Memory of Kimono

The photo below is a kimoto I wore at my wedding party. My mother also wore it at her wedding and furthermore so did my grandmother. There are a lot of kimonos that have such a story. Expensive kimonos descend to daughters generation by generation.
My mother liked kimono and usually used to wear kimono. When I got married, she prepared several kimonos for me. But I could not have the chance to wear a kimono so frequently, because I have been busy working. It was only in some wedding parties and funerals, and children’s celebratory occasions, etc. that I used kimono. There are a few kimonos that are never worn. I could not wear kimono by myself. I started to learn wearing kimono a couple of months ago, and now I think I can do it by myself, though it takes much time. “By the time you wish to be a good daughter, your parents are long gone.”