1934 Color movie of a Geisha's preparation

A small production I located on the outstanding blog Voyages Extraordinaire...

"I did not lie when I talked about geisha and sakura... Does it get more stereotypically Japanese than these videos? The first was filmed in 1934, but it could be practically any time, as the subject matter is timeless. First we see the serenity of geisha in the bloom of spring, sailing along a treelined canal beneath the pink blossoms of the sakura. Then we see the extensive preparations that go into transforming a girl into a geisha. "

To visit this amazing site, please head towards:
http://voyagesextraordinaires.blogspot.com/

Dressing in a Junihitoe (Royal Japanese Kimono from Heian)

Per the narrative on YouTube...

This is a woman being dressed in a junihitoe, which is my favorite type of kimono (and possibly my favorite type of clothing.)

The Gion Project - Cherry Blossom Dance Festival

A performance recently conducted in the Kaburenjio sim, in Second Life.

Flickr Group SL Kimono Presents: Dizzy Sparrow

I am happy to present Miss Dizzy Sparrow. Although Miss Sparrow only have two photo submissions, I think her photos speak volumes about the lighting, the color, the back ground/setting, an the mood.

Street Kimono


Kimono 2

If you like this photo and want to see more, please stop by either the Flickr Group: SL Kimono, or Dizzy Sparrow's Flickr site.

Flickr SL Kimono Group Presents Hatsune Yoshikawa

Miss Hatsune Yoshikawa is one of the early photo presenters in the Flickr SL Kimono Group. She is a designer and owns "Flower and Willow" with several store locations in Second Life. The photos in this post are Miss Yoshikawa's Flicker SL Kimono Group submissions which are of a few of her beautiful designs.

Contemplation by the fountain

Maiko Hatsune


Coquettish Hatsune

"One of the pictures I took while posing for some new vendor boards. I just loved the coquettish and playful look Hatsune has in this shot and had to save it! "

In the Snow

"This was a picture taken for the winter classified ad/shop listing. That's Hatsune all dolled up as a junior maiko in her wareshinobu hair with December kanzashi, scarlet hexagons hikizuri and winter morning parasol. The lovely skin was made by Kyoko Mikita <3"

Thank you Miss Yoshikawa for your beautiful picture submissions. To see more Flickr Group: SL Kimono member pictures click Flicker Group: SL Kimono, or Hatusune Yoshikawa's name to see more of her beautiful pictures. To get more information regarding her fasionsion you can visit her blog at Flower and Willow which has a listing of her stores and see more posts about the fashions she offers.

Real Life Geishas

This is a National Geographic clip of an episode titled "Real Life Geishas"