A question for those who have kimono experience...

[Suigintou]

I'm a guy and would really like to wear a male's kimono, but since I live in America there aren't many stores around. So, my question is, does anybody know of a place on the web where I can get started? I have heard that kimono purchasing requires a good deal of research, and I would rather not get suckered into a bad kimono on my first purchase. Help would be appreciated!

[ElderKain]

Good Kimono's are prety Expensive, and can be like $75+ for an ok Quality one.
Best Kimono's are around $150-$250+ *Male or Female*

My Brother bought a nice one from a Shop that had Kimono's in a Mall in the area where he lived.
He went to a Traditional Festival in Japan on a Business Trip, so he had to get one.

Looking online
http://www.ichiroya.com/item/list/005/0/
has some nice Men's Kimonos, but they can be prety expensive.

http://asianideas.com/kimonorobes.html
has some Cheep ones there, but Quality i'm not sure of there.

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[lazykida0]

Eh, i wore a kimono a couple times, my grandma is all rich, so she bought me this 1,500,000 yen kimono... I would really suggest you not get one, its heavy, and if you're in your teens, your going to sweat your a** off.

Elder, I think your pricing is wrong [for a real silk kimono], you can buy like three pianos with one kimono.

[Suigintou]

Originally Posted by lazykida0

Eh, i wore a kimono a couple times, my grandma is all rich, so she bought me this 1,500,000 yen kimono... I would really suggest you not get one, its heavy, and if you're in your teens, your going to sweat your a** off.

Elder, I think your pricing is wrong [for a real silk kimono], you can buy like three pianos with one kimono.

WTF is with that? 1,500,000 yen?!? Jesus tap-dancing Christ!

[lazykida0]

Thats about how much they are...

[Sword]

With that much cash I can pay at least 1 year of my tution at UC Davis