One of my students turned up to class wearing this magnificent obi (the cloth piece that wraps around the waist of a kimono). Never really seen one like it so of course, had to photograph it. It's such a shame the kimono is becoming so rare. It's such a beautiful (if impractical) garment. The fabrics used for kimonos and obis are quite breathtaking. It's easy to stand in a kimono shop and want to caress everything in sight. Think I'll have to collect some more....

There are some new pic's up at flickr - just happy snaps of some buddies who dropped in to the exhibition over the past few weeks.

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