So, I was browsing through ye old Zhang Ziyi MOAG Image Site, and came across something I really had never noticed before. I know we all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to MOAG, but this is simply beautiful craftmanship.

Here is the original picture:



Now look at this detail:



That is stunning. THAT is art.
Not to mention it fits her character so deliciously.

I never noticed the spiderweb!

i must agree, very nice, i think Hatsumomo wore some of both the nicest and worst kimono...
my fav is from a small scene and i can't find many photos of it, but i love it!
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3840903680/tt0397535
cuz i couldn't get the photo up..

Although often not accurate for modern geisha, i loved many of the styles that Hatsumomo wore her kimono in- my favorite piece that she wore was that gorgeous fur collar black coat in the movie ^_^ ;
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005- ... 246043.jpg

I loved that Vogue shoot. I want a chinchilla fur coat like that.

My favorite of Hatsumomo's kimonos is the red one she wears in the MoaG scene where she tells chiyo "your hands smell like fish, I can't have you touching my things"
That kimono looks so light and airy.
I wonder what its made out of and where I can find one just like it.

* does anyone know what Hatsumomo's name means*

Hatsu means first or new and momo means peach.

Here's the kanji- 初桃

I liked Hatsumomo's ensembles the best because they had the most drama, but I liked a few of Mameha's as well, like this and this, and I absolutely hated Sayuri's and Pumpkin's. Look how terrible Sayuri's kitsuke is in this pic.

I do like Hatsumomo's Tomesode and her updo.

Everyone needs to watch Sakuran, it's so much better as far as movies about the Hanamachi go. Oiran, proper kitsuke, amazing scenes, believable characters...oh and fights...lots of them!

Sakuran was awesome! The director was great. One person I know stated the difference between the movies and their directors quite well, as 'Director Ninagawa understood the Pleasure Quarters and made deviations that helped a modern audience relate, while Marshall stumbled about in the dark.' I adore the bright colors and flashy costumes of Sakuran, even though they aren't seasonally appropriate, because I think that's how the Tayuu's costume would have evolved over time if given the chance.

Is this movie on youtube? I don't trust torrents very much and my computer's already super-virusy @___@

I didn't find it on youtube. But you can watch it on veoh. link

I could give you the torrent if you want.

I torrent a lot of my foreign movies, and it's pretty trustworthy.

Viruses are actually rather hard to get, you might have a lot of spyware on your computer, you also need to clear out your cookies at least once or twice a month if not more.

ohhhh.. spiderweb.. i never noticed that before.... true.. hatsumommo did wear some of the best and worst kimono.. remeber the black and silver stripped kimono...*scary*

Ooh that would be awesome! But I also don't know how to use torrents...@___@ lol I'm such a failure. And...what are cookies?

go to tools(underneath the adress bar).. the first thing mine says is delete browsing history.... then you click that a little menu should pop up saying delete cookies, delete file, delete history delete pass words.... click the delete cookies and it helps.=)