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source: http://mymodernmet.com/furisode-kimono-wedding-dress/
scooterwillie
*giggles in Japanese*
1Lhell
It's the same dress just different print
Midgarmerc
Kimonos are crazy expensive but I guess so are bride dresses. The difference being that you only wear the bride dress once but kimonos many
adobesubmarine
But the first one is clearly France...
AnExistingBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofMichaelCeraEveryday
Damn that's pretty. I don't favorite fashion posts ever but mark me down as impressed.
NotgonnaTellgoogle
wow.. beautiful
LadyOfSpaceAndTime
These are really unflattering and ugly
Zenith54
imo, most of these looked better in their original form..
akineko
Some look okay but I'm not quite impressed. I'm a Jpanese living in the US.
Noxnarie
Ruined :/
DrDoSoLittle
Good for them, but I actually like kimonos. If it were me, I would update the kimono look, but I am not a Japanese bride.
mariapia0815
Those are fucking beautiful!
fudgestripes
Those dresses aren't too bad either. HEhe. I hate myself.
THRILLHOUSE69
They look hella pretty
notFBIcamsnoop
#5 has a valentino garavani sign, he did a fall 2016 kimono show, I think we are being tricked.
pocketsauce
Looking at the back it may just be folding it like that
mariapia0815
Even so I think they are lovely and enjoyed looking at them.
dysiode
and #1 isn't the same pattern, just similar. They're beautiful, but they're still just made by fashion companies
Merital
Wait I don't understand they both have the same white bird being followed by a flock of red birds. Am I missing something?
Merital
It's also very possible they cut up much of the fabric if it wasn't done by a fashion company.
hugeroner
Brides in Japan: this one in France, for example.
HummusGirl
We have a lot of rich east asian couples come over, set up professional guerilla photosessions in the streets.
MrPoopyDickButt
Isn't there a whole thing where Asians get culture shock in France?
HummusGirl
Yep, for some: The Paris Syndrome. Some shock us in return tho by their lack of awareness of their entourage. But that's tourist 101 :D
acme64
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
SparkleJBacontits
Neat!
maxmotivated
i prefere the kimono
TheNextHafthorBjornsson
2nd
metalfoto
Same. Kimono is charming to me. The mod look crazy weird.
metalfoto
Looks*
Rogahar
Depends on the fabric. #1 and #3 look amazing as dresses.
Stratego89
I'm gonna have to agree. They'd have to make another sort of modification, it just seems too stiff/bulky when you just loosen it all up.
mangolimes
It looks like an armless hanbok with more designs which is fine but kinda hmm
eggmuffin
About damn time we get some colourful wedding dresses. After 150 years of nothing but white dresses, this is a delight.
yeehawbuckaroo
My wedding dress was lavender. It was gorgeous and exactly what I wanted, and only cost $350.
AnnaMayBelle
Japan actually does a lot of colorful wedding dresses. Pastels are pretty common. Honestly, more colors are appearing in the west too.
AnnaMayBelle
I actually was surprised how many dresses are "champagne", "diamond", "rose", "ivory" etc when I was trying to find a pure white dress.
grammaticallycorrectstannis
blush, blue, and black are becoming more popular now
letstalknews
Thats if they can find a man to marry, some men wont even leave their homes.
OSCgal
Or if they want to marry. If they want a career, it tends to be either-or. Sadly.
SirD1000
Lloyd, I'm right here, man! Do you have to talk about me like that? I'm telling mom... just as soon as I can go outside.
dumpsterjedi1
I was just about to say for the 80% of women who can get married in Japan. Which might seem high but it used to be 95% in 1970.
GuardsmanMiku
any reason why? (other than the whole work culture shit)
dumpsterjedi1
Look up the herbivore men phenomenon in Japan.
RosegoldEverything
"Can", or "choose/want to"? I imagine there are plenty who prefer to be single/not married.
letstalknews
Its a not having a job good enough to handle a family. Its not the American logic you are working with...
RosegoldEverything
I'm not sure I see what jobs or nationality have to do with inability vs lack of desire.
letstalknews
Well you would have to know the culture you are talking about so i understand where you arent sure. Maybe know more then base level
letstalknews
Honestly reseach a little more before you open your mouth the internet is right here and you choose to be ignorant...amazing.
BritishBatman
I... am not a fan of strapless...
MobileUserGundam
http://data.whicdn.com/images/130622908/original.gif
foampants
As a mashup of Japanese and Euro culture, it's interesting but I think the kimono is already the perfect form for the amazing fabric.
LittleMit
2 and 4 are amazing but I think most of them would look better as kimonos. Kimonos are beautiful!
MobileUserGundam
"Brides in Japan..." *First image shows a white woman in sure-as-hell-not-Japan*
hispanicyankee
Even has a French flag in the corner to tell you where in not Japan it is
GuardsmanMiku
I want to see a map labelled 'Japan' and 'Not Japan' now.
MatissesPieces
Aside from the old kimonos that are passed on between generations, how many women these days own one?
bunnybabbit
The kimono has more asthetic appeal than the western wedding dress versions in my opinion
FenrisZeroSC
Stop appropriating western culture!
Sheldonian
Lol l, it's funny because pc people always go to the extremes
5NoteHalf
All joking aside. I love seeing people (respectfully) dressed natively. It fascinates me to see people from one place in the garb of another
Udidntcnething
I spat my coffee out laughing, thanks.
Feeddabear
If I had any culture, I'd love to share it.
Cruxador
Fun fact, having weddings at all is something Japan copied from the west.
U1Love
No, they had weddings before. It's just their weddings were different. People do do western weddings now, but that's just a style change.
Cruxador
No, the different weddings were due to outside influence as well. There were no weddings (or dresses) before the Edo period.
billtopia
Mommmm! Japan's appropriating our culture again.
painstream
"Shut up and go watch your Naruto!" -Mom, probably
billtopia
So I didn't think something this blatant needed a sarcasm tag, but to be safe, THIS WAS INTENDED TO BE SARCASM.
kharmatika
Blah blah blah occupation and reconstruction post WWII, blah blah blah cultural exchange, blah blah blah our idea
Computar
Everyone is joking. Are you being serious?
kharmatika
Based on the blah blah blah, no, I am being tongue in cheek. I was making a lighthearted version of the argument I make when people actually
kharmatika
talk about Japanese culture appropriating American culture.
MemeDissector
Don't you start. America's basically the cultural gangbang lovechild anyway.
SaraFourImgur
The Egyptians wore dresses first, man!
MikeAracter
Scottish intensifies https://startheory.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/braveheart.jpg
tremonti
Why did I click a link referencing Scots on a post about dresses. Can I not think?
kharmatika
That's west of asia
MarioBoon
Egypt is West of Japan, so technically still correct
Feeddabear
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
hellysium
As a Japanese this makes me super uncomfortable... those kimonos cost tens of thousands of dollars. But each to their own
5NoteHalf
As an American, I still felt somewhat the same, until I read they weren't cut. The fabric is beautiful and exquisite.
ZachsAnomaiy
It looked to me like that didn't cut the sleeves off and just tied them in the back, added trains and layers under the bottom of the kimono.
VodkaReindeer
I was about to comment that it's smart since they're so expensive. And pretty.
Cliodhna
It looks like they have a white dress on underneath it. Then lay the kimono backwards and fold it to drape it around.
HerrBisch
I thought it was an ancient tradition to cut the sleeves off your kimono when you got married?
MemeDissector
Well proper ones might. But never underestimate the sticking power of cheap knockoffs that'll work for one day.
Paperstars
It doesn't seem like they are chopping them up though. The sleeves seem intact. It would indeed be very sad to see a kimono ruined otherwise
teegyo
If you read the article, they just fold them over a dress and use the sleeves as a bow. Nothing is permanently altered.
tyenasaur
If they are simply styled after kimonos they're gorgeous, but the thought of chopping up such beautiful traditional kimonos is sad.
BreadyStinellis
They aren't chopped. They're wrapped around. That's why there is white tulle in the back of all of them. They don't reach.
Pawnderlust
It doesn't look like they are altered just creatively tied, if you look at the back the sleeves are tied behind.
PirateRubberDuck
It looks like they have just used the kimono as a cover over a white dress without damaging it. Looks nice.
z3lfmoord
Tens of thousands? A quick search shows I can get them for less than $100
z3lfmoord
And that's from a Japanese site
JapanesePizza333
Are you sure those are not Yukata?
z3lfmoord
How do I tell?
JapanesePizza333
Yukata are usually a very lightweight cotton, kimono are from a heavier fabric. Yukata are for summer festivals, kimono are more formal.
z3lfmoord
But do they really cost tens of thousands of dollars? As much as a car?
FukuokaNoKen
Right? This hurts my heart to see. I was so sad when one of my mother's kimono got torn many years ago. They aren't cheap. ) :
itypewerdsonline
Not only that, Kimonos can be passed down generation to generation without any alternation for the next person.
carotidsinusmassage
Why do you they cost so much , is it only th authentic ones thatare expensive?
longshorttermmemorynetwork
As others have said, they're just inspired by their kimonos, not made of them.
AnnaMayBelle
As a kimono collector (70+ garments, not including accessories), I was too, til I found out the worst damage is just some bad creases.
Nanaashi
Do they really cost that much? All kimonos or only a certain kind? Does everyone have one that expensive for special events?
Evergrey
As far as I know, not so many people have kimonos any more.
Zorroinabox
it depends on the material/pattern. I bought one for my 20th birthday and it cost about $600 w/o accessoriesin 2010. I got it for a "steal"
VagisilToothpaste
They can. Depending on who made it, where it was made, material, design, etc...Some of them are SUPER ornate and gorgeous.
theshoeminator
If you buy them brand-new they can be outrageously priced. I only buy recycled kimono in good condition, I save hundreds of $$$
BubbleConglomerate
Can they be bought online?
theshoeminator
Oh yeah! eBay, Etsy, and Ichiroya are good places. Learn your measurements, the most important being length & total arm span (yuki)
ChuntWith6Tees
Wedding dresses cost almost the same amount of you buy a new one.
ladyatlas777
I paid $45 bucks for my dress but then again I'm not a pure, traditionalist kind of chic.
ChuntWith6Tees
*If not of
RosegoldEverything
Tens of thousands? Bruh my entire upcoming wedding isn't going to cost half of that, and that's not unreasonable.
MethelyneBlue
Mine was less than 1000.
thelonepig
Mine was a prom dress on clearance for like $40. Then I had a cathedral length veil made for my craft store tiara.
ladyatlas777
Fuck ya! that's how ya do it!
BreadyStinellis
Yeah! Made my own headpiece. $16 total.
BreadyStinellis
Tens of thousands? Not even close. With alterations and everything mine was $1300 and I think I spent too much.
jiynxed
you were shopping cheap as shit. my wife spent maybe 700, was hesitant about dropping that much until i showed her a 10k pricetag.
BreadyStinellis
I spent what is totally average for where I live. Can you find a more expensive one? Sure. But why anyone would spend over $2000 on a dress
BreadyStinellis
They wear for 8hrs is fucking madness.
NonConformistFlamingo
I bought one for $500 brand new. If you know where to shop they're not that expensive.
biscuitses
Depends on what kind of dress you want, and the culture you are in. Some cultures require more expensive fabrics/styles
jiynxed
also if you're willing to not settle for a diamond and pearl studded princess floofmonster dress.
SociallyAwkwardCanadianMoose
Floofmonster, I like that description
NonConformistFlamingo
Exactly. I wanted simple but elegant. No sparkles or floof overload.
RosegoldEverything
I like my pearl-studded princess floofmonster dress :(
jiynxed
and they're lovely and often amazing dresses - it's all entirely up to the bride and her budget.
OSCgal
If it makes you feel better: my mom would've loved a princess floofmonster dress. But they were poor & she made hers.
Poxopi
Do you live in Japan?
kirynchan
I totally agree with you. As a Japanese, I find the "new" way of dressing totally ugly. It looks like they are wearing bedsheets.
Cere4l
as a non-japanese.... i still agree with you, the kimono looks better. why is you being japanese relevant to your opinion? why is mine?
CalvadosConfiture
I agree as well; I honestly think the original is better
derschweiz
Yea but so do some wedding dresses so it's like a transfer of value as opposed to loss of value.
MadeMyAccountToUpvoteMetal
Question! Why are they so expensive?
foxfire1112
Why tf are they so expensive
theshoeminator
They're hand-sewn, usually made of silks, brocades, some have detailed embroidery. Adds to the cost.
tropicalsunfish
Meant to last years through generations. Plus multiple pieces, fittings, lessons on how to wear them, upholding tradition
chaostheory10
I knew a woman who inherited a collection of antique kimonos from her estranged mother. She gave them to her 5 year old to play dress up.
DVSBSTrD
If you look closely at #1 you can tell it's not actually the same dress. I'm pretty sure this is just a new style.
MustardTiger
Pretty sure this just the folded up part that's in the back.
DVSBSTrD
I see what you're saying, but I'm pretty sure the style is too simplified to be the same garment.
patstoffy
i came here to say that. look at the texture/lack of texture of the cranes. my guess is formal ceremony / reception
bippityboppityBACON
Yyyyyup
sfhipchick
Oh yeah! It's definitely NOT the same dress. Just a likeness.
Skyraptor
They folded them, not cut
Metals4J
So, Kimono + origami = wedding dress?
dokpsy
How much more Japanese could you get? Kimonos, origami, and math?
Metals4J
Just need to work karate, anime, and sushi in there and I feel like we've really got a well-rounded stereotype.
TacoEngineer
Exactly, kimonos traditionally are pasted on through generations i believe and mean a lot more than just a dress.Granted these are very nice
FisterMantastic
"pasted"
TacoEngineer
Auto correct struck again on me...My bad should have checked my work lol
GhostGuy
Pasted? Passed*
codylishush
why would they cost that much?
pomax
Clickbait as this post is, the actual article explains that they're simply wearing the kimono differently. No alterations are made.
bryanew710
Good to know...I was kind of wondering.
RickyBobbyShakenBake
you can tell because the midsection is so bulky on these small women... I was going to comment how they looked ill fitting
Shistosomiasis
Part of the kimono aesthetic is that the torso is un-curvy as possible, so while its not my favorite, its understandable
Flametide
You sir are doing god's work
JanetVanDyne
Oh gosh thank you. I was scared. I once tried to buy a kimono, but it costed all of my savings.
pomax
Many kimono are essentially heirlooms. Buying a proper, new one is a family investment.
entropyk
That's sad, wish I could afford one for you. Keep your chin up, the future's not ours to see.
SirWadeWilson
I bought one for 150... after repairs it was another 300 now its on my wall as a delightful art peace.
ThisIsTheLastTimeIChangeUsernamesIPromise
I thought that was fairly obvious from the photos
stellanova
*to each, their own. does this not bother anyone else? ????