kimono

Tokyo

trivia

is a walking art gallery divided into two geometrical and pictorial patterns.

The kimono is a walking art gallery. There are Picassos and there are Korins. There are designs that portray the court ladies of the ancient picture scrolls, and countless other types. Kimono designs may be broadly divided into geometrical and pictorial patterns. Thus, even though the basic form of the garment is always the same, if a thousand women gather in kimono there will be a thousand different styles.

is an experience of giving oneself up to the sensuous feel of silk.

While a wide range of materials are used, silk is by far the most popular today. Perhaps the greatest pleasure of wearing kimono is giving oneself up to the sensuous feel of silk.

is contrasted with Western clothing in that Western garments are designed to fit the wearer’s body, while the kimono, cut to standard measurements, is adjusted to the body as it is put on.

The fundamental difference between Japanese and Western clothing is that West­ern garments are designed to fit the wearer’s body, while the kimono, cut to standard measurements, is adjusted to the body as it is put on. As women’s kimono are 20 to 30 centimeters longer than the height of the wearer, and the extra length has to be gather­ ed up with cords under the obi, skill is required to wear kimono correctly.

is developed from the aesthetics of concealment.

The body is wrapped in layers of undergar­ ments and the kimono itself, then finally the many ties and the sash are drawn tight. Very little skin is bared, even in summer. The kimono can be said to have developed from the aesthetics of concealment.

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