October Kitsuke

 Autumn has fully conquered Kyoto Kagai sim - the trees are now dressed in beautiful brocade of red and orange while grasses have turned into yellowish hay. Maiko and and Geiko from Hanafusa okiya already performed at the annual autumn dance - Mizuekai, so now they have more time to focus on the weekly events on the sim. Only chrysanthemums, symbols of October, are quietly reigning in gardens and parks

Geiko Kikutsuru(purple) and Geiko Kikumaru(black)

Geiko Kikutsuru this month has chosen a solid purple semiformal kimono with bamboo and decorative clouds - the pattern is located under the waist line and is a perfect autumn design for a Geiko. It is tied with light silver obi, that was woven maple tree branch. Obiage and obijime are of red color and go well with the momiji leaves on the juban

Geiko Kikumaru wears striking black kimono with a matsu(pine) design. Her obi is eye catching and features Himeji castle (also known as "White heron" castle),one of the most famous castles in Japan, surrounded by autumn foliage. Her hair is decorated with metal chrysanthemum. A very stylish combination for October!

Maiko Kikune is wearing subtle beige hikizuri with green leaves, Pampas grasses and Kiku (chrysanthemums). It is tied with gorgeous black 7 meter Darari obi, that holds the kimono closely ties to the body. As she is senior maiko, she has hair hair decorated with single chrysanthemum flower, kushi(comb) and small maezashi upon the bira bira pin.

Maiko Kikushino is wearing solid green hikizuri with Chrysanthemum and Bell flower hand painted on the precious silk. It is tied with obi that has crane motif on it. In her hair you can see colorful triple chrysanthemum hanakanzashi, flowerbridge and a petit chrysantemum maezashi pin. We can see that Kikushino san is slowly switching to more senior style of kanzashi and kimono therefore it might be a sign that she is close to becoming senior maiko.