"Starry Evening" Japanique Jacket

This listing is for a Japanique Jacket – slightly modified from a vintage kimono jacket (michiyuki) to create a roomier, casual fashion piece that suits sizes 10-16 very well. (See modification details below.) A dark, rich plum color with a smooth drape to the silk. The design is a subtle tone-on tone-jacquard of a diamond grid with small white dots at the intersections. From afar the dots appear like twinkling stars in an evening sky. Hidden pocket in the front - perfect to hold glasses keys, or other light items. Each Japanique Jacket starts out as a vintage michiyuki, which is a narrow jacket with a deep, square neckline and snap closures, meant to be worn on top of a kimono. Most vintage michiyuki won't fit larger frames, so we modified the traditional garment slightly by removing the snaps and tacking the panels back to create lapels. The result is an open, flowing jacket that can fit sizes 10-16. Japanique Jackets can also be crossed over and belted on a smaller-sized person. These are all one-of-a-kind jackets, so sizing will vary slightly, see measurements given. To learn more about the different styles of kimono jacket, watch the video below.