At 01:51 PM 8/31/2005, Kimiko wrote: >>The shinto wedding kimono is pure white (shiromoku = pure white).
>When did Japanese wedding gowns become pure white? Or is it Shinto only? My >mom was Buddhist, not Shinto. When? I dont know. Presently in Tokyo, some women do as many as 4 outfits for a wedding, uchikake or tomosode formal kimono with mon (family crest), another in pure white for the shinto ceremony, a western gown and a suit or dress for leaving the festivities. That's 4, all for the same bride, same wedding. Zowie. >My mother's wedding kimono is dark, almost black IIRC, both in her wedding photos and what I remember when she wore it when I was a child for a fashion show on wedding gowns. I have yet to go through all her kimono stash in her house (I just found a pretty one for her funeral near the top), but I will this fall as I inventory everything. She had two large metal chests holding everything. Sounds like the mostly black one is a formal tomosode. (B/W only, is for attending funerals IIRC; mostly black w/ splash of color is for other formal, yet serious events.) I hesitate to respond further given that you've got the cultural & ethnic background. I do not. I merely lived there. My sympathies on your recent(?) loss. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
