Striking a pose in the finished product.
Tamamo no Mae —
Striking a pose in the finished product.
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After applying matte white eyeshadow to my face, I brushed on smudgy, charcoal eyebrows high on my forehead, in the Heian style.
Heian eyebrows —
After applying matte white eyeshadow to my face, I brushed on smudgy, charcoal eyebrows high on my forehead, in the Heian style.
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Details like scarlet, bee-stung lips help complete the transformation. Books from the Heian era document the use of saffron and sugar to color women's lips.
Lipstick ritual —
Details like scarlet, bee-stung lips help complete the transformation. Books from the Heian era document the use of saffron and sugar to color women's lips.
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This is seven yards of shantung, enough to sew a pair of hakama or carpet your stairs.
The potential of fabric —
This is seven yards of shantung, enough to sew a pair of hakama or carpet your stairs.
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Pets can be an unexpected challenge while sewing. Your dog would like it better if you would play with him instead of cutting out fabric.
Dogs hate it when you make costumes —
Pets can be an unexpected challenge while sewing. Your dog would like it better if you would play with him instead of cutting out fabric.
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We're getting there! Here's the first two layers of the junihitoe after a good ironing.
First two layers finished —
We're getting there! Here's the first two layers of the junihitoe after a good ironing.
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Part of the costume I was able to purchase and use as-is: Formal tabi socks and sandals from my local Japanese grocery store.
Tabi socks and sandals —
Part of the costume I was able to purchase and use as-is: Formal tabi socks and sandals from my local Japanese grocery store.
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A kitsune statue guards a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
The spirit of kitsune —
A kitsune statue guards a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
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Thousands of vermillion Torii gates form winding tunnels at the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
Fushimi Inari Taisha —
Thousands of vermillion Torii gates form winding tunnels at the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
courtesy dan campbell
Soaring cypress trees and bright moss lend a magical air to Okuno-in in Koya-san Japan.
Okuno-in —
Soaring cypress trees and bright moss lend a magical air to Okuno-in in Koya-san Japan.
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A kimono exhibit at Koko-en Garden near the Himeji Castle in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Koko-en Garden kimonos —
A kimono exhibit at Koko-en Garden near the Himeji Castle in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
courtesy dan campbell