Models: Me (right)
and
(left)
Photographer: Meng Hua Shen
Taken at: Little Tokyo, Makati (November 30, 2009)
Teaser for Meng Hua Shen's coffee table book called "Wafuku Street: Japanese Fashion Trends Through the Lens".
Setsuka-chan and I were picked to be models--yay~!
It was so much fun--I hope to do something like this again soon!
Note: Setsuka's kimono are all hers, mine and the wig were lent by Archimedes Belardo.
Both outfits are from his Aunt, Michiko, who used to be a geisha, but because of economic crisis, was forced to shut down her okiya years ago. We girls of the Hinotori will do our very best to somehow in our own little way make her proud.
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I was reading the story on these last few pictures on how you got the kimono, and I have to say that you are very lucky! Ever since I was a child I have also loved geisha and wanted to be one, however that is nearly impossible here (I live in Canada) as there are none sold here, and if they were, they would be more costume-kimono then the real thing. Yours are so beautiful!!!
I didn't know that there were still okiya's running in Japan anymore. I figured the geisha lifestyle died out long ago. Your pictures make me hopeful to know that maybe one day Ill be able to see a geisha myself in real life!
How come she is wearing uchikake?
Funny incident about it: Some nice Japanese people were in Little Tokyo during the shoot. They saw I had a hard time with all the clothing, and so after a few of the shots, they came up to me and offered to help straighten it out. XD That helped quite a bit afterwards.
Oh! And the uchikake, it was especially lent to me by a kimono shop owner friend of ours to wear especially for this shoot.