1950s Embroidered and Hand Dyed Furisode Kimono designer-frank-usher This outfit is also featured

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The silk is strong and the cut will fit a variety of sizes

Striking and fabulous with that hippie chic feel only the seventies did best

Skirt: 4" ribbing plus 42" from bottom of ribbing to hem

The hem has a tiny bit of horse hair ribbon in its seam so it creates a delicate ruffled effect

1950s Embroidered and Hand Dyed Furisode Kimono designer-frank-usher This outfit is also featuredThis late 50s, perhaps early 1960s Japanese furisode kimono is a stunning textile. These are often displayed and it is easy to see why as it is extraordinary beautiful. The silk has a stunning scene created from a combination of embroidery and hand dyed techniques, floating across its surface. It is very long in length. The furisode was worn by unmarried Japanese women who would pull them up and then belt them at the proper length for them with an