Isn't $10,000 a bit steep for a few pieces of colored fabric, even if it is silk? Is there something terribly difficult about how they are made?
For comparison, a 3 meter by 4 meter Persian carpet can take as long as a year to weave, but you can get one for a couple grand.
2006-09-08 05:16:03 · 10 answers · asked by Yes 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
More detail: A hand-woven, silk, persian carpet, that takes more than a man-year of human work, is much less than $10,000.
2006-09-08 05:34:36 · update #1
I got a nice one on eBay for $29 including shipping from Kyoto.
$10000 for a kimono is extremely steep unless it very old and/or hand woven etc.
2006-09-08 05:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by amatukaze 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would consider $10,000 a very reasonable price if the kimono is made by hand. I would expect that the silk is hand-dyed and/or painted. Once upon a time, kimono were considered works of art, each one very different with no copies made.
2006-09-08 05:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Erin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Silk just don't grow out of trees like cottons do... The process of collecting it from the caterpillars is very delicate and tedious... Thus the extremely high price for it...
2006-09-08 05:23:47 · answer #3 · answered by BlueCrush 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For that price, the kimono most likely would have been made by hand. Plus they're imported from Japan - everything there is expensive.
2006-09-08 05:17:57 · answer #4 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the silk is so fone, and teh patterns make SO long to make. it is like buying a peice of art, not just a a dress.
2006-09-08 05:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by NY Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's up, just wanted to say, I enjoyed this discussion. valuable answers
2016-08-23 06:23:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can come and buy one from Romania, they are cheap here.
2006-09-08 05:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure how to answer this one
2016-08-08 14:32:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody will buy it, won't they?
Why don't you go into business?
2006-09-08 05:21:22 · answer #9 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make your own, inexpensively.
2006-09-08 05:20:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋