dwightdangershrute:

formal ended up super great and my saree pleats stayed perfect the whole time!! c:

ichinitsuite:

Furisode (振袖) is a style of kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves, which range in length from 85 centimeters for a kofurisode (小振袖) to 114 centimeters for an ōfurisode (大振袖).

Furisode are the most formal style of kimono worn by unmarried women in Japan.

Many parents buy the Furisode for their daughters to celebrate this significant point in a young woman’s life. Furisode is a formal kimono for single women, it is brightly colored and made of very fine quality silk. In the very modest Japanese society wearing a Furisode is a very obvious statement. It is a very loud and clear advertisement that the single woman is available for marriage. (x)

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fayred212:

汉服-齐胸

hanfu-qixiong

The design of the  Tang dynasty

mayyflowers:

Korean version of “The Swan Princess”. 

letslovekimono:

So soft and whimsical 

Sources: Blue, Pink

fuckyeahchinesefashion:

中国婚礼之新娘发型

ninetail-fox:

a hakama (a Japanese skirt for formal wear) ,Fujisawa

tokyo-fashion:

125 pictures of beautiful furisode kimono on the streets of Shibuya during Coming of Age Day 2014 in Japan. This is one of my favorite fashion days of the year - so many pretty kimono everywhere in Tokyo!!!

streetsnapfashion:

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foreverrhapsody:

leseanthomas:

Mind-blowing oil paintings by Austrian/Jewish painter, LUDWIG DEUTSCH, LEON GEROME & RUDOLF ERNST in the late 1800s:

 The subject, “The Palace Guard” were depictions of North African medieval Muslims, THE MOORS, who settled in & ruled Northern Africa and invaded and conquered many parts of what we would now consider “Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, France & Southern Italy-ala Sicily)” for nearly 800 years, from as early as the 7th to the 15th century. Their profound, cultural legacy, influence & what they left behind( Such as the great monuments, the Alhambra and the Mezquita) is evident on modern day spanish architecture, art, music and traditions. All but ignored now largely by both Arab and European world history, The Moors played a significant role during the shaping of prehistory in their early settlement.

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manif3stlove:

beautifulsouthasianbrides:

Photos by:Christy Tyler

http://www.christytylerphotography.com/

“Love knows no boundaries Interracial Pakistani and African American Wedding " 

This is so beautiful