kimono

A type of traditional Japanese clothing, consisting of a long, wide-sleeved robe, closed at the front forming a "y" shape. It is held closed with a wide belt-like sash called an obi. The sleeves can be tied back with tasuki.

Kimonos are often worn with other traditional accessories, such as zouri (traditional wooden sandals), tabi (split-toe socks), and kanzashi (traditional hair ornaments). A kinchaku (small cloth drawstring bag) is often carried while wearing a kimono.

Kimonos come in many different styles for different occasions. Yukata are worn during summer to summer festivals or to onsens. Furisode are formal kimonos worn by unmarried women. Uchikake and shiromuku are worn by brides during wedding ceremonies.

Juban are usually worn under the kimono as the inner layer, and used by some as sleepwear.

Of note, Kimono from the Sengoku Jidai onward are generally single-piece or layered robes tied with an obi. The Nibushiki Kimono, developed around the 1970s, is a more modern development with incorporates an obi with a two-piece shirt and dress and not considered traditional. If you are tagging a two-piece set of attire with a sash where the bottom-piece is not a hakama consider using hanbok or hanfu instead.

Examples

• !post #8705944: Normal kimono
• !post #8643314: Furisode
• !post #6586316: Uchikake
• !post #7571860: Shiromuku
• !post #8972917: Hiki furisode
• !post #3216839: Yukata
• !asset #48714251

Related tags

Components

• Juban (underlayer)
• Han'eri (constrasting collar)
• Obi (waist sash)
• Obijime (cord tied around obi)
• Obidome (obijime accessory)
• Obiage (material under obi)
• Tasuki (sleeve ties)

Types

• Furisode (an unmarried women's kimono with floor-length sleeves)

** Hiki furisode (a formal furisode for bridesmaids)

• Layered kimono (an intricate Heian-era kimono)

** Karaginu mo (a kimono for the Empress and royal ladies)

• Kimono skirt (a short kimono with a skirt)
• Funeral kimono (a black kimono worn at funerals)
• Right-over-left kimono (a kimono with its right side folded over its left side, used for the dead)
• Shiroshouzoku (a funeral kimono for the deceased)
• Short kimono (a knee-length kimono)
• Susohiki (a kimono worn by geisha and kabuki actors)
• Uchikake (a wedding kimono)

** Shiromuku (a pure-white wedding kimono)

• Yukata (a light summer kimono for casual / normal days)

** Short yukata (a knee-length yukata)
** Bath yukata (a yukata for bath or shower)

Colors

• Aqua kimono
• Black kimono
• Blue kimono
• Brown kimono
• Green kimono
• Grey kimono
• Orange kimono
• Pink kimono
• Purple kimono
• Red kimono
• White kimono
• Yellow kimono
• Multicolored kimono

** Gradient kimono
** Two-tone kimono

Styles

• Backless kimono
• Checkered kimono
• Fur-trimmed kimono
• Frilled kimono
• Lace-trimmed kimono
• Pinstripe kimono
• Plaid kimono
• Polka dot kimono
• Print kimono
• Ribbon-trimmed kimono
• See-through kimono
• Sleeveless kimono
• Striped kimono

** Vertical-striped kimono

States

• Kimono lift
• Kimono pull
• Torn kimono
• Naked kimono
• Open kimono

** Hadanugi dousa

• Kimono on shoulders
• Shirt under kimono

See also

• Haori
• Wa lolita
• Ikou (kimono clothes hanger)
• Tag group:Attire

External links

• Wikipedia: Kimono