This month's It's Going to Be a Thing - Obi Belts! (Below - a particularly wearable variety)
I hold a special place in my heart for Obi Belts as 1. They are from Japan 2. I made one of my own for my fabric history class. Actually I really wish I could wear it, but I made it with indigo dyed fabric, which is awesome, but would rub off on my clothes. I need to figure out a solution for this problem... 3. I had to listen to a report about the history of Obi's during above said class.
Moving on!
I noticed a LOT of obi belts during the Fall 2009 Fashion week. This is what got me thinking about them as plausible to become a widespread trend. As you are all aware, belts have just been so popular for quite a few years now, and I don't see that ending anytime soon. In my opinion obis are the best of all that belts have to offer. They come in many different styles, and are functional, but so cute too. Below is an obi from the Rag and Bone show.
Obis also made an appearance at the Lacoste show:
Elie Tahari was practically a lesson in the history of the obi as they used everything from the early, skinny variety, to the later, wider variety of obi. Though I didn't particularly care for most of the clothes, the show is worth taking a look at for the belts alone.
Well, you all just lucked out. I was planning on giving you a little history lesson concerning the obi belt and their development over time. But it turns out there aren't any readily available websites concerning this issue, so as I do not want to go on my memory of the history of the obi belt alone, I will spare you all so I don't risk spreading any erroneous information. The obi belt is a fascinating article of clothing and deserves historical accuracy. So let's just leave it at - the obi started out really skinny, then gradually got wider and wider until the mid to late Edo period (abouts 1600 - 1870) when it reached it's pinnacle of necessity, width, and ornateness. Also - just a common fact here. The obi belt is used to secure kimono. Just throwin out the obvious facts here. Just in case.
Well, that's it I guess. I am willing to give a lecture on Obi and Kimono any day. Just let me know when and you can book me for a lecture hall near you. Thank you. Thank you. I'll be waiting by my phone.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
It's Going to Be a Thing / Educate Yoself! Part II
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3 comments:
very very nice!
Also! I realized that we can create an email address for the blog so I thought we ought to start a "What Would Amy Say?" kinda thing where we too fashion/style questions and they could lead to brief salon post answers. For example- whether or not you can do a belted waist and a necklace at the same time lol. I always try it and think "too much! too much!" :)
where we take** fashion and style Q's
oooh that would be interesting!! i would love to feel like people want my fashion advice! lol. let's do it!
as for the belt and a necklace... interesting question. Of course I think you could do it, but only if you're into that pile on the accessories look. you just have to commit to it. but then you can do just about literally ANYTHING fashion-wise, and if you have the confidence you can pull it off.
I personally am of the "put on all of your accessories/jewelry and then take one off" mentality. I like to stay minimal with my accesories so I personally might not do the belt and a necklace, but that's just me.
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