The Fukuro Obi or Nagoya Obi are generally 30 cm width. "Kobukuro Obi" which we used for this bag has a half width of typical Obi's width. The Obi is made in Kyushu island in Japan and this kind of "half sized" Obi was very popular in Showa period (around 1960).
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The more you learn about the Japanese traditional clothes, the more you'll like it. We'd like to introduce the Sukiyabkukuro made from Shiozawa Tsumugi which was never worn.
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We used the flannel kimono for the handbag. The finished item is timelessly beautiful. You can't even imagine that the kimono is about 60 years old.
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The beauty of upcycle is that there is no fixed pattern. You may create whatever you like with any kind of materials.
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When I come up with the new ideas, I start with making the prototypes as soon as possible.
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