Kobayashi (left) tying the obi sash on a woman wearing the Chufurisode kimono which is traditionally worn by unmarried ladies, during the kimono demonstration.
MASTER kimono dresser Fumi Kobayashi believes that the art of wearing a kimono is to have patience, concentration and creativity.
Kobayashi, who is one of the very few people commissioned to advise the Japanese royalty in wearing the robe, said it was her passion that inspired her to master the trade some 50 years ago.
