I have had to wear many strange things in my line of work: a toga, a sari, a cat costume, and the list goes on. Tonight it\u2019s a kimono. A real one mind you, that my aunt brought back from Japan for my mother years ago and which my mom was then kind enough to loan to me for use on the voyage. Welcome to Asia indeed!<\/p>\n
One thing I hadn\u2019t expected was how pretty I expected to feel in it. It\u2019s oddly elegant. Though I\u2019ll admit it\u2019s a bit long for me, and it doesn\u2019t precisely go well with heels so I\u2019m reduced to my natural five foot nothing.<\/p>\n
I never actually thought I would look good in such a thing, but I feel something like one of those Japanese dolls my Gran used to have. Very delicate and graceful somehow.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s nights like this where I have a heightened sense of awareness as to the oddity of my career path. I don\u2019t know many other jobs \u2013 aside from acting of course \u2013 that would require you to don cultural attire completely foreign to your own on a regular basis.<\/p>\n
The thing is that the kimono I am currently wearing is quite different from the others on the ship at the moment. While my mom shrugged it off as being a cheap \u2018tourist\u2019 version of the traditional (which I\u2019m sure it is as the Obi doesn\u2019t tie but hooks onto the back of the belt instead), it has a very classic look to it. It has no gaudy dragons or Asian symbols, just a simple pattern of blue vines on a white background, and its light enough that I\u2019m not sweltering in my chair. I got nothing but compliments on it for the duration of the evening.<\/p>\n
So thank you again to my mother for providing with the means not to feel like a fool!<\/p>\n
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I have had to wear many strange things in my line of work: a toga, a sari, a cat costume, and the list goes on. Tonight it\u2019s a kimono. A real one mind you, that my aunt brought back from … Continue reading