Monday 13 August 2012

Kitsune – Kimono and Kitsuke Club AGM Minutes


Date: April the 27th, 4.00pm – 5.30 pm.           
Location: 379 (Humanities Building, Sandy Bay Campus)

4.00 pm meeting opened by Emerald King.
New members welcomed.
Emerald gave a brief introduction of the club and its main ideals – namely to share knowledge and enthusiasm regarding the wearing of kimono and other traditional Asian costumes; to make opportunities for this to happen through events such as formal dinners and showcase events; to hold one major event per year.

4.15 pm Emerald introduced candidates standing for committee positions (and gave a brief introduction of the kimono that each was wearing).

Each nominee for committee positions stood unopposed.
Nominees – President: Emerald Ralph (nee King) (street style winter ensemble of red berries and a crane sash)
Vice President: Hitomi Yoshida (1930s style informal wool kimono)
Treasurer: Bec Muir (formal winter ensemble in silver)
Secretary: Olivia Swann (yellow cotton summer kimono)

5.00 pm Olivia gave a demonstration of how to put on an informal summer kimono.

5.10 pm members invited to try/practice wearing informal summer kimono provided by Kitsune committee members.

5.30 pm meeting closed by Hitomi.