{"id":6,"date":"2009-06-01T15:32:22","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T19:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/?p=6"},"modified":"2021-09-23T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T18:26:04","slug":"kimonos-%e2%80%93-the-%e2%80%9cthing-to-wear%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/kimonos-%e2%80%93-the-%e2%80%9cthing-to-wear%e2%80%9d.html","title":{"rendered":"Kimonos \u2013 The \u201cthing to wear\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Japan, the\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0kimono<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is such a commonly known garment that the word \u201c<\/span>kimono<\/span><\/strong>\u201d is literally translated as \u201cthing to wear\u201d, or clothing<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This particular type of full-length robe is a roomy, wide, and T-shaped, with little design variation, other than being available in a selection of splashy satin fabrics and colors.\u00a0 <\/span>In Japanese ceremonies, <\/span>kimonos<\/span><\/strong> are worn by both men and women, which is why the hem falls about 56\u201d down to the ankle.\u00a0 <\/span>They are typically wrapped around the body, left side wrapped over right, and finished with a wide belt, or obi<\/em>, tied in the back.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In modern-day Japan, k<\/strong><\/span>imonos<\/span><\/strong> are worn more often by women, primarily on special occasions.\u00a0 <\/span>A few elderly ladies and even fewer older gentlemen still wear a <\/span>kimono<\/span><\/strong> every day.\u00a0 <\/span>They are also seen wrapped around professional Sumo wrestlers, who must dress in traditional Japanese attire when making public appearances.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A lighter, more summery version of the <\/span>Kimono<\/span><\/strong> is called the Yukata.\u00a0 <\/span>This 100% cotton, <\/span>kimono<\/span><\/strong>-style robe is more commonly worn as loungewear, after a bath, or as a cover-up at the pool. While most Yukatas are made in less decorative fabrics than <\/span>kimonos<\/span><\/strong>, there are many brightly colored fabrics available for women.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Popular <\/span>kimono<\/span><\/strong> designs include repetitive patters of koi, dragons, butterflies, cranes, lilies or cherry blossoms.\u00a0 <\/span>Most <\/span>kimonos<\/span><\/strong> come with a matching fabric sash, but they are often worn with a heko<\/em> or kaku <\/em>obi, or belt, on special occasions.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kimonos<\/span><\/strong> are an elegant and traditional piece of Japanese culture, and the act of wearing one is steeped in tradition.\u00a0 <\/span>In addition to the many methods for wrapping and tying a <\/span>kimono<\/span><\/strong>, there are subtle aspects of <\/span>kimonos<\/span><\/strong> that, to a trained eye, can tell a lot about the wearer.\u00a0 <\/span>But don\u2019t let this keep you from wearing one.\u00a0 <\/span>Unless you are attending a formal gathering in Japan, chances are you will never need to worry about adhering to these traditions.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Japan, the kimono is such a commonly known garment that the word \u201ckimono\u201d is literally translated as \u201cthing to wear\u201d, or clothing. This particular type of full-length robe is roomy, wide, and T-shaped, with little design variation, other than being available in a selection of splashy satin fabrics and colors.<\/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":[1],"tags":[9,7,8,10],"class_list":["post-6","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-japanese-robe","tag-kimono","tag-kimonos","tag-yukata"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6","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=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1909,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions\/1909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chopa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}