This is a one off piece, a lightweight, ever so soft cotton Haori. The haori (羽織) is a traditional Japanese clothing item that is hip or thigh-length jacket and can be worn alone or with a kimono. A Haori resembles a shortened kimono with no overlapping front panels (okumi), the haori typically features a thinner collar than that of a kimono, and is sewn with the addition of two thin, triangular panels at either side seam.
This Haori is over 100 years old and was sourced in Kyoto.We have reworked with beautiful piece with embellishments and beading. A bright blue ultramarine beading tracks the whole neckline to the waist, as well as around the sleeve edges. There are beaded pieces all over the jacket as well as a fried egg embroidery piece at the lower back and a Treat People With Kindness embroidered piece also right on the front.
Noa, who is wearing this piece is 6ft3inches, so rather tall, and yet it also looks wonderful on shorter women. It’s a versatile unisex piece.
Given the delicate nature of it due to its age, it can only be dry cleaned, and can be spot cleaned but not placed fully in water or in a clothes dryer. There are slight colour fades on the Haori, that we have not covered up as we feel they add to the unique look and nod to its age. This is not a ‘perfect’ piece of clothing. It has not been made in a factory, and as hand worked as such will be imperfect, and has a Wabi-Sabi feel to it that is the whole purpose of the piece - a celebration of the imperfections, and an appreciation for the story it holds.
