2014.01.22 加拿大女孩Emilia舞妓體驗記 -- Canadian Girl Emilia's Maiko Makeover
Staff Yu的好朋友Emilia 是今年19歳的加拿大女孩, 這次來日本為期38天的旅行中在京都待了一半以上的日子，卻在假期接近尾聲時感冒。為了最後在京都留下一個美好的回憶, 在回加拿大前一天來到夢館體驗舞妓變身。
抵達後先填寫簡單資料, 選擇要體驗的方案, 有些追加的選項例如大頭貼, 明信片及護貝小卡也可到當場再選擇。決定方案後先換上浴衣準備化舞妓妝。因為天氣冷，工作人員也貼心的準備毯子蓋腿。
化舞妓裝是個魔幻的過程，先將臉上所有的妝洗乾淨，戴上頭套，有鼻水先擤乾淨，臉上會癢的地方也在此時是最後機會可以搔癢XD。舞妓白妝則是從後頸開始，再往前將整張臉塗上白妝，接著在眼尾上紅色系眼影，以及很難乾的眼線。在眼線乾之前一直得維持閉眼的状態，眉妝也帶紅色系，以及正紅色的唇彩。
完妝後回到著裝室選衣服，眼花撩亂的選擇著實讓人猶豫許久！Emilia 選了一件淡緑色的舞妓振袖, 著裝老師説剛好很符合她的年紀, 是舞妓中的大姊姊。(舞妓是藝妓的學徒階段，等到了成年之後獨當一面才能成為藝妓)
穿衣的過程非常繁複，從内襯,半襟到稱為拾え的和服, 再用紐（ひも）固定, 後背上非常華麗的帯(おび）。因為振袖很長，在正式拍照前都得另外用一條紐先把拖地的拾え往上固定。穿好和服接著就上非常重的假髮，固定之後再別上黄花髮飾點綴。
等到正式攝影棚拍攝時，先把長長的拾え整理好，我們的攝影師再依選擇的POSE專業指導如何美美入鏡。其實正式拍攝很快就結束了，接下來就是用自己的像機盡情自拍的時間了！Staff Yu 也藉工作之便跟好友拍了好幾張照片~ 大家來體驗時也可以跟一起來的朋友和照喔！
照片沖洗的時間很快，換下衣服，把舞妓裝卸掉 (以及重新自行化妝) 在等候室稍作休息後，成品便熱騰騰拿到手了~ Emilia 另外加選了護貝小卡準備送給住在不同城市的至親及數位档的CD-R 以便保存數位档案。
Emilia 很開心這次來體驗舞妓變身，但她説她發覺藝妓的服裝更簡單高雅，她下次再來京都玩的話一定要再來玩一次藝妓的變身！
Staff Yu's friend Emilia, a sweet 19-year-old Canadian girl, stayed in Kyoto half of the time of her 38-day trip in Japan. Unfortunately, she caught a bad cold in the end of her long vacation. In order to leave the last wonderful memory in Kyoto, she came to Yumeyakata to experience her Maiko moment the day before she went back to Canada.
Maiko's white foundation-putting started from the nape and spreaded to the front. Next, the red eye-shadow is putted on the end of the eyes, a signature mark of a maiko make-up. Subsequently, while the the diffcult-to-dry eyeliner was being drawn Emilia had to close her eyes until the eyeliner is completely dried. The eyebrows are brown/red, the lips classic-red. Finally, carefully with the mascara on, the make-up was finished.
Came back to the dressing room, it took her quite a while to decide which kimono to dress up, because there are just too many beautiful ones! Emilia decided a celadon furisode piece, which the dresser described as an age-appropriate choice, a big sister among the little apprentices. (A Maiko is an apprentice of a Geisha, usually before the adulthood of age 20. Until all the skilled endeavored with perfection, a Maiko becomes a Geisha.)
The whole dressing process is very complicated. From the Hadagi (robe shape underwear), Han-eri (collar facing under a kimono) to the so-called Awase kimono, every layer is tied by the Himo strings under an extremely ornate Obi belt of two-layered Otaiko-musubi (way to tie the Obi belt) on the outermost Awase. Because the furisode is very long, the Awase draped to the ground had to be tied up by another Himo string before the photoshooting started. Had the kimonos been dressed up, it was time to put on the very heavy wig, adorned with hair accessory of yellow flowering.
When started shooting the photos, firstly the staff arranged the long Awase to make it lied smoothly on the ground. The photographer then directed Emilia the posing according to her choices. Actually, it did not take long for the photo shots, so there are plenty of time to take pictures by ourselves! I also took advantage of this assignment to take a few pictures with my good friend.
It did not take long to wait for the photos ready. Having taken all the costumes and the dramatic make-up off (and putting on the make up again), the finished works are handed to Emilia after some rest in the waiting room. She additionally ordered smaller-sized laminated cards in order to send to her parents and friends living in different cities, and the digital data by CD-R.
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2014年4月20日 16:58 | カテゴリー： 舞妓體驗.maiko
