Getting Dressed: Tea Ceremony!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled "Getting Dressed" post to bring you me helping a friend to get dressed for her tea ceremony!

Here's Meg! We discovered too late (alas) that the kimono doesn't quite fit, but we managed to fudge it. I'm pretty happy with the Odaiko knot for the obi. The ohashiori (the fold that shows below the obi) is too long and a bit too bulky, too. I straightened the crooked obijime (cord) after the picture. In addition, the neck of the kimono is not far enough down (not enough nape exposed) and the length is a little short. There's a also a weird fold in the chest area (remedied by a tug and a tuck, but still indicative of incorrect technique). On the plus side, the collars (eri) on both sides were nice and taut and the seams lined up appropriately on the sides and centre back. The back and shoulders are smooth and wrinkle-free and the Odaiko, looks proportionate to her height and build ( I think, anyway). The colors are rich and appriopriate for the seaon, Meg's age and the fact she is going to a tea ceremony. I think this gets a grade of "B."