Kimono

The kimono 着物 comes from the word kiru and mono which mean, in a literal sense, a "thing that one carries on oneself".Most of the time we confuse kimono with keikogi, judogi, karategi, which are generally training clothes in martial arts, but it is a traditional Japanese garment.The kimono designated all types of clothes before Western clothes were introduced in Japan.Currently, he identifies with the traditional Japanese dress, which is presented in the form of a.It is particularly worn during special occasions.

Kimono also comes from kosodo which, in time, was used as a underwear.Its structure is straight;Its length reaches the feet or the ankles, but it depended on the affinity of the whole and the one or the one who puts it.It is made up of rectangles of folded and sewn fabrics, which are never cut.

The very long sleeves constitute the particularity of the kimono.For kimonos of young women or called furoside, these sleeves can reach the ground.Nowadays, the furiousode is only worn for the day of twenty years during the traditional photo, and it is from this fact that the kimono is made famous all over the whole world.

The price of a brand new kimono is always very high.It can cost around several thousand euros, and moreover, it is notably difficult to put on.The price of the furiousode is among one of the most expensive.And it is only on the occasion of the holidays that young Japanese rent it.On this fact, renting used kimonos or yukata is a very common fact in recent years.But if we want to see different overpriced kimonos, it is among the members of the "very big bourgeoisie" that they can be found because they frequently put the kimono thanks to their possibility of offering several.These kimonos even correspond to the phases of life, that is to say kimonos adapted according to their age, and most of the time, depending on the seasons.

The wearing of kimono is perpetually done on the left side on the right side because in this way, it allows you to hide a weapon while the clothes of the dead are placed while crossing in the opposite direction.The kimono has a large belt called OBI, which is tied in the back to keep it in place.

Story

The kimono is also known on the name of Goofuku which means "WUS clothing".But Hans clothes or Hanfu influenced the first kimonos a lot.In the 5th century, Japan promoted the adoption of many Chinese traditions of the establishment of embassies in China.And it is only in the 8th century that Chinese fashion was appreciated in Japan, including female neckline.It is mainly in Japan, during the Heian period (794-1192), that the kimono was refined.Then, during the Muromachi period (1392-1573), the Kosodo was used without the Hakama pants put over.Finally, during the Edo period (1603-1867), the sleeves take length for girls, and the OBI is done in various styles depending on the trend of the moment.And since this period, whether in women or men, the shape of the kimono has not changed, and kimonos made with talent in precious materials have been considered as works of art.

Kimono is also a professional garment.But nowadays, the western costume has replaced it in daily clothing.Above all, the Western outfit was adopted by the police, lesprofessors, public transport agents according to an edict of the emperor Meiji1.Then the army and the schools also adopted it.In 1923, people dressed in kimono were taken in the flight after the earthquake.Since then, Western clothes have been promoted by an association of clothing manufacturers for women and children.Between 1920 and 1940, the sailor's habit and the national uniform were made compulsory for men.Currently, Western clothes are usually worn by the Japanese even if the kimono is still included in the culture.

Women's Kimono

Knowing how to choose a kimono has great importance.Social messages, which are sometimes precise, are reflected from how to wear this garment.The choice of a kimono by a woman is made according to her marital situation, his age and of course, the coherence with the event.Despite the current lifestyle, the woman almost no longer has the opportunity to put traditional clothing.But when a woman dresses according to tradition, it is said that she is well educated.

Different types of kimono for women:

- Kurotomesode: it is a black kimono with the bottom of the size.He is the adequate kimono for women already married.The mothers of the bride and groom also carry it during weddings.The Kurotomesode has five family coats of arms, one of which is located on the back of each round, another on the front of each shoulder and one last in the middle of the back.

- Burial: it regularly has floating sleeves measuring between 100 and 110cm long.This type of kimono is adequate for single girls.The patterns are located at the top and bottom of the garment.The young women of the bride and groom have this kimono to the seijin shiki and marriages.

- volumes or irotomesode: it is almost similar to kurotomesode but with a single color other than black.The patterns are at the bottom of the size.Married women of the bride and groom carry it during weddings.One volumes has three or five family coats of arms or kamon.

- Tsukesage: it has more discreet and less continuous patterns than for those of Hōmongi.Married and single women can wear it.

- Hōmongi: this is a visit garment.The patterns are continuous on the shoulders, the sleeves and in the basde the size.Hōmongi is more formal than tsukesage.Women, whether married or single, can wear it.And during marriages, it is the friends of the bride who put him.But, during formal outings, the Hōmongipeut also serve.It can be worn as much by married women as singles.

- Iromuji: it is a kimono with a single color that married and single women can wear.But it is at the tea ceremony or Chanoyu that he is the most worn.Silk can be a jacquard and the patterns are not colored.

- Komon: it's a kind of non -formal and portable kimono in town.If we add a pretty obi to go out to the restaurant, it will be more formal.It is worn by married and single women

- Yukata: simple clothing often in cotton or linen worn in summer during festivals by both sexes.

Male kimonos are substantially the same as feminine with fewer ancestors and different patterns and colors.