One Hundred Stars WOOL kimono - quality??

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Over the last few months and by a process of being brainwashed by cunningly placed social media ads, seeing the things on rails in museum gift shops and local boutiques, and spotting the historian Ruth Goodman in one, I've become convinced that I really need a One Hundred Stars short kimono jacket. (I don't. I'm not a stylish dresser. I have exactly two dresses I'd wear this with, and the wafty wide sleeves won't fit into my leather jacket.) I have this idea that it'll be a bit transformative for me and I like the Primula (black) and Crane (greens on black, or plum) ones a lot. I thought they'd make me wear my boring black Wool& dress more and make it less boring.

I wanted the version in 100% wool (I like wool) rather than the wispy viscose or the slightly more robust crepe fabrics. But - having done a quick search for MN threads on these, I gather that quality has plummeted in recent years. I spent about an hour searching the internet for independent boutiques that have the wool ones reduced in their January sales and the cheapest I can find is about £52 (they retail at £75 on the OHS site). Which is not bad, but are they even worth that? Is the wool fabric warmish, nicely made and finished, soft? Is it basically a thin woven wool scarf material (like the Seasalt fine wool scarves, eg)?

Would love any insights into the wool kimono versions if anyone has one. I'm basically trying to convince myself I really don't need one!

(Link to OHS: https://onehundredstars.co.uk/collections/kimonos-one-hundred-stars/products/primula-black-wool-kimono )

sorry I can't comment on the quality but this is such a lovely item I can see why you are coveting it
found a purple crane on ebay BNWT but not in wool
Good luck with your quest!

edited to add link
https://ebay.us/m/KdID1y

I wish they’d release some plain ones, they’d be such beautiful staples.

Totally agree, they really should do some plain pieces , and in their dresses too.

Stop right there!
https://clarissahulse.com/collections/cashmere-scarves
I have one of these and I wear it like a wrap / shawl / scarf.
It's the nicest and most useful thing I have.
Possibly most expensive at £89 too, but I got it when I was longing for 100* kimono.

The one hundred stars are the similar fine wool some scarves are made from so are definitely more of an accessory than a cardigan. If you find a jacquard version they are slightly thicker although I’m not sure if they were wool or not. In terms of quality overall I don’t think there has been a change - my first purchase was on a Mumsnet discount many years ago.

Just to update, because we all love a helpful update I did in the end cave and get it from a shop called Curated Living (... I know...) at £52.50, which is considerably cheaper than the listed price on One Hundred Stars of £75. I caved because, having shelved the idea of buying a fairly useless accessory-garment, I met the exact same wool one in a museum gift shop, tried it on and decided it was actually really nice! It's very fine wool, true, but I knew that, and the print means it doesn't read as translucent. In the museum shop, I had a chance to look at seams, weave etc, and though it's clear I'll have to be careful with it, it didn't look as if it was likely to pull apart after just a few wears.

The only thing I'd say is a) the 'black' on this is more like a dark slate blue, which is annoying if I bought it to wear with black dresses, and b) it makes me look middle-aged as hell, in a boho, 'drapey' way. But given that I already own a lot of drapey linen tents for summer, and three Zuri dresses, I'd better own that ...

Yes the colours or subtle patterning on the block colour doesn’t show up online very well. I think they should do a zoomed in square so you can see it better.