Baby Kimonos

This past Friday was the Goodwill's 50% off sale! Usually I find the prices at the Goodwill high but children's clothes are priced right at 99 cents a piece so for an extra 50% off I made a point of stopping in. I'm always on the hunt for vintage children's wear in cool fabrics. I scored big when I found these vintage baby kimonos! I also picked up 2 Japanese books for 50 cents each; "Out For A Walk" by Shizuko Wakayama and "Suki's Kimono"-by Chieri Uegaki.

Baby Kimono are designed after traditional Japanese kimonos for adults. The word 'kimono' is taken from the two Japanese words 'ki', which means 'wear' and 'mono', which means 'thing' - and translates into English as 'clothing'.

I love the fantastic range of vibrant colours and designs used in these baby kimonos.

Isn't the cherry blossom fabric gorgeous! I picked up the tiny Pair of wooden getas, traditional japanese sandals, from the Salvation Army for a $1. 

The goldfish fabric is fresh and vibrant! This kimono includes a tiny pair of shorts -too cute!

What I love most about baby kimonos are how practical they are for babies. Babies hate having anything pulled over their heads so a wrap style baby kimono allows you to avoid upsetting your baby at changing time.

Here's Elsa May sportting her 'nearly new' baby kimono! Happy 6 month Birthday Elsa May!

Hope you had a "thrifty weekend"!

AJ