The shell of this bomber jacket comes from a vintage tsumugi kimono that I dissasembled. The pattern depicts traditional Japanese cart wheels, used on imperial carriages as well as festival floats. Intricate shading creates an overlapping effect, and vibrant coloring, along with interlaced flowers, adds a joyful note. The lining is a silk crepe komon pattern stenciled with bundles of twigs that comes from another kimono I deconstructed. I find that Japanese artists excel at transforming mundane objects of daily life into elegant and delightful patterns.

The sizing is medium-large. The jacket measures 23.5" from neckline to the bottom of the back hem, 27" from pit to pit, and 31" from neckline to sleeve hem. The dress form has a 40" chest.