Where can you buy proper japanese kimonos?

Question

ok i looked on ebay and there aren't any proper ones. i mean like a proper japanese geisha kind of one?

give me a place in england or a website link please

thankyuh :D

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Answer 1

Kimonos are Japanese, they are expensive and difficult to wear.  If you can read Japanese, I can give you some Japanese websites.

Other than that, all you're going to find is a yukata.  

Since kimonos/yukatas are Japanese, you won't find any in England unless it's run by Japanese.

Like the previous answer stated, Kimonos can cost up to $20,000 or more, and usually Japanese women have only one or none at all.  

Answer 2

You can sometimes find one at an antique store or used clothing store that specializes in exotic goods.

An authentic kimono can cost $20,000 or more if you are talking about the Obi, Hapi, Hiyoku etc included. Just renting one in Japan for a ceremony costs over $1,000. The most expensive can cost as much as a house.

Used however they become very cheap. There is almost no market for a used Kimono. I would start calling around the antique stores and asking if they have them or know a shop that carries them.

To buy a new one in Japan most people go to a department store Like Hanshin.

The kind of Kimono you are looking for is called a furisode. This is the style you will see on Maiko and Geiko typically.

Answer 3

Ebay has TONS of excellent Kimonos

You just need to know the right words to type in the search

http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/searc...

Ebay even has a whole section dedicated to authentic Kimono!

But since theres several different types of Kimono I would first find out the type that you want

Theres informal kimono like the Yukata

Then theres more regular wear: komon

(Theres many more types of kimono but I'm not going to list all of them here.)

Both the Komon and Yukata are inexpensive and I would recommended that you stick with them since the more formal kimono are all silk and harder to maintain.

Heres a good seller that you can look at too:

http://stores.ebay.com/Kimonoya-Japan