Kitsune – Kimono and Kitsuke Club AGM Minutes

Date: April the 27^th, 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.

Next Meeting - April 27th, 4.00 (THIS FRIDAY!!)

Dear Foxlings,
it's been a long time since our last Kitsune - Kimono and Kitsuke Club meeting.
The first meeting for 2012 will be held on April the 27th at room 379 (Humanities Building, Sandy Bay Campus) from 4.00.
This is your chance to sign up and become a financial member!! We will also go over the constitution in preparation for affiliating with the TUU. This meeting is also a chance for us to discuss what everyone wants from the club this year. Lastly, we'll have our first 'kitsuke' (how to wear kimono) lesson - what you need to wear kimono.
Hopefully we will be finished in time for people to attend Wasabi's screening of 'Princess Mononoke' later on Friday evening.
Hope to see you there.
Apologies if anyone has received this email by mistake,
Emerald

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While I have your attention, I am please to announce the exec for 2012 -

President (Chief Fox) - Emerald

Vice President (Deputy Fox) - Hitomi

Treasurer (Keeper of the Shiny Things) - Bec

Secretary (Keeper of the Words) - Liv.

All members stood unopposed. 

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Lastly - just to prove that we haven't been completely inactive since Yay! Japan - here is a photo of some lovely foxlings at the opening of the 'Research Life of Arts Objects' exhibition held at the UTAS Sandy Bay Campus in March where they were living exhibits for the School of Asian Languages and Studies' submission.

 Kitsune members Rach, Emerald, Amy, Anna, Liv and Hitomi modelling kimono and yukata.

Rach is wearing a formal furisode ensemble

Emerald wears a kimono-hime inspired vintage ensemble

Amy wears a Furifu brand yukata

Anna is wearing a vintage 1980s ensemble

Liv wears an original 1930s ensemble

Hitomi is wearing a swallow pattern ensemble

APRIL AGM

it's been an age since i've posted anything here, but all of that will change soon!

okay my lovely wee foxes!! it's now april! it's just been brought to my attention that submissions for affiliation with the TUU are due on the 11th of this month. we need current uni students who are willing to run for TREASURER (keeper of the shiny things), VICE PRESIDENT (deputy fox), SECRETARY(keeper of the words), PRESIDENT (fox leader) - titles will be negotiable. elections will be held out our first AGM where we will also go over the aims of the society (to wear and have fun with kimono; to learn how to wear kimono together; to do things in kimono) and write the constitution.
i know that our past friday meetings were problematic for some, so i am trying to gauge when and where we should hold our AGM. should it be on campus? somewhere in sandy bay?

feel free to comment here or on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/229551143738346/

and, to make up for my lack of posts, here is a picture of a stunning kabuki print featuring a woman in a purple kimono depicting a nine-tailed fox.

image taken from the Fuji Arts home page http://www.fujiarts.com/cgi-bin/item.pl?item=210119

Kitsune in the Mercury

We made it into the Mercury in an article on local Japanese societies. Thank you to Bec Fitzgibbon for a glowing and positive article on the popularity of Japan in Tasmania. Read the full article here: http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/12/02/281601_todays-news.html

Kimono Club - 4th meeting

Dear Kitsune members,

For the October meeting, we have decided to go out for a fun (dinner) in Kimono.
Please find the attached flier.

Date: Friday 14 October
Venue: " Written on Tea"
(Shops 6, 8 and 9 Mayfair Building, Sandy Bay Road, Ph:6223 3298)
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/07/21/85905_food-wine.html

This is an opportunity to put on Kimono and go out together!

We'll meet around 4pm in R329 (Social Science Building) to dress up Kimono together,
and walk down to the restaurant (or if the weather is nasty, we'll drive down there in members' cars).
Bring your favourite Kimono. Some on- loans are available.

For those who can wear Kimono by themselves or those who can't make it at 4pm,
please come to "Written on Tea" directly around 5:30pm.

For those members in the mood you can go out for a drink after dinner!

For booking purpose, please RSVP by Monday 10 October.

Hope to see you all there.
We'll party!!

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=298725123478001