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| Rose wears her kimono just before and after she is drawn by Jack. This outfit is simple yet detailed, erotic yet somewhat innocent. This outfit is simple in construction, yet it is it's many details that make it interesting. It is made up of a sheer silk which wraps the body loosely, and is tied in an intricate fashion, which is shown in the J. Peterman sketch. The sleeves of this outfit are HUGH! They are nearly floor-length, and the paisleys on them make them look beautiful! |
| The detail that I find most interesting, and the most CONFUSING are the paisley designs on the sleeves. Here's my take on them. Over the right arm, the paisleys point downward on the front of the garment, this is viewable in the shot above in the film. On the back of the right arm, the paisleys point upward, this is viewable when Rose hands Jack the dime. Conversly, on left arm, the paileys on the front of the kimono point upward, which is viewable in the shot of Rose writing that delightful note to Cal, and the paisleys on the back point downward, which we see just before the kimono slips free of Rose's body when shot from behind. I am quite aware that the paisley directions I have discribed above conflict with those shown on the J. Peterman reproduction, but after watching the film quite a few times, along with freezeframing the film on my DVD player, these are the conclusions I have drawn. Besides, J. Peterman in my mind is notorious for altering the Titanic outfits, look how they |
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| butchered the Swimming dress train! There are 6 full paisley designs on each side of the sleeves, while there is one half of a paisley on both the top and bottem of the sleeves. The Peterman had a few less I believe, but this is based on freeze framing the film. Onto the paisley details. Again, here is an area when the designs on the Peterman cannot be relied opon, since they didn't completely fill in the paileys, most likely due to labor costs. What can be trusted although I assume, are the beads used on the sleeves. |
| Kimberly of TitanicMovieCollection.com has discribed the beads as "little teeny tiny 'barrel' shaped amber beads." Another little detail of the kimono is it's belt or tie. This, although it is attached in the underarm area on the Peterman version, looks as if it is attached at the back of the neck in the film, given the way Rose ties the ties closed just after the sketch (shown below). I say this since you will see that there are no ties coming from the underarm area in the picture to the left as well. Given the photo below, there is no where for the ties to originate but the back of the neck.These ties also appear to be lightly beaded, which is suggested by the photo of Rose writing at the photo at the top of this page. They are also exceedeingly long, most likely reaching past |
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| the floor when untied. The kimono also has black beaded tassles at the tips of the belt, which do at least on the Peterman version create that scratching/ jingling sound when swung, just like Rose did when she existed her bedroom. Another one of those little details is that the kimono "Does have a train. It is a rounded 'puddle' style train, exactly like the breakfast gown. The length of the..Kimono's train will depend on who wears the kimono", but it should "trail out" after someone "12-16 inches." The quotes above are those of Kimberly of TitanicMovieCollection.com. |
| If you are looking for a reproduction of Rose's Kimono, I would recommend you visit Past and Present Creations, where you can find a custom-made kimono for $450.00. |
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