::Walk in Kimono::

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This is the fourth week of quarantine to me. 

While getting used to working from home, we've been getting a bit tired of cooking only for ourselves at home everyday. 

In Tokyo, necessary outings including taking a walk for such as grocery shopping and picking up some take aways are allowed so we went out to buy some bread in our neighborhood. 

Just to feel more exciting, I picked up the kimono I hadn't worn for over a year.

Deep green omeshi with fern leaves.

For stay-home looks, heko-obi has been always the best choice for the loose and comfortable mood.

This one is especially like a soft sash so I can easily lean on my back.

My hair is also loosely tied on the side. 

The light makes it look white but the collar is colored in subtle grey and yellow.

This style kinda looks like the tie kids would wear with yukata.

It was only less than an hour that we were out for shopping but it was a very good way to refresh ourselves. 

On the way home from the bakery, we dropped by an empty local shrine to thank for our well-beings. 

The food we'd cooked so far.

The last one in a box is also the take away food from the popular Italian restaurant close to our place.

Thinking about what we can do from home. 

Imagining what the world after this quarantine period will look like. 

Hope I can add some meanings to what we've been through.

Stay safe♡

Archive looks in the same kimono↓

★Lacey Green★

(Dec. 2018)

★Sakura Feather★

(Feb. 2018)

Thank you for reading!

xoxo
Lynn♪

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::Quarantine Kimono::

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Everyone on this planet has been experiencing unusual isolation because of COVID-19.  

This has been one of the most shocking events that happened in decades and causing so much confusion and insecurity all over the world. 

It has been over two weeks since I started working from home like everyone else and I've been looking for ways to stay connected with my family and friends and to keep myself in a positive mood. 

What have you been doing at home?

Going out in kimono on weekends was one of the things that lifted my spirit but it has been very difficult under this circumstances.

Although kimono was supposed to be the daily cloth in Japan in old times, it has been something only for formal occasions for people who do not wear kimono on daily basis. 

So I was wondering how I can enjoy kimono without going out to public places

and came up to organizing cooking parties online through Zoom.
I named it "Kappogi Cook party".

Kappogi is the traditional apron for kimono and I thought it would be fun to wear it and cook with my friends together online.

Tada!

I chose the washable kimono for cooking, but...

My kappogi look :P

I realized I can also wear silk underneath kappogi which covers most of the kimono like this. 

And the little beautiful things I paired with the kimono.

The collar.

The obi.

For spending a long time at home in this, I wore it a bit more loosely than usual. 

Took some photos in the little space right in front of our place. 

The online cooking party was very fun and it was nice to see our friends' faces and talk about how they have been doing during this hard time. 

Luckily we have many ways to keep us connected and communicate now. 

Hope everyone is safe and this is going to be over soon. 

Until then, I will find some ways to enjoy my kimono life at home in more comfortable ways :)

Staying home makes a lot of time for me to cook and try new recipes that I'd never tried before. 

For those who can stay safe at home, it may be a good opportunity to think and do what cannot be done in their busy lives. 

Thank you so much for those who still have to work very hard. Because of them, we can feel safe at home. 

My archive looks in the same kimono↓

★Steel Blue★

(Dec. 2016)

★Steel Jungle★

(Feb. 2020)

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