{"product_id":"white-floral-brocade-obi-kohana","title":"White Floral Brocade Obi 'Kohana'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWide white brocade obi with a sewn bow, small flowers in red, purple and green\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite brocade, small flowers, and the bow already tied. This wide obi is a stiff cuff in a white brocade woven with small flowers in red, purple, green and gold across the whole surface, with a full bow sewn on a piece that hooks over the band at the back, and a twisted gold cord round the middle. It is the formal obi of a young woman's kimono, made so it goes on in a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the palest of the wide obi in the collection, and the one for a coloured kimono where the obi should not compete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Kohana, is the small flower, and the brocade is covered in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe obi is a wide brocade band with the pattern woven in, not printed, folded and stitched into a stiff cuff that wraps the waist and fastens at the back under the fold, with the bow sewn on a separate piece that hooks over the band. It goes on in a minute: wrap, fasten, hook the bow on at the back, and turn it if you want the bow at the side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it over a yukata or a kimono from the range, high on the waist, with the bow at the back, which is how a woman ties a wide obi; the photograph shows it from the front so you can see the cuff and the bow together. Over a plain dress it reads as a wide belt with a bow, and it has been worn that way to weddings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are woven, not printed, in coloured threads on a white ground with a metallic thread through it, so the surface glints as the band bends. The bow is a full one with two loops and two tails, and the cord is a separate piece that ties at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean only; the brocade is a woven synthetic with a metallic thread in it, and it does not go in water. Store it flat or rolled, never folded across the bow, and keep it out of direct sun, which dulls the thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white band with a bow. From close the flowers show their colours, the thread its glint, and the cord its twist. It is the obi for the kimono in the range in a colour, and for a wedding guest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. The band wraps a waist from about 65 to 100 cm with the closure adjusted, and the bow is sewn, so it looks the same on every waist. It is cut to Western sizing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59208036188508,"sku":"14:1052#Color11","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/white-floral-brocade-obi-kohana-1.jpg?v=1790584721","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/white-floral-brocade-obi-kohana","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}