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Fantasy Oiran

This is our wonderful Fantasy Oiran. A huge round of applause to our model for surviving the heat in her multiple layers. This outfit has been a work in progress for a number of years and includes both vintage and custom made elements.

 

Underneath, our Oiran wears an early Showa Period (1926 - 1989) geiko's hikizuri named "Tsuruhiki:" www.flickr.com/photos/13061699@N06/2960636776/in/set-7215...

 

Over top she wears a striking phoenix and pine bough patterned uchikake made by Kurokami Kanzashi: www.flickr.com/photos/13061699@N06/4977135066/in/set-7215...

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Her beautiful jumping koi obi originates in the Taisho Period (1912 - 1926), and was likely worn as part of a kabuki costume: www.flickr.com/photos/13061699@N06/3988348334/in/set-7215...

 

Our oiran's 19 piece dragon kanzashi set features 2 antique, silver ougi kanzashi, and 17 beaded / folded pieces hand crafted by Kurokami Kanzashi: kurokami-kanzashi.deviantart.com/art/Ryuu-sama-Kanzashi-S...

 

This outfit is provided by Kurokami Kanzashi

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Uploaded on August 7, 2014
Taken on June 14, 2014