FABULOUS, COTTON, NEW WITH TAGS, JAPANESE, YUKATA-STYLE, FULLY LINED, NEMAKI KIMONO SUMMER DRESSING GOWN / ROBE - Calf Length with Matching Belt - Gorgeous Flower, Plant and Ocean Wave Design
You are offered a new and unused, beautiful, soft, lightweight, Japanese-made kimono dressing gown / robe. This was brought from Japan and only unwrapped to take the photos. These nemaki robes are hard to come by so please consider this item.
This robe is a traditional nemaki kimono in the traditional style having a typical dark navy blue botanical design on a white background. The pattern on this nemaki is particularly fine and traditionally Japanese in style. It shows a very traditional type of Japanese decorative floral pattern which is of pretty, rounded chrysanthemum flowers and leaves, with plum blossom flowers, bamboo leaves and stylised pine in the shape of butterflies. Behind these flowers are fine swirling ocean waves.
The item comes with a matching belt.
The fabric is a smooth, fine, very soft cotton. This nemaki is fully lined in fine gauze-like white cotton. The labels says in Japanese "100% cotton" and machine washable at low temperature (please treat as a delicate).
In Japan this kind of kimono is called nemaki and is used for a dressing gown/housecoat or sleepwear - so only worn inside. In the UK we tend to call this kind of robe a yukata because it looks quite similar but yukata are slightly different. In Japan, yukata kimono can be worn outside the house for informal occasions such as summer festivals. (Yukata kimono are much longer, firmer, thicker cotton and are worn with a wide obi).
Size: The label size says 'M'. but this is a Japanese size and does not equate to UK/US sizing. This nemaki is probably woman's M/L in UK terms. It will fit a range of sizes as it is a wrap round style, it can be worn by smaller woman and be roomy but it will also probably fit up to a maximum of UK size 14 or possibly small UK16. ( that is up to a maximum US size 12, possibly small US size 14). Please check the following measurements against your own dressing gown to see the fit.
The length is 51"/130cm long. The width across the back (side seam to side seam) is 25/63cm. The width all around at waist level is about 55"/140cm but please remember you need a good crossover in front. The cuff to cuff width is 49"/125cm. The belt is typically quite short at 52"/132cm. The robe weighs about 480g.
Condition: It is new and unused condition.
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