Awakening a sense of style in the cool shade where a refreshing breeze blows and gentle sunlight filters through... Uncolored black, visually cool, provides a summer makeover, creating a refreshing shade with a subtle, simple atmosphere. The gentle sunlight streaming through awakens the checkered pattern, allowing you to dress stylishly. This summer kimono, "Sha-tsumugi," a checked silk formal kimono made by Suzunoya, welcomes you with shade, sunlight, and a sense of style. ~Sha-tsumugi~ "Sha" is a simple gauze weave created by interlacing two warp threads with one weft thread, resulting in a more transparent fabric than "Ro" (a type of gauze). There are patterned Mon-sha, and Sha-tsumugi like this one, which uses tsumugi threads. It can be worn not only in the peak of summer, July and August, but also in the single-layered kimono season of June and September, by layering a colored undergarment instead of a white one to eliminate transparency and adapt to temperature changes. This is a brand-new item with the basting threads still attached, "to be cultivated to your liking," worn once for photography. The material is pure silk, which drapes and fits the body well. It is carefully tailored by hand, designed to be easy to move in. It covers the transparency of the undergarments worn beneath, prevents sweat and dirt from directly staining the kimono, and reduces stress on the seams of the back and the fabric around the hips, with a seat panel to make the back look beautiful. The formal kimono was conceived during World War II as a simplified version of the formal visiting kimono, which was prohibited. It is favored by those who appreciate understated elegance, including tea ceremony practitioners, and can be styled like a visiting kimono or a casual kimono depending on the obi (sash) worn with it. "Awakening a sense of style in the cool shade," please enjoy it by wearing it. Measurements: Length: 157cm (from shoulder) Sleeve to sleeve: 63cm Shoulder width: 30.5cm Sleeve width: 32.5cm Sleeve length: 45cm Front width: 24cm Back width: 29cm Material: Pure silk (single-layered) Allowance: Length (inside hem: front 6cm, back 8cm) Sleeve to sleeve (body side: 3.5cm, sleeve side: 3.5cm) Sleeve length (6.5cm) Formal kimono here ❁ #tomihisaFormalKimono Summer kimono here ❁ #tomihisaSummerKimono tomihisa's kimonos here ❁ #tomihisa