Cotton gauze kimono with matte-finish silk crepe accents. Paired with an embroidered obi belt in shades of cream, bamboo green, blue, and orange, featuring botanical and heron motifs; belt imported from Tokyo. Inner dress crafted from cotton gauze with hand-finished details.
THE WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM
"There was a naïve young lady who fancied herself refined. Being fond of composing poetry, she resolved to hint at her feelings for a gentleman who lived nearby. She did so by plucking a white chrysanthemum, its few petals tinged red by the chill, and sending it to him with the following verse:
Where does the crimson hue take refuge? For to my eyes, there is naught but falling snow that nearly buries the branch.
The gentleman, feigning ignorance of her true intent, replied:
The chrysanthemum, white-petalled, conceals its red— just as your sleeve’s reflection: a red lining beneath a snow-coloured robe."
