I want to wear Kimono!!

(c)Kimono Robe

I really want to wear this kind of clothes hee hee..but when? when I get married with Toma...*daydreaming*

ah- what happen if I get married to.. Mr.Jang? o.O

Diagrams of the Kimono parts:

• Doura upper lining on a woman’s kimono

• Eri collar 

• Fuki hem guard

• Furi sleeve below the armhole 

• Maemigoro front main panel 

• Miyatsukuchi opening under the sleeve 

• Okumi front inside panel 

• Sode sleeve

• Sodeguchi sleeve opening 

• Sodetsuke kimono armhole 

• Susonmawashi lower lining 

• Tamoto sleeve pouch 

• Tomoeri over-collar [collar protector] 

• Uraeri inner collar 

• Ushiromigoro back main section 

The Japanese kimono, which literally means "clothing", is one of the world's instantly recognizable traditional garments.
There are different types of kimono for different occasions and seasons, including those worn by men.
Kimono are a much less common sight these days and are usually only seen worn by older women or on special occasions.
Part of the reason is the cost, as a decent silk kimono will set you back the best part of a million yen. But there is also the question of how to put on the kimono and tie the obi (decorative sash), a complicated procedure that is beyond the ability of many young women.
They usually have to ask their mothers to help them or take course at a kimono school.





The illustration to the left shows how kimono design has changed over the centuries. From around the Nara Period (710-94), a garment called a kosode (small sleeves) was worn, first as underclothes and later as an outer garment, by both women and men. The garment became known as a kimono from the 18th century. Although much less common today than they used to be, even the short-term visitor is likely to see at least one of these elegant garments during their stay.

Women wear kimono when they attend traditional arts, such as a tea ceremony or ikebana class. Girls and young single women wear furisode, a colorful style of kimono with long sleeves and tied with a brightly-colored obi (sash). Kimono made from fabric with simple geometric patterns, called Edo komon, are more plain and casual. 

At weddings, the bride and groom will often go through several costume changes. One of them will see the bride in a shiromuku, a heavy, embroidered white kimono and wearing an elaborate hairpiece. The groom wears a black kimono made from habutae silk and carrying the family crest, hakama (a pleated skirt) and a half-length black coat called a haori. Western suits are more common for male guests. 

For funerals, both men and women wear plain black kimono. With black suits being suitable for both, it's often difficult to tell whether a guy is going to a wedding or a funeral except that they wear a white tie for weddings and a black tie for funerals. In January every year, 20-year olds celebrate their coming of age. Most women wear an elaborately-colored komono, often with a tacky fur boa. Other kimono-wearing occasions include New Year, graduation ceremonies and Shichi-go-san for children.

Traditionally, the art of putting on a kimono was passed from mother to daughter but these days special schools can do brisk business imparting the necessary techniques. The first thing put on are the tabi (white cotton socks); next the undergarments, a top and a wraparound skirt; then the nagajuban, an under-kimono which is tied with a datemaki belt; finally the kimono, with the left side over the right (right over left is only used when dressing a corpse for burial) and tied with the obi. About an inch of the haneri (collar) of the nagajuban shows inside the collar of the kimono. The loose design of the collar is to give a glimpse of the neck, considered the most sensual part of the kimono-wearing lady. When outside, zori sandals are usually worn.


+ Yukata worn by men and women during the summer month, usually they worn with geta [informal wooden footwear]

geta   (c)sandalsflipflops

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