Yes, I've been away from these web pages lately although I've been checking in to see how many hits I get per day. And do you know one day I reached 68! What's going on? I was so surprised but now the visits have hit rock bottom due to lack of updating. Anyway back in Japan I could not find second hand clothing shops. Why is this? So I've been to departmental shops, looking, looking and did find one with a fabric department. At first I was pleased to find Japanese designs on quality brand new cloth but it was too expensive. The rest of the fabric was just what we would find in Spotlight or Lincraft. I did come across some used Kimono shops and in the past I have enthusiastically purchased a few promising and unusual items. However, my recent visit to the same shops was disappointing as the bargain kimonos were sad, droopy and lifeless. The more expensive ones were modern and lacked depth and history. On a previous visit I did come across this grey silk kimono, all hand sewn of course with silk lining. Note the Japanese design........
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My name is Catherine Rowe. I live in Australia.I'm busy producing new creative items for my Etsy shop called Creatifbitsnpieces. Fashion is becoming more artistic don't you think? It's now a challenge to think of new things. Archives
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