8 Useful Things to Know About Vintage Japanese Kimono

[@YumixNightmare]

I just bought my first vintage kimono -- made of silk, $40. :)

[@tealablu3759]

I bought my first vintage kimono last year! It turns out it is a furisode (and I’m now 27 😅), but I didn’t know about the traditional age requirements at the time. It’s beautiful and I love it! It’s blue with red and white and gold, and I have a gold and orange obi and a red, pink, white and gold obijime. I even got a proper hair accessory to wear with it!

[@amonster8mymother]

I think kimono is work of art. ❤

[@sharonrimsza7960]

Thrilled to find this channel. I watch all your videos on your Billy Matsunaga. I learn a lot and it is interesting. Thank you.

[@TealCheetah]

she has her own youtube channel too, Billy Matsunaga

[@Bravevanguard]

Very informative! Thank you so much. I am new to buying vintage kimonos. I purchased one with rough texture. The thread are uneven. Colour is dark grey, pattern of swivel cloud. Could you please tell me more about the type of silk was used and when it was made roughly?

[@nanthapolpanlert3855]

I don't have a vintage kimono but this video is infomative, in Thailand we can find and buy kimonos from an imported Japanese secoundhand store or from online kimono store 👘

[@jane1044]

thanks for this!

[@sierranelson-liner8621]

Hello, Thank you for your informative video. I bought a used kimono and, as it was secondhand, I gently washed it. Now I know that was a mistake because it released the chemical mothball smell that is toxic to humans. After drying in the sun is the chemical in the fabric still present? Is the fabric too toxic to wear? Thank you so much for your help.

[@TheSniceProductions]

Thanks! This was very informative. I have a question: males wearing female kimonos and vice-versa isn’t against a strict rule, is it?

[@japanobjects9801]

Thanks for the question Gabriel. There's not a strict rule, but I would say it's the same as men wearing women's clothes and vice versa in many other countries: some people do, some people don't care, and some people don't like it!

[@jenniferjasper7346]

HELP!!!! I bought a kimono clearly post war from what you say on your videos. Only paid $50 in antique shop for it. Knew was dirty so I carefully washed it multiple times and decided to separate seams and put back together in appropriate size. Do you have a tutorial for putting the pieces back together or is there a pattern for the longer sleeved one that you can share. This kimono is so beautiful even with remaining stains. Needs to be put right. I am an excellent seamstress and have made many clothes from pattern.

[@deborahmelo7993]

Really nice information! Thank you

[@japanobjects9801]

Thank you very much Deborah! I'm glad it helped!

[@SkyeAten]

I think Furisode is not just for unmarried woman... also only for younger woman, like early 20s at most. Or at least, that's what I was told in Japan when I wanted to wear one haha. I'm 30 already so... sigh.

[@YumixNightmare]

I feel that, I'm 30 too :(

[@tealablu3759]

I bought one from a shop at an anime convention last year (well, it was a birthday gift). I was 26 and didn’t know the age requirements at the time……. It’s gorgeous and I can’t not wear it, though. Besides it being a birthday gift, it was also a much needed pick-me-up. I had just gone through a breakup literally the day before, and it was a reminder that I’m worth it

[@juliannawehrmeister9889]

I have several furisode, that I wear for my own enjoyment, because I love the look and sway of the sleeves. I’m in my late fifties. I don’t care; I’m not in Japan. They are so beautiful and elegant; I feel gorgeous!

[@toericabaker]

Yay it's billy! Maybe link to her channel? :)

[@japanobjects9801]

Thanks Erica, good point!

[@sompathak2943]

Really helpful thanks

[@japanobjects9801]

Thank you very much Som!

[@shychameleon]

Ok you museum archival folks, a major textile problem. I have a 1930s-40s, red, Japanese kimono I had hanging because I love looking at it but unknown to me was a freshly placed glue trap to catch mice. Hold on.......my beautiful kimono somehow “fell” (my husband admits to nothing and hates my kimono collection) and some of the hem plopped into the thick glue trap and now has thick, sticky glue on it. I delicately removed the trap from the kimono but it still has thick glue that needs to be removed. I live in the D.C. area and was thinking to call someone at the Smithsonian but I don’t know whom to ask or where to start. Any suggestions?

[@fischersgirl1720]

Glue trap glue is almost impossible to get out of items. You may try looking up a kimono cleaner in Japan to see if they might be able to help. Also, have you tried getting a new husband? 😊 Little joke for you, sorry about your kimono! Hope you can find an answer!

[@shychameleon]

@@fischersgirl1720 I told him he was trying to get rid of my collection one kimono at a time🤨 I was thinking there must be some chemical that could just dissolve the glue, I could take it from there. I was thinking denatured alcohol, acetone, something🤷🏼‍♀️. Anyway, thanks for the reply. I haven’t lived in Japan since 1990. Kyoto🌸of all places, where kimono is common🍁🎍

[@tealablu3759]

I don’t think acetone would be good for silk 😭 What the hell was he thinking????😡😡😡😡

[@shychameleon]

@@tealablu3759 I agree. So far I allowed the glue to harden then cut off as much as I could without touching the fabric. Now I’m down to the fabric and I’ve not gone any further. Since this happened at the hem, I might shorten the item. Still contemplating that move. Thank you for the comment. Yes, men🙄

[@juliannawehrmeister9889]

A couple of years ago, after I had purchased about three kimonos, my husband said “No more kimonos.” I have quadrupled my collection and now have sixteen and more to come. I also have given a few as gifts. Don’t mess with a woman’s kimono obsession!

[@TorchwoodPandP]

Here is one of Billy’s videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoeYc5uMfZalmZo

[@beingsultan1952]

salman khan popular man ✌️✌️✌️😍 Japan

[@user-rd6co9tg2v]

Kimono originated from Hanfu, our clothes.(great China kkkk) Plz learn history. Lol

[@japanobjects9801]

We have so many things in common!

[@matthewfalter6366]

如果中国很棒，为什么你的举止如此糟糕 ♡~

[@lyuuy1520]

@@japanobjects9801 Just ignore this person. He is the annoying guy that likes to go on to every single Asian video to claim that everything came from China.