The scope
Kikai outer-wear kimono design
Originally, I wanted her outer kimono to look lavish and regal, so I went with a red and white colour scheme. But this did not fit the yosei description, nor kikai's persona, which is mysterious and free. Therefore, I went back to the drawing board and decided to go with the same colours that often yosei are seen wearing.
I chose to combine the blues and greens with waves and a red crowned cranes pattern. Red crown cranes soar through the skys and kikai too is a red crowned crane, so I wanted to portray her soaring through the skys using this pattern combination.
The scope
Kikai inner garment designs
I originally wanted the inner kimono to be blue, like the outer kimono, but after designing various blue kimono I realised that the blue upon blue combination would not work.
The opposite of a cool colour palette is a warm one, so I eventually I experimented with pinks, which contrasted nicely against the cooler outer kimono colour scheme.
The scope
Chosen final Kikai garment pattern designs
After trial and error, I finally came to choosing these two garments and bringing them together to create kikai's final chosen outfit. As kikai is only mentioned in the story a couple of times I did not feel the need to create multiple outifts for her. But, I feel that the colours and patterns used follow the same dress code that all other japanese yosei do. I also added elements that reflected her true nature in the red crown crane pattern.
