iro tomesode (Kimono)

Iro tomesode (色留袖, coloured tomesode), is a style of formal kimono worn by married and unmarried women, on formal occasions such as weddings. A tomesode has short sleeves and patterns below the waist line, usually on the lower part of the garment, and has family crests or kamon (家紋).

Cream kimono (着物) with printed designs in the Iro tomesode (色留袖) style. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide cream band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The lower front and back have bird and prunus motifs in pink, gray and green on cream ground. The inner lining is red silk. It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of three paulownia flowers on top of three paulownia leaves known as gosan no kiri (五三の桐).