Wafuku.co.uk’s Blog
wafuku – noun: traditional Japanese clothing
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Wafuku Competiton
Entry is free. Closing date 31 July 2009
Win a genuine, vintage, black, pure silk, Japanese, women’s kimono OR a man’s black ro silk haori kimono jacket (winner chooses which one). These items sell for £68 each on my site. A classic kimono or haori to keep for yourself or ideal as a gift for a anyone of any age.
Both are pure silk, in pristine condition and have formal mon (crests).
There are no hidden catches, my aim is simply to encourage people to visit and browse through my website to see the wonderful, vintage, Japanese kimonos, haoris, obis and such that I offer there. In return, you get to see Japanese items of great beauty and quality and the chance to win a piece of classic, silk, Japanese wafuku.
The prizes can be seen below. The winner chooses either the woman’s kimono or the man’s haori kimono jacket
Both prize garments are made of black, pure silk; a lightweight, airy weave called ro silk. They are hitoe garments; hitoe means unlined, which is to keep the wearer cooler on hot days. Although the woman’s kimono shown above may look slightly grey, it is a lovely dense black.
Sizes
Kimonos are pretty much one size garments.
Women’s kimono: Sleeve end to sleeve end 126cm, sleeve seam to sleeve seam 61cm, length 148cm.
Men’s haori: Sleeve end to sleeve end 130cm, sleeve seam to sleeve seam 65cm, length 108cm.
Kimonos have a wrap over front, so size is adjusted that way. Haori kimono jackets do not overlap at the front and do not require a sash/obi
HOW TO ENTER
Visit my website at www.wafuku.co.uk and find the item numbers of the 10 items in the photos shown below in this blog entry (e.g. 1 #wk27, 2 #mhj59, 3 #xf321, 4 #ae15…) .
Email your answers to wafukuprizedraw@googlemail.com along with your name, your town, country & post/zip code. You don’t need to include the rest of your address details, as I will only need the winner’s full address details and will request those from the winner when the competition ends.
I will also announce the winner on Twitter. 
If you don’t have time to find them all at once, just bookmark this page and you can do them in your own time, as long as your entry reaches me by 31 July 2009.
Because putting the email address on this blog site is likely to get me lots of spam mail, I am using a googlemail email address that I can discard after the end of the prize draw, rather than my website’s wafuku.co.uk email address.
Be sure to read the competition rules below the competition pictures.
COMPETITION PICTURES
Visit www.wafuku.co.uk (link opens in a new window/tab) and look for the 10 items shown below
1 
hint: The kimono below is a child’s one
2 
3 
hint: The next two pictures show men’s garments
4 
5 
hint: The picture below shows an obi
6 
7 
hint: The item below can be found in the Art section
8 
9 
10 
Now have fun finding them on my www.wafuku.co.uk site
COMPETITION RULES & CONDITIONS
Only one entry per person/address. Multiple entries will be discarded.
Your email address, name or delivery address will only be used for competition purposes. They will NOT be used to send you spam or promotional mails and will not be passed on to any other party. The winner’s name, town/city and country will be shown on the www.wafuku.co.uk site and on this blog, but not their email or full delivery address.
The prize will only be sent to the address with exactly the same name & address details given in the winner’s competition entry email.
The winner chooses either the woman’s kimono or the man’s haori and has 14 days from the date of the winner notification email to let me know which one they want. If not chosen within the 14 days, a replacement winner will be selected.
I will allocate a number to each entrant with the correct answers and, on July 31st 2009, I will use http://www.psychicscience.org/random.aspx to randomly pick a winner. I will then email the winner for their full delivery address, to which to send the prize.
Prizes are not negotiable.
All kimonos require a sash or obi to hold them closed, a sash is not provided in the prize; a sash or belt of at least 6cm deep is best (deeper is even better). A wide, elastic belt works well and looks good when fastened at the back, if one wants something easier to put on than an obi. Haori are not worn with a sash/obi.
Closing date 31 July 2009
The email address I have provided here (wafukuprizedraw@googlemail.com ) is for the competition only and will be discarded once the competition is over. All entries must be sent to wafukuprizedraw@googlemail.com
For any general queries about items on my site, use the email address provided in the Contact section of the site, NOT the competition email address.
There are no hidden catches, my aim is simply to encourage people to visit and browse through my website to see the wonderful, vintage, Japanese kimonos, haoris, obis and such that I offer there. In return, you get to see Japanese items of great beauty and quality and the chance to win a piece of classic, silk, Japanese wafuku.
To see a vast selection of vintage and antique Japanese kimonos, visit www.wafuku.co.uk Based in Scotland and selling worldwide. Whether you want to own and wear a real kimono, a beautiful piece of wearable Japanese textile art, or hang one for display or even just have a look at stunningly beautiful kimonos, you may enjoy browsing through the selection on my site. I have high quality, vintage kimonos, obis and accessories (and much more) for men, women and children. Pop over to www.wafuku.co.uk and have a look
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