Ha ha, my quest to photograph myself in every single one of my kimono goes on!

First we have:
Oomurasaki - Purple Butterfly

Here I am in my new maiko hikizuri! I photoshoped these shots to get the very best representation of the kimono's colour that I possibly could (it doesn't photograph easily). So yes, it is that really rich purple! I've got it paired here with the taisho maru obi I just got from ICHIROYA

In this shot I'm wearing my autumn han'eri which I made a while back. Unfortunately it's more orange in colour than red, so while it's maiko-ish, it's not quite maiko really.

I had a bit of difficulty with the obi in this ensemble. I was experimenting with it to try and get a faux-darari knot. I think I need a bigger obi makura to get it to look good, though. Also, my obi ita is too narrow for the wide obi look, so I'll have to try something else. Anyways, the experimenting meant I didn't really go for the super low collar look at the back. Besides, given the kimono's age and state I was really nervous about pulling on the fabric too much. I really don't think I will attempt to wear this again, until I repair it.

I also didn't have a suitable maiko style obidome, so instead I tried to be funky with tying my furisode obi jime.

I wanted to do some maiko-ish poses with this kimono. So a few of them were inspired by postcards and photos I've seen.

I've also been finding more and more photos of maiko-san Takahiro wearing this kimono. I've even found it immortalized in a sketch of her!

You can view more photos of this ensemble here:
Oomurasaki I
Oomurasaki II
Oomurasaki III
Oomurasaki IV
Oomurasaki V

Next we have:
Kaede no Odori - Dance of the Maple Leaves

This is my relatively, newly arrived odori kimono. It too is paired with my new taisho, maru obi.

I really like the colour combination between the obi and the kimono, and who can resist the maple leaf motif!

Unfortunately it wasn't a very good kitsuke day for me this time. I actually wore an ohashiori with this one, but I just couldn't get it to look nice, so I ended up tucking it up under the obi for the pictures. =/

You can view more photos of this ensemble here (the second link contains the addition of my pink haori):
Kaede no Odori I
Kaede no Odori II