You are offered a  gently used, beautiful, soft, lustrous, feminine, top quality, silky polyester Japanese-made kimono dressing gown / robe. The fabric is fine, soft and silky. This slightly older version has slightly thicker fabric than the current models.

The base colour is deep and bright pink/lightred with a fuchsia pink tone. There are graduated shades of colour that darken to a very dark red tone in certain places.

The pattern shows traditional white and black flying cranes (Tsuru). These are a celebratory symbol representing joy, fidelity and long life. There are also peony flowers and leaves in subtle shades of lighter pinks. There are also swirling lines representing water. 

The outlines of the flowers and water swirls looks to be a deep grey with a tiny touch of gold. I suspect these lines were originally gold in colour but have now dulled. 

I believe this robe was bought as a souvenir from Japan many years ago and gently used. The makers label shows no name but just a logo of a village scene. This is the best maker of these types of robe in my opinion.  

The same pattern is still made today but in a silk version, which is much more expensive than the polyester would be.  you can see it on this page selling for £189. I think similar types of long robes in polyester presently cost around £89.

https://thejapaneseshop.co.uk/products/silk-crane-print-long-red-japanese-kimono?_pos=28&_sid=95821bdfe&_ss=r   

The care labels are faded but would have shown that the robe is polyester and machine washable. I have washed similar ones that I own, many times and they always look as good as new. 

SIZE: It is slightly larger and slightly shorter than average.   Although it is a 'one size fits all' garment because it is a wrap round style,  I think it would fit a range of sizes up to a maximum of UK 16/perhaps small 18. I think the best fit would be UK 16.   

The length is quite long at 53"/134.5cm long.  

The width from one cuff to the other cuff is 52"/132cm.   

The width across the back (armpit to armpit) is 26"/66cm.  The width all around the waist, from the front of one side, all the way round the back, to the front of the other side is around 59"/150cm and please remember you need a good crossover in the front. 

The robe weighs about 300g. The belt is about 80"/203cm long. 

AGE & CONDITION:  I suspect this was bought around the 1990s. 

It appears to gently used and in excellent vintage condition. There are no obvious faults at all. If you look very carefully there are a few pulled threads.  The care label is wholly faded. The originally gold outlining is now dulled overall. It is a gently used item in excellent vintage condition and wearable but please do not expect it to look like new. 

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