Farewell my kimono

There are too many items of clothing I have owned in the past that I have cast from my closet, and now regret the loss of.

There was the divine, watermelon-coloured velvet coat with the ruched collar; the possibly 40s black crepe tie-back, short-sleeved top; and this chartreuse kimono above. It reminds me of nothing so much as Nicole Kidman’s famous Galliano gown.

The kimono was gorgeously and sumptuously embroidered in coloured silk, and I can only surmise I banished it in a fit of misplaced minimalism. I’m very pleased it is here immortalised along with Rapunzel’s long hair on the eve of the Big Haircut. Unfortunately Rapunzel’s tresses obscure the embroidery, but it was very similar to the cushion and the seat covers (one of which is even now draped over my scanner).

Fittingly, the backdrop is my boudoir, another sad loss to the years. Chin-chin!