Maiko photoshoot
You might be wondering if I made this wonderful kimono myself.
No is the answer. This photoshoot (and the Geiko photoshoot) I did in Japan.
I could dress up as a Maiko or Geiko for a day and it was my dream to be one.
They took me to the changing room where I got a pair of tabi's and a clean kimono underwear. After putting these on, I sat in a chair and they did my make-up quite fast. After I choose my favorite kimono I got tied up in it. They packed me up in a few layers and tied all of the ribbons pretty tight so it was hard to breathe in the first place x_x.
After getting the kimono on they put a big yet not heavy wig on my head.
Before leaving the changing room, I had to wear TINY geta's. I walked into the waiting room straight to the studioroom where I could get these geta's off.
The photographer was very nice and could speak pretty well English.
Later I had to use those HUGE geta's (okobo). First, my dream came true...but I could not move at all in all these layers so the photographer helped me with it.
After the shoot I could walk around in the Kyoto for 30 minutes with a guide. You can find some of these pictures in my 'Personal pics' section.
This was one day before my fiancee asked me to marry him. The picture of him sitting on his knees was a small hint. Though he didn't asked me that moment since he knew he would mess up my make-up.
