Kimono is Mentis' favorite thing to wear. You met Mentis earlier - she was wearing an Envy(Full Metal Alchemist) outfit. At the moment Men-chan owns 7 Kimono. (I've sold 2 others, $20 each)
I think this is one of the easiest patterns I have ever made. Also it is the easiest for me to alter into a larger or skinnier size.
The Kimono I make is made of brocade and lined with satin. I've made several juban to go under the Kimono and the Obi(belt) is completely tied. It's about 2ft long when unraveled. I know it's not a completely accurate pattern, but for a doll I don't think it really matters. I just love how they look, and brocade is such beautiful fabric! The black and red kimono in the picture is Men-chan's favorite one to wear.
Mentis modeling Kimono:
Red & Black:

Green:

Blue(This is probably my second favorite one):

Red & Gold:
Purple:

This was one of the very first Kimono I made for Mentis. You can tell by the horrible stitching around the collar. I have gotten a lot better at doing this - I'm not prefect, but I've certainly improved!
Christmas Kimono:
![Xmas Kimono [SOLD]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uW0u7I7s16Kg6s2vgF20BaSsUMqNV4xxqdoGgbvJ8-6J6fjOk1N_RWvdhyltZmxmDxkohPOOWkj_9_VLHn_CPcA6DH9jzuXm5W-ZlgkaCjKto6QaewZx77J9huE9tVjwafP_OXFjBrWXMq6OfHrqrFmgXpPdI7TqV8Ngu9kPjdpOlztxM4C8W1lXG7TmNBlaEVDsc=s0-d)
This was the first Kimono I sold :) I really loved the fabric!
Then there is the
Pink one...

I found that Mentis really didn't look great in pink. I don't think she liked it very much since she only wore it once to model it. This is how I discovered that the Disney little princess dolls would fit in the Kimono. Currently Mulan is wearing the pink Kimono(and has been for over a year!) At least someone liked it!
I just think Mentis pulls off wearing Kimono best of all, and to date, I have only ever made 1 Kimono for an American Girl doll - and I sold it($25)!
![Kimono Red [SOLD]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uT_zAuAjdXdOBLrXPcioavQXlj3qepDKgQV01gmSjRfGvZFr4wyFqsF2SeBiZ_UNz7fpnPP4noFeNGN_9P07gXEd6wMZA3MZPq1x1NyV87XYdQY6qLMDhT6qPKSDxQTv8Yqx7ZrCjMpVcuYGJOxacGVUbrnE5pnApfRw=s0-d)
![Kimono Red [SOLD]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sMqgDN7GcyrXa4hVvU6hbDVB7Fx42zwL-BTSPknGzTGPEHyFneHhbMF5zPdPWrK4VJDYwoqieTPZmymWan8KaB01V7spWCozxly0P62mKiwA4KEPQ1NBdnpmRnqswa5hZEcizN6hWCXCdAAHlIRT00-krhywIhe5IW47c=s0-d)
The woman who bought it was nice enough to send me a picture of her doll(Julie) enjoying the Komono:
I have also made a single Yukata for Juste:

He enjoys wearing it in the summer when it's very hot.