Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd. has collaborated with kimono stylist and DJ Mademoiselle Yulia to release a new line of obi sashes under the brand name Yulia To Kawashima, which will go on sale in the online shop from November 25th.

Photo Satomi Yamauchi
Mademoiselle Yulia has a passion for fashion and has an outstanding sense of style that allows her to effortlessly wear both Japanese and Western clothing, modern and antique styles. From our vast archives, Mademoiselle Yulia selected designs drawn by Kawashima Orimono during the Meiji period, using her exceptional taste. She then contributed her own unique ideas and redesigned them together with designers from Kawashima Selkon Textiles to create the finished product.

The new obi are two designs: the gentle and elegant "Shobi Karahanamon" pattern, featuring flowers flying across a ground pattern and a charming, exquisite balance of Meiji-era Japanese and Western styles; and the cool "Saika Kashimon" pattern, featuring floral patterns on a grid, which is stylish even in the context of modern Western fashion. These two Nagoya obi offer very different impressions, combining elegance and orthodoxy with a fashionable edge. Please enjoy this collaboration between Mademoiselle Yulia and Kawashima Selkon Textiles.


■About the product

From left: Shobi Tanghua pattern (pale pink), Shobi Tanghua pattern (water), Saika lattice pattern (silver juniper x ink lattice), Saika lattice pattern (pale brown x dark green lattice)

□Product overview
Release date: Friday, November 25, 2022
Product released: Nagoya obi, 2 patterns, 2 colors each
Price: Shobi Tanghua pattern 130,000 yen (tax included)
Saika lattice pattern 98,000 yen (tax included)
。 English: *Both prices include tailoring and shipping fees. Sales method: Online sales. Sales website: https://www.kawashimaselkon.co.jp/event/yuliatokawashima2021/. *Scheduled to open on November 25th. Other: As this is a made-to-order product, delivery will take two months after payment is confirmed. (If delivery is delayed due to various circumstances, we will contact you by email.) □ Features of the Obi: This time, we have created a Nagoya obi, a redesign of the Kawashima Selkon Textiles archive, with the aim of "recreating an antique look." The colors and patterns can be coordinated with a variety of kimonos regardless of the season. Nagoya obi are usually worn as everyday wear, but this obi is made from high-quality, lustrous silk, so depending on the kimono you pair it with, it can also be worn to a casual party.


□About the Design

Shobi Karahanamon
This design features an intricate intertwining of "Karahana Karakusa" and "Kumihimo," a type of braided cord that symbolizes "connecting ties," "connecting things," and "connecting people." Based on the Meiji-era obi fabric sample "Fukimon," featuring Karahana (※) arabesques arranged in a chintz-style pattern, this design incorporates a modern touch found in Western decorative fabrics. The obi's base (fabric) also features a pattern, creating a complex ground pattern woven with a delicate upper pattern. This Nagoya obi is versatile and can be worn with a variety of kimono, regardless of season or age.
*Karahana does not refer to a specific flower, but rather to a floral pattern introduced from China. The sample fabric "Fukimon" features a Chinese flower motif based on the peony.

Photo Satomi Yamauchi

Saika Koshimon
This stylish Nagoya obi features an Okina lattice pattern, which is made up of thin lattices sandwiched between thick ones, topped with floral circles and phoenix and diamond patterns. Inspired by the Meiji-era Obi sample fabric "Okina Koshimon Hiryu," we have taken the Okina lattice pattern, which tends to be casual, and given it a slightly more sophisticated look for outings. The plumply woven upper pattern appears to stand out on top of the Okina lattice pattern, giving it the appearance of a Tang-style weave. The thick lines of the Okina lattice pattern are said to represent the Okina man and the thin lines represent his grandchildren, and since the Okina man has many grandchildren, it is said to be an auspicious pattern that represents the prosperity of descendants.This obi can be used for a wide range of occasions, from slightly celebratory occasions to everyday wear.

Photo Satomi Yamauchi


■MADEMOISELLE YULIA


DJ/Kimono stylist She is invited to DJ events all over the world. She also participates in fashion weeks in various countries as a fashion icon. In 2020, she graduated from the Department of Traditional Japanese Culture at Kyoto University of the Arts. She began styling kimonos, drawing on the knowledge she gained at university and from her mother and grandmother, who are kimono dressers, as well as the experience and sensibilities she has cultivated in the fashion and music worlds. She was in charge of styling the key visuals for the "Kimono Kyoto to Catwalk" exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in the UK. Her hobby is watching kabuki. Official website: http://yulia.tokyo/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/MADEMOISELLE_YULIA ■Kawashima Selkon Textiles A Kyoto textile manufacturer founded in 1843. Starting out as a full-service kimono manufacturer, the company expanded into interior textiles (interior design) during the Meiji period. Over the years, the company has brought all weaving processes, which were usually divided into separate tasks, into its own company, and currently handles a full range of products, from traditional textiles such as obi sashes, drop curtains, and festival curtains, to curtains, carpets, and interior accessories. Combining traditional and cutting-edge techniques, the company continues to create Japan's textile culture through the "succession and evolution" of textile techniques.
Official website: https://www.kawashimaselkon.co.jp/