Dinner at Hiroe's Place

Hiroe is one of my adult students (pronounced hee-ro-eh). She's really nice and I always look forward to our lessons. Today we went to dinner at her place and she let me try on one of her amazing kimonos. She wore it to her wedding and it was specially made for her. It was hand dyed and embroidered by 15 people and took almost a year to make.

These types of kimono robes were originally made for empresses and princesses, but because they are so beautiful people order them for their weddings. I feel so lucky to have been able to try it on. The first kimono, the black one with cherry blossoms, is 100% silk and was really comfortable. The extravagant colored kimono is also 100% silk, but was heavy but still nice.