My nagajuban arrived today! (Don't forget, nagajuban is the underkimono.) It is very lovely and quite luxurious! I've been seeing nagajuban being refered to as a 'short kimono', but I don't think I would say that. It almost touches the floor when I have it on. I suppose relatively speaking it is shorter then other kimonos, but I had been having these visualizations of it not going below the knee. Obviously I was wrong.

The only thing actually "wrong" with the nagajuban itself is that its condition is not exactly as it was described. The description said that the replacable collar had some light stains on it, as did the lining. I understand that sort of thing is quite common and that's okay with me. But when I got it out, I spotted at least one stain on the outside of the garment and I noticed that the lining had a tear near the neck. Both are pretty minor, but it would have been nice if I had known about them beforehand. I haven't even really taken a good look at it yet either.

Nonetheless, I really love it! It all just makes me feel wierd, because although I wouldn't have wanted to pay as much for it as I did, that doesn't change the fact that I'm still glad to have it.

In other news - I've found a date eri! (That's the double collar that you attach to the inside of your kimono.) I had been thinking about trying to find one in yellow and as luck would have it, someone that I had bought some of my accessories from had one. In fact, it's a reversible one! Both sides are yellow, but different shades and textures.