Japanese Pattern Kimono 'Hanamon' Stone lantern market stalls and rooftops crowding

market stalls and rooftops crowding across the cloth like a scene lifted from an old woodblock book

making it the most versatile

Anime's most magnetic characters are rarely the sweet ones

The satin-finish fabric gives the black a soft sheen that lifts the cranes off it

twirled and admired

Japanese Pattern Kimono 'Hanamon' Stone lantern market stalls and rooftops crowdingThe kimono covered in a fine repeating flower pattern The Japanese word komon means 'small pattern', and it names a whole tradition of fine, all over repeats that have dressed kimono for centuries. This Japanese pattern kimono, hanamon, is a perfect example a deep grey blue robe covered edge to edge in a small, regular floral motif. Quiet from afar, intricate up close. The beauty is in the repetition. The little flowers tile across the entire robe in