the outer fabric is upcycled from beautiful black kimonos, textured with waves of the sea.
hand embroidered pocket piece on front (also lined)
the Chinese greeting 'nian nian you yu' means surplus and abundance year after year. 余 (surplus) shares the same pronunciation with 鱼 (fish), hence the family of Koi fishes swimming happily in a pond of Lily pads and Lotus flower.