{"id":444,"date":"2011-01-18T22:05:23","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T02:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2011-01-18T22:05:23","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T02:05:23","slug":"the-fascinating-story-of-japanese-kimono-robes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/the-fascinating-story-of-japanese-kimono-robes.html","title":{"rendered":"The Fascinating Story of Japanese Kimono Robes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/japanese-kimono-robes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-445\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"japanese kimono robes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/japanese-kimono-robes.jpg\" alt=\"japanese kimono robes\" width=\"221\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a>Until you watch the video now being shown at ChopaTV and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chopa.com\/ShopSite\/yukatas.html\">Chopa.com<\/a>, it is easy to think of <strong>Japanese kimono robes<\/strong> as \u201cjust another piece of clothing\u201d.\u00a0 Despite the fact that the word \u201ckimono\u201d actually means \u201cthing to wear\u201d, these stylish and colorful robes are anything but ordinary.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering, \u201cHow are Japanese kimono robes and yukatas so different than other robes or loungewear?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Well, what really sets them apart are the elaborate patterns and colorful fabrics, which include symbolic imager like cranes, dragons, koi fish, cherry blossoms and other meaningful icons of Japanese culture.\u00a0 While they have a more casual and comfortable look than the robes worn in Asian ceremonies, the basic design of kimonos and yukatas hasn\u2019t changed much since the Edo period of the 17th century.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lighter, more summery version of the Kimono is called the Yukata.\u00a0 This 100% cotton, kimono-style robe is more commonly worn as loungewear, after a bath, or as a cover-up at the pool. While most are made in less decorative fabrics than kimonos, there are many brightly colored yukatas available for women.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most kimonos come with a matching fabric sash, but they are often worn with a heko or kaku obi, or belt, on special occasions.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In case you are not familiar with the design of a kimono, they are generally shaped like a capital \u201cT\u201d and are roomy and wide with very little design variation, other than being available in a selection of splashy satin fabrics and colors.\u00a0 In Japanese ceremonies, kimonos are worn by both men and women, and they are typically wrapped around the body, left side wrapped over right, and finished with a wide belt, or obi, which is tied in the back.\u00a0 The hem falls about 56\u201d down to the ankle.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chopa.com\/ShopSite\/yukatas.html\">fascinating story of Japanese kimono robes<\/a>, visit the Chopa.com home page and watch a short video fashion show featuring Chopa\u2019s most popular robes.\u00a0 You will also find a number of beautiful kimonos and yukatas for sale on their web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until you watch the video now being shown at ChopaTV and on Chopa.com, it is easy to think of Japanese kimono robes as \u201cjust another piece of clothing\u201d.\u00a0 Despite the fact that the word \u201ckimono\u201d actually means \u201cthing to wear\u201d, these stylish and colorful robes are anything but ordinary.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You may be wondering, \u201cHow are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clothing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}