Skull Kimono 'Zugaikotsu' Silver a crane takes flight

a crane takes flight

No fastening to interrupt the flow — it hangs loose and moves as you do

while the adjustable band keeps a substantial piece comfortable on the finger

The ground is a soft cream-and-celadon green

That variation keeps the pattern interesting up close while reading as sharp

Skull Kimono 'Zugaikotsu' Silver a crane takes flightThe kimono hiding a skull inside a riot of flowers Look once and it's a lush garden of peonies, a peacock and bright blooms; look again and a skull resolves out of the petals at the centre of the back. This skull kimono plays the old vanitas trick beauty and mortality in the same image in vivid, full Japanese colour. The double take is the design, and the colour sells it. Reds, greens, blues and the peacock's eye feathers crowd the back, the lustrous