Last Friday, March 3, was Doll Festival or Girl's Day. I put up the origami hina dolls I got from a nice lady in my English conversation class last year and the mom character in my office gave me cute homemade inari sushi for lunch. I also got invited to a couple hina matsuri dinners...I have succeeded in wearing kimono once a week for the past two weekends. That's my goal. I would wear kimono to work, but I haven't figured out what is suitable. I don't want to stand out too much but if I wear anything plain all the old people are like 「地味ですね。」 And I am not allowed to buy anything else for the rest of my JET career except for a poly hitoe from Sagami when their spring/summer daily komon tanmono come out! I have decided! (Except I want to get a poker themed obi to wear to a charity casino.... -_-;)
BTW, on kimono underwear... when I first bought my "beginner set," I got a kimono slip, but it wouldn't stay pulled down in the back so I stopped using it after 2 tries. Instead I swear by those camis with built-in shelf bras, like they sell at the Gap. In the winter I have been wearing a normal 3/4-sleeve thermal undershirt over the cami. And I got a petticoat with an elastic band instead of a susoyoke. But you know what I think would work great? Ankle-length pajama pants! Especially flannel ones in the winter. Anyway the point is: screw hadajyuban, the kimono makers are just trying to rip you off.
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