So…those maiko hikizuri and darari obi sales that ryujapan99 had over the weekend? Well, when it was just the darari up on eBay, I promised myself that I wouldn’t buy anything. (Since I already have a darari, and I knew they’d go for a lot of money.) Then the maiko hikizuri were put up for auction. I knew these would go for significantly less, and was oh-so-tempted. To deter myself from purchasing though, I promised myself that I wouldn’t buy one unless I found a picture of a maiko wearing it. I thought that this would be a good way to keep me busy and away from the bidding. Since there are so many hikizuri that are worn without being photographed (and since the hiki for sale were vintage and therefore from a time when not so many photographs were taken of maiko as there are today), I figured that the chances of finding a picture were slim enough to be a deterrent. That worked fairly well…until I found the picture hehe. :p

So, please allow me to introduce to you my second maiko hiki ever….this time, it’s blue with multi-colored mountains and golden squares. I seem to have a thing for the bold graphic hiki. (Then again, I have a thing for any boldy patterned kimono haha)

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