By Anji Salz
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My recommendation: If you’ve ever wanted to collect kimonos and accessories—either to wear or display—this comprehensive guide will help you shop like an expert and put together an ensemble like someone with years of experience.
Anji Salz has been dressing herself and others in fabulously styled kimonos for many years, and in the best of all worlds, we’d just hire her to take us around to her favorite shops and help us choose an ensemble that fits like a dream and will make our hearts sing. Lucky for us, she just distilled her hard-won knowledge into this handy (and portable!) e-guide, so beginners can consult her on everything from sizing to styling wherever they go.
If you’re kimono curious and just starting out, you need this guide.
Anji understands the ins and outs of dressing people whose bodies don’t conform to the petite, long-waisted Japanese physique that most kimonos and obis were designed to fit. In this guide, she covers everything from how to buy—the best places to shop, how to figure out your size, how to spot fakes and shoddy goods—to how to wear, store and take care of your kimonos.
Simple, understandable, and straightforward, this guide de-mystifies buying kimonos and accessories, so even those with no experience can shop like a pro, right out of the starting blocks.
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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