Alexandra Keith
Japanese Fashion
Women, men, and children have worn the Japanese Kimono since the 5th century. The Japanese adopted the kimono by the Chinese. At first, the Kimono was just a women fashion. What a Kimono is exactly is a Japanese garment. They are T-shaped and straight lined that goes to the ankle. It also has very long and wide sleeves. They are wrapped around the body with the left side always over the right.
Unmarried women wear a style called furisode.
There are many different styles of the Kimono. There are traditional and formal and it also goes to casual. Nowadays, Men wear them on special occasions. Single women wear a different style. If you are not married, the Kimono sleeves are longer to indicate you are single. The Kimono varies from fabric, color, and accessories. Men’s Kimonos are typically one color and shape. They are usually black or a darker color. Silky Kimonos are the most desirable. But they are typically made out of cotton and polyester and that reflects a more casual style.
There are six different types of styles a women can wear: furisode, uchikake, houmomgi, yukata, tomesode, and mofuku. Furisode is distinguishable by its long sleeves and silk. Unmarried women also wear them and to say that they’re an adult so they are able to get married. An Uchikake is a full length robe you wear over the Kimono. What a Japanese bride wears during her ceremony is a uchikake. It is a wedding coat with a long trail. The Houmongi is a semi-formal Kimono with a lot of design patterns. It is for women of all ages. A Yukata is a garment made of cotton. It can be worn by both men and women. They are worn for summer events so they are a little more casual. They carry wallets, cellphones, sunglasses, and tissues. What I found interesting with the Yukata is it is usually worn in the back but if you are a prostitute the bow is worn in the front. A Tomesode is an expensive formal dress worn by married women. A Mofuku
