1950s Embroidered and Hand Dyed Furisode Kimono designer-frank-usher Sybil Connolly was very protective

Sybil Connolly was very protective of her pleating process

It is an absolute future vintage piece to scoop up now

This outfit is also featured in the book Roxanne Lowit photographs Yves Saint Laurent on Sayoko Yamaguchi

Item# C163

Has "S" stamped n it to indicate it was as sample sale purchase

1950s Embroidered and Hand Dyed Furisode Kimono designer-frank-usher Sybil Connolly was very protectiveThis late 50s, perhaps early 1960s Japanese furisode kimono is a stunning textile. These are often displayed and it is easy to see why as it is extraordinary beautiful. The silk has a stunning scene created from a combination of embroidery and hand dyed techniques, floating across its surface. It is very long in length. The furisode was worn by unmarried Japanese women who would pull them up and then belt them at the proper length for them with an