TRANSFORMATION OF PURE SILK OBI

High-end bags and pouches found at the Japanese culture store near the north exit of NISHIOGIKUBO station.

These bags were made, using pure silk obis and genuine leathers, while the pouches, using only such obis.

You can enjoy a variety of obi’s patterns and the gloss peculiar to silk.

The storekeeper said,” The producers want to pass the beauty of the pure silk obi down to the present day.”

正絹帯の変身

JR西荻窪駅北口近くの、日本文化を繋ぐ店で見つけた高級バッグおよびポーチ。

バッグは正絹帯と本革で、ポーチは正絹帯のみで作られている。

帯の多彩な模様や絹特有の光沢感が楽しめる。

店主「製作者は正絹帯の美しさを現代につなげたい、との思いが強いです。」