https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:59:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono/page/2#post-943323 Tue, 28 May 2013 16:09:36 +0000 jurocha 943323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just read your reply on true vintage, Shannon... hehehe. So Zara it is then. They hv a model very similar to the #3 kimono you've posted, don't they? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono/page/2#post-943321 Tue, 28 May 2013 16:07:23 +0000 jurocha 943321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Asos Marketplace has a retro tag and I've seen some kimonos under it. Take a look, maybe you find some true vintage that strikes you. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono/page/2#post-943318 Tue, 28 May 2013 16:02:20 +0000 Transcona Shannon 943318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well ladies - this is where I eat crow!</p> <p>As much as I love vintage, including vintage kimonos, I think they won't have a modern feel to them no matter how modern the rest of the styling is. I saw a couple last night in a local vintage shop and they unfortunately do resemble bath robes.</p> <p>So I believe the newer incarnations at Zara are the better option (hey Denise - you were right!).</p> <p>Now I just need to decide if I want to move forward and order one or pass on what I think could be a fleeting trend.</p> <p>Thank you all so much for your honest and thoughtful replies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono/page/2#post-943317 Tue, 28 May 2013 15:58:11 +0000 Jjsloane 943317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>3 was my favorite. I love vintage, but I&nbsp;have a vintage kimono, and everytime I wear it seams pop open and I fret. It's very delicate silk with a silk organza lining.&nbsp;I'm considering one of the zara ones for peace of mind.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono/page/2#post-943302 Tue, 28 May 2013 15:27:05 +0000 rae 943302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I loved #3, but the others aren't screaming to me for you. With BJ on PPP. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-943290 Tue, 28 May 2013 15:01:48 +0000 T-Rex 943290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Transcona Shannon, you are welcome. I love to enable. It's my favorite thing. :-)</p> <p>I think Suz is right also, and looking locally is your best next step. There is nothing like trying it on right then and there, feeling the fabric, checking the condition, etc. And if you find something great, it will be much cheaper than anything on Etsy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-943229 Tue, 28 May 2013 13:33:19 +0000 cjh 943229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too bad you lost the best one.&nbsp; Not sure you would be comfortable in the pink one, especially.&nbsp; It looks kind of flimsy and bathrob-y to me, and is it really your color? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942983 Tue, 28 May 2013 01:01:39 +0000 Transcona Shannon 942983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow T-Rex - thank you so much for all these wonderful links. That's so sweet of you.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've decided Suz has a good point and I'm going to go check out my local vintage shops before proceeding with anything else.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks everyone for your input. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942817 Mon, 27 May 2013 19:18:23 +0000 T-Rex 942817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not vintage, and almost everything I looked at had crazy long fringe. But there are some beautiful pieces here. Most come across as more gypsy or Spanish to me, so this may be too far from where we started out. <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/MAYA-BOUTIQUE" rel="nofollow"></p> <p><a href="http://stores.ebay.com/MAYA-BOUTIQUE" rel="nofollow">http://stores.ebay.com/MAYA-BOUTIQUE</a></a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942799 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:43:28 +0000 T-Rex 942799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found a couple more sources for you to browse.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ichiroya.com/item/search.php?sritem=004" rel="nofollow">http://www.ichiroya.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.kyotokimono.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyotokimono.com/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942794 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:38:35 +0000 Janet 942794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just read -- drat! Keep looking! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942792 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:37:42 +0000 Janet 942792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not looking at the other responses, so it will be interesting to see... But my very quick gut reaction says #3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942790 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:36:41 +0000 bj1111 942790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ppp. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942787 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:35:03 +0000 T-Rex 942787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before you pull the trigger on the 70's vintage jacket, take a look at this one. </p> <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/152233394/1920s-embroidered-silk-jacket?ref=sr_gallery_14&amp;ga_search_query=kimono&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=US&amp;ga_search_type=vintage&amp;ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&amp;ga_page=6" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/listing/15.....;ga_page=6</a></p> <p>A 1920's version. Not as brightly colored or reversible,&nbsp;but very much like the&nbsp;70's one. I can't decide if I like it better, necessarily. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942776 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:24:35 +0000 Suz 942776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did you look on Ebay, too? Or in your neighbourhood vintage stores? Methinks we are on the cusp of this trend and most Winnipeggers will not yet have caught on. There may be bargains to be had.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942772 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:18:04 +0000 celia 942772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, I loved the kimono on #3, one of the best I saw even comparing with the Zara ones.And I do like the print on the blue one I am just not sure about the knot in the front.<br />Is #2 too expensive? Maybe it would work if the knot hit at the right place and if not Wonder Woman might take the extra fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942768 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:13:45 +0000 T-Rex 942768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is that first one reversible? I like it, personally. And if the ties don't bother you, I say leave them long. </p> <p>If the vintage one is a good bit more expensive than the Zara one, then I would be inclined to really think about which one I wanted. But if the prices are similar, I would personally be happier with a vintage piece that is more unique. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942758 Mon, 27 May 2013 17:41:41 +0000 Transcona Shannon 942758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmmm...not a lot of love for vintage kimonos I see...I do hear y'all about maybe going with a more modern interpretation or one of the Zara items, but to be honest, I want something a little different and more "vintage-y" so will continue to search.</p> <p>Thanks for the feedback ladies </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942746 Mon, 27 May 2013 17:26:42 +0000 ironkurtin 942746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry, to me they all look like fancy bathrobes.&nbsp; I think, for me at least, I'd go for something more kimono-inspired and less kimono. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942742 Mon, 27 May 2013 17:09:58 +0000 JulieJohn 942742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You will truly rock the right kimono when it arrives. Patience, young grasshopper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942722 Mon, 27 May 2013 16:34:58 +0000 celia 942722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Cocolion. If #3 is not available anymore I would try one of the Zara ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942718 Mon, 27 May 2013 16:33:04 +0000 CocoLion 942718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote pass and go for the ones available at Zara. &nbsp;That way you can find one that hangs right on you (right length and fabric) and return if it doesn't work. &nbsp;I don't think Etsy has returnable merchandise, but if I'm wrong, go for one from Etsy and try it out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942715 Mon, 27 May 2013 16:30:16 +0000 Anonymous 942715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Without reading all oer replies, #3 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942712 Mon, 27 May 2013 16:27:34 +0000 Transcona Shannon 942712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well POOP! I just went to put #3 in my cart and it's no longer available :(</p> <p>FWIW here are some additional pics of #1 and #2. Are either of these possibilities or do I keep looking? I think the ties for either of these could be snipped shorter so as not to be as fussy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942679 Mon, 27 May 2013 15:20:14 +0000 rae 942679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>3! 3! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942675 Mon, 27 May 2013 15:12:44 +0000 T-Rex 942675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #1 quite a lot, but I love #3. If you only get one, make it that one.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942673 Mon, 27 May 2013 15:10:11 +0000 Beth Ann 942673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now, Angie's expert comments make me second guess this, but #2 looks a little "boudoir" to me.&nbsp; I find myself drawn to the drama of #3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942670 Mon, 27 May 2013 15:08:50 +0000 Anonymous 942670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think 2 would swamp you, 1 is cute, but I think the ties would limit the styling. So, that leaves 3! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942661 Mon, 27 May 2013 15:01:20 +0000 harmonica 942661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>3 beauties, but Angie has spoken wisely - so #3 it is! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/vintage-kimono#post-942656 Mon, 27 May 2013 14:56:29 +0000 Suz 942656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#3!!!</p> <p>#2 would be great with dresses but I think will be fussy.&nbsp;</p> <p>#2 might be too long overall.&nbsp;</p> <p>Get one!&nbsp; </p>