簡単なので是非やってみてください。（下の参考書は、自分が使ってるやつです）

と、いつも友達におすすめしているのですが、もっとラクにできないかなあと思ったので、
①まではできるけど～という方、
①もやったことなーい！という方も気軽に楽しめるきものを作ろうかなーと考えています。




You can dress up in KIMONO soon without going to kimono-school!

So many people hesitates and says"I like kimono,but　I cannnot wear kimono by myself."

But don't worry! I also hadn't been able to wear kimono by myself and there had been no one who can dress kimono in my neighbor.

I read essey by Hinako Sugiura in my highschool days,and she said in that book"Everyone in Edo era had weared kimono everyday. kimono is not so special clothes nor difficult to wear."

Reading that essey,I understood　that kimono is easy! 

And I started to study how to wear kimono by myself with book.

First,I bought a book which has many photo.

I practiced in the following :

(1)yukata(kimono for hot summer)

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(2)kimono and hanhaba-obi(narrow obi-band for mainly  yukata)

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 (3)kimono and nagoya-obi(obi-band for casual kimono.it has narrow part for bind kimono and wide part for decolation both.)

Now,though sometimes I miss, I can do (3).

So I'm trying 4th step now.

If you can do (1),you are sure to be able to do (2) and you can go out in nice kimono!

If you cannot do(1)now,don't worry!

You need only 3times practice.

It's so easy! Why don't you try wearing kimono?

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I always persuade my friends like above.

But I think I can remake kimono more eazy to wear.

I want whom "I can only do (1)." or "I can't do (1) yet!" enjoy kimono cheerfully.

 I'll exhibit my works in DESIGN FESTA vol.38 in 2,3Nov. 2013.

Please come and try my works please!