Thieving Thursday - Kimonos

My week of structured posting continues with Thursday's offering - some thievery!

Firstly, thanks for your sweet message Mary G, TP's doing just fine thanks.

Secondly, have you noticed how the Blogosphere has been a-buzz with kimonos these past few weeks?

Well I have but I have to say I haven't been jumping on the trend as I didn't see much pattern that I liked, and I'm quite picky with print.

However, I was sruggling to find a second piece to wear with my Ultra Violet dress and in desperation I ordered a white/blue kimono.  Well, I wasn't convinced when it arrived that it went with the dress but, hey, maybe I could work it into other outfits.  But I had hit on a technical problem - it needed ironing, and if you've been hanging out with me long enough you will know I don't do irons.  So that kimono stayed in a holding pattern.

A second kimono kept popping out at me on Pinterest.  But if one kimono had gone technical on me, could I dare try my hand at another?   Well I did, some weeks ago, but it was only on Saturday that I tried both of them on, spurred on by my blogger mate Lisa of Coast to Coast who'd been kimonoing herself with flair and panache (see below).

So let's take a look at my try-ons.

Here's my steal from the seller's pic.

Hmmnn, not totally convinced.  Maybe kimonos aren't my thing?

 Or maybe it's just that the fabric doesn't have much hanging weight.

Looks more crepe de chine-y in the pic, which would hang better.

Apart from wearing this with jeans or an all white or all grey column, I'm a bit stumped for ideas.  Can you help?

Then time for my first purchase, the blue on white kimono.

The Lovely Lisa of Coast to Coast had sported a kimono in the same colourway as mine.

Lisa's kimono is longer and looks like it hangs beautifully.  Seen here with a white column 

and here with denim shorts.

Doesn't she look a treat?! In both looks she's brought in some brown so maybe that's the route to take.  I plan to steal these two stylish looks in these last few weeks of summer and hopefully come up with a few ideas of my own, encouraged by Lisa's " show us what you've got" response to my comment on her post!

There are many styling ideas to be had by visiting Lovely Lisa's blog HERE.  I race to pop in each time she posts!

Here are some other bloggers who have been kimono-ing.

Shelbee and Nancy's good buy/good bye features kimonos this month SEE HERE for the concept.

Kim of FIERCE FASHION, HERE posted a really natty idea.

A scarf kimono!

I tried it out for myself today and posted it on Instagram *

Oh so many kimono steals out there, but so few weeks of summer left to wear them 😱😖😢.

If you fancy giving kimonos a try, visit the links above for ideas.  Hey, you may already be an old hand because, heavens knows, I've turned up late at the party ... again!
Perhaps you could drop me a comment sharing your kimono experiences - you know, I'd really like it if you did.

A la perchoine.

* Yes peeps, I decided to man-up and dip my toe back in the instagram water today.  Hours later I realised I'd posted about 15 pics.  I don't think that's supposed to be how it works!

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