Obi: a sash for traditional Japanese dress, also known as a wide or long belt worn by women. Obi are categorized by their design, formality, material, and use. They began as functional, as means to secure the kimono, but as they became wider and more decorative, they became an indicator of status and standing – this obi […]Read Post ›
I am innocent, I am pure, I am love. I am Greek, I am Roman, I come from Japan. I decorate homes and gardens. I am edible. I am the resurrection The calla lily; the flower of major transitions, rebirths and new beginnings. Remarkable for their large trumpet-shaped white flowers, they symbolize purity, sweetness, beauty, and innocence. […]Read Post ›
Negligée: from the French: négligé, meaning “neglected” or “careless” a woman’s long flowing usually sheer dressing gown carelessly informal or incomplete attire Now we know Negligées to be sheer, silky, sultry but they didn’t start out this way; Nonchalant: The stiff formality of lady-wear took on a looser form around the time of the Restoration of […]Read Post ›
A mantilla is a traditional lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high comb called a peineta, popular with women in Spain Mantilla; a hood, a cloak, a covering. Spiritual, secretive, seductive. Worshipful: The custom of head-covering for women in Spain is an ancient tradition, dating back, at least, to the […]Read Post ›
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