Men's Large Leaf Kimono 'Hiroha'
A men's full-length kimono in black with large leaf shapes filled with checks and dots, obi included.
Men's Large Leaf Kimono 'Hiroha'
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A men's full-length kimono in polyester, black, printed with large overlapping leaf shapes filled with checks and dots in cream, blue and black, tied with the included cream obi. Sizes M to XL by height; runs small, take one size up.
Sizing
Cut to Asian sizing, which runs smaller than US sizing. Between two sizes, take the larger. Measurements are taken flat; allow 2 cm.
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Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
Shipping & returns
Shipping is free on every order, with no minimum. Duties and import taxes are prepaid at checkout. Orders leave in 1 to 3 business days and take 6 to 12 business days on average; a tracking number is emailed on dispatch.
You may return any item within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Write to contact@yonaku.com and we email you a prepaid label.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
Large leaves filled with checks and dots, in cream and blue on black
The leaves on this kimono are the size of a forearm and none of them is green. They overlap across a black ground in long pointed shapes, each one filled with a different pattern, a cream checkerboard, a field of blue dots, a fine black-and-cream check, a plain cream, so the print reads as a pile of leaves cut from other cloth and laid on the robe. The obi is cream, wide and flat, and it is the one plain surface on the garment.
It is the most graphic of the men's kimono and the most playful, because it takes a natural shape and fills it with geometry, which is a trick Japanese textile designers have enjoyed for three hundred years. It looks like a leaf print from across the room and like a patchwork from across the table.
The name, Hiroha, means broad leaf, the wide-leaved trees of the Japanese hills, and the print is those leaves drawn large enough to notice.
It is printed, not pieced, with the edges of every leaf kept sharp and the patterns inside kept legible down to the smallest dot. The cloth is polyester with a dry hand and a slight texture, chosen because black must stay black around cream and blue, and because a kimono for the warm months should hang light.
The obi is included. Cross the fronts left over right, wrap the cream obi twice at the waist and knot it at the hip. On a print this busy the obi is a rest, and the cream is the right colour for it.
At three metres it is a black robe with pale leaves on it. At thirty centimetres each leaf shows the pattern it is filled with, and the overlaps show which leaf lies on top. It is a print built to be looked at twice, and it is one of the best-drawn in the range.
The cut is long, falling to the ankle, with wide square sleeves and the room to walk. Worn at home it is a robe with a puzzle on it. Worn out with dark sandals it is a summer outfit that reads bold from the street and clever from the table, and it goes with black, cream and nothing else patterned.
Sizes run from M to XL, by height. It is cut to Asian sizing and runs small, so take one size up from your usual. Between two sizes, take the larger.
Questions about the kimono
Is it a kimono or a yukata?
Both are the same shape: a long robe crossed left over right and tied with an obi. A yukata is the unlined summer version in a light woven cloth; the satin pieces here are printed kimono robes. Every page says which it is, and the obi is included with each.
Does it run small?
Yes. Our pieces are cut to Asian sizing, which runs smaller than US sizing. Men's yukata are sized by height; between two sizes, take the larger. Women's kimono are one size, with a wrap front that adjusts at the obi. Measurements taken flat are in the size guide.
Is it silk?
No. Every piece in this collection is polyester, woven for the yukata and satin for the printed kimono, as stated on its page and on the inner label. We never sell silk as something else, or something else as silk.
Is it made in Japan?
No. It is a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
How do I wear it?
Cross the left front over the right, wrap the obi twice at the waist and knot it at the back or the hip. At home it is a robe; out, with sandals, it is the whole outfit. A plain T-shirt underneath if the evening cools.
How do I wash it?
Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours, on a gentle cycle for the satin pieces. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over any print.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
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