| "Kimono" #2 | |
FURISODE |
A gorgeous and brilliant kimono, FURISODE is a kimono with a colorful design spanning the all over the cloth. We wear FURISODE at various kinds of ceremony, part and event such as coming-of-age ceremony, at graduation ceremony, at wedding ceremony, or at New Years day, etc. There are some rules on the length of FURISODE's sleeve; it is longer for younger age and also it's longer for unmarried than for a married person. |
TOMESODE |
Only women wear TOMESODE at kinfolk's ceremony like at wedding ceremony. KURO-TOMESODE that is dyed with 5 white family crests over black background, and has a designed pattern at the lower end of foreside. It is worn by married person. IRO-TOMESODE is colored version of tomesode besides black color, with 1 or 3 family crests on, and drawn patterns. |
HOMONGI |
Worn regardless of age and marriage status, HOMONGI is widely used as formal clothes. As we spread the HOMONGI, we can observe a singular, extended work of art of the kimono, which is the prominent feature of HOMONGI. |
| KOMON | Small and fine pattern is dyed all over. KOMON is loved as a dress-up clothing in daily life. |
| MOFUKU | The distinguishing feature of MOFUKU is the 5 family crests undyed on black background. MOFUKU is allowed at relative's funeral ceremony as formal clothes, and the "Obi (=belt)" and other articles should also be coordinated in black. |
| IROMUJI | It's dyed all-over with single color excluding black. By putting 1 family crest on, it's also allowed as formal dress. |
TUKESAGE |
For rather casual occasions than that of HOMONGI, TUSKESAGE with all patterns printed upwards is worn. |
| YUKATA | YUKATA is made from cotton and usually worn during summer such as in firework festivals and Bon dance festivals where we observe numbers of people who wear YUKATA with various festive colors. Japanese hotels or "ryokans" provide YUKATA as a room wear and it's sometimes popular among foreign people. |
| When we wear KIMONO, we put on "zori" which is a traditional sandal with separated toe ends, and instead of socks, we have "tabi" which is also separated in tow end. For a modern people who rearly put
on "zori" in our daily lives, it's difficult to walk with zori,
however it is believed that it's more elegant to work with our toes turned
inwards so that the line of walk when wearing KIMONO is more graceful.
While the patterns and the finest silks used for KIMONO stands out as a
shear beauty, unique accessories to accompany with dress also work in unison
to provide for an elegant and subtle grace of KIMONO and it's culture.
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