Hello! The season when the fragrance of a fragrant olive wafts has come.
While a seasonal change of clothing in the fragrance, I decided to write a little about the relationship between fragrances and clothes that had come to mind.
When you pass each other, you will look back on the fragrance of perfume and clothes.I once stopped by the fragrance of the entrance at Endou, a famous tempura restaurant in Kyoto.The fragrance of sandalwood spread softly and a very nice aroma to enter customers, so it seems as if they are drawn into the fragrance.
In fact, the fragrance of sandalwood is excellent in the role of transferring the fragrance and the effect of insect repellents, so I visited Shoyeido which is a long-established incense shop to protect my clothes from insects and add fragrances.
The history of incense has been enjoyed since Heian era 1300 years ago, and a culture that Japanese aristocrats incorporated incense into their lives and enjoyed the fragrance was born and developed.These days, it has been getting popular to add fragrances to clothes when washing them, but actually the Japanese aristocrats also gained comfort with the “transfer incense” that transfers the fragrance to clothes.“Incense” was a form of intellect and sense for the Japanese aristocrats in Heian era, and it was an expression of their own fashion and a proof of status that can obtain valuable fragrances.You can also learn about the elegance of such incense during the Heian era from “Makuranosoushi”.
From Makuranosoushi
Things that your heart beat. Keeping a sparrow cub. Pass in front of the place where the baby was playing. When you were lying alone, burning a luxury incense. When I looked into a slightly darkened part of a Chinese mirror. When a noble man parked his car in front of his house and asked the messenger to tell him something. When I washed my hair, put on make-up, and wore a kimono that was perfumed by burning incense . At that time, even in places where there was no special persons who looked at me, my heart was feeling very uplifting and fun. The night waiting for a promised man, the sound of rain and even the sound of wind shaking the building, make me wonder if he is already here and my heart was beating.
このように、香りが貴族の生活に欠かせないものとなっていた様子や、香りとファッションとの関係が読み取れます。
時代は変われども人として共感できるものを悠久の時を越えて感じられるので感慨深いです。
香は、心を癒やし、身も心もそして空間をも清らかにし、静寂なひと時を楽しめる・・・それを味わっていたように、現代に生きる私たちも同じように香を味わい、思い出の香りや洋服を大切にし、大切な人との時間を楽しんでいきたいものです
In this way, you can see how incense had become a necessary part of their lives and the relationship between fragrances and fashion.Even though the times have changed, I am deeply moved because I can feel something that I can sympathize with as a person beyond the time of eternity.
The fragrances heal mind, purifies body, mind and space, and you can enjoy a quiet time … Just as the Japanese aristocrats were enjoying it, we who live in the present times also want to taste the fragrances in the same way, cherish the fragrances of memories and clothes, and enjoy the time with our loved ones.