January 2010 Kimono Jack in London

Hello Everyone,

This weekend we had our 4th Kimono Jack in UK, the first one in 2011. This time we choose to meet up at the Barbican Art Gallery in London to check out the 30 Years of Japanese Fashion exhibition.

This time we had 5 people who attended, and one of them even came all the way from Leeds! We were very excited to meet her and hope to see her at our future Kimono Jack events. Sadly she wasn't able to wear kimono, but there is always a next time as I like to say.

It was a lot colder than we expected but lots of fun nonetheless!

Our next Kimono Jack will be in Birmingham on February  19th. We will be going to Cadbury World to embrace our inner child and enjoy some chocolate.

~ Kimono de Jack UK

January Kimono Jack in London

Hello everyone!

I can't believe it is our FOURTH Kimono Jack in UK, as well as the FIRST one for 2011! I would say the year is starting just right :) For this KDJ we will be going to Barbican Art Gallery in London to see the Future Beauty: 30 Years of japanese Fashion. The exhibition looks very interesting and I am looking forward to attending.

When: 
January 22, 2011

Where: 
Barbican Art Gallery  (click the link for directions)
Please note that this is a ticketed event, so you will have to purchase a ticket yourself.

Time: 
11 - 2pm
We will be meeting at Liverpool Tube station at 11am and then going to Barbican. You can either meet us there, or go straight to Barbican but we will arrive a little later.

As always, everyone who likes kimono is welcome. Please wear one if you have it, but if not then just come to hang out! We are happy to see any fellow kimono enthusiasts! :) 

See you all there!!

~ Kimono de Jack UK

Happy New Year 2011!

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Happy New Year everyone!

2010 was a special year for Kimono de Jack in UK. Back in September, when I first go the idea that we in UK should also have Kimono Jack events I never realized that it will be met with such a support from everyone. Thank you! 

Since the first Kimono Jack in London we had 2 more successful meet-ups, one in London and one in Birmingham. We even met new kimono enthusiasts that became a part in our small (for now) kimono group in UK. And 2011 is promising to be even better for Kimono Jack! We already have several meet ups lined up for months ahead. Stay tuned and visit this blog or our Facebook page for updates.

2011 here we come! May it be everything for you that 2010 failed to be!

~ Lyuba

Third Kimono Jack in UK

Hello everyone,

I can't believe that this past weekend we had our THIRD Kimono Jack event in UK! You might ask where are the photos from our SECOND Kimono Jack, and I will tell you that this past few weeks I've been slacking significantly.... so I promise to be a good organizer and post them very soon.



This time the road took us to Birmingham for their annual Christmas Frankfurt Market. We walked around, had some German sausage, I had a nice cup of mulled wine, and generally had lots and lots of fun.

We even had few new people join in. I'm hoping we will see these ladies again at the future KDJ events.

One of the wonderful things about Christmas Markets is that we get to try a lot of different foods. These here are Dutch pancakes.

 

The January KDJ will be held in London on January 22nd. We have not worked out the details as to where to meet and what to do, but I will update as soon as I know.

~ Lyuba

December Kimono Jack in Birmingham

December Kimono Jack is less than a week away, but I'm only now writing about it. SHAME ON ME!

In December we will occupy Birmingham Christmas Frankfurt Market. How fun is that?! Going to Christmas Market in kimono was always a dream of mine, and looks like this Saturday it will come true. Come dresses in your best (and warmest) Christmas/holidays inspired kimono for a day of shopping, yummy food, mulled wine and general fun.

When: 
December 11, 2010

Where: 
Birmingham Frankfurt Market
Victoria Square and New Street

Time: 
11- ?

See you all there! 

Second Kimono de Jack UK in London

Tomorrow is the day of second Kimono Jack in London. Come join us at the KEIKO Tea Bar in Camden Market at 11 am. We will check out the teabar, maybe do some early Christmas shopping (or just shopping) and go to lunch at 2pm at Sen Nin http://www.sen-nin.com/?LBReferrerId=twitter-4256397

As always, wear kimono is you have one. :)

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there! 

November Kimono de Jack in London

Kimono de Jack events are becoming more and more popular in Japan, spreading from Kyoto to Tokyo and other prefectures. But Japan is not the only one country that could have Kimono Jack, after all the essence of Kimono de Jack is to create more reasons to wear kimono for kimono lovers.

The very first Kimono de Jack in United Kingdom was held on October 23rd in London. Five kimono enthusiasts came to support the event, sporting gorgeous kimono and practical raincoats. It did not rain right away, but when it finally did everyone were very happy to have them on. Please check out the details of event here:
http://kimonodejackuk.blogspot.com/2010/09/first-kimono-de-jack-in-london.html

For November Kimono Jack we will be visiting the new KEIKO Tea bar at Stables Market in Camden. Please wear kimono if you have one. Other than that, there is no rules! Come and have fun with us!

When: 
November 13, 2010

Where:
KEIKO Teabar
Stables Market ,
Chalk Farm Rd - Camden,
London NW1 8AH
Shop 744/755/855/856 
http://hannah-ridgeway.com/AboutUs.htm
Looks like Chalk Farm tube station is the best if you compare to this map:
http://www.camdenlock.net/stables/stpopgfmenu.html


Time: 
11:00 - ?

What to do: 
Check out the tea bar, have some tea and enjoy wearing kimono. Maybe even do some early Christmas shopping.