"When it comes to Japanese wedding groom attire, the most traditional formalwear is the montsuki haori hakama, a black kimono ensemble bearing the family crest," says Matsumoto
It is embellished with traditional gota patti, dori, pearl, zardosi, cut dana and sequins work
They once dominated a larger area, from La Montaa down to the Costa Chica of Guerrero and Oaxaca, but Mixtec expansion, rule and later Spanish colonization has pushed them into the more inaccessible mountain regions and away from the coast
"We really got to witness her journey to becoming this confident, non-nonsense woman with the wardrobe to match
Colonels, brigadiers and generals usually continue to wear the beret of the regiment or corps to which they used to belong with the cap badge distinctive to their rank
The intricate design was achieved by using a bench drill to make holes in an overlay drawer front - tutorial by The Painted Hive