Twin braided odango hairstyle with kanzashi accessories

Here is an another odango hairstyle suitable with kimono style. This kimono hairstyle have two or more odangos, and you could set up as many odangos as you wish. Only your imagination would determine the feasibility of the finished form.

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The under-kimono garment

Nagajuban is an undergarment worn under the formal kimono. That is similar to the formal kimono, but it is thinner than normal fabric and the length is shorter, and is not worn under yukata, or most any clothing except a formal kimono.

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Kimono are traditional Japanese garments, with a history dating back over 1,000 yeares. Originally Japanese kimono indicated all types of clothing, but it has come to mean specifically the full-length traditional garment worn by women, men, and children.

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The Japanese kimono robe is wrapped around the body, always with the left side over the right (it is only wrapped with the right side over the left when dressing the deceased for burial) and secured by a wide belt (obi) tied in the back.

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There are styles of Japanese kimono for various occasions, ranging from extremely formal to very casual. The level of formality of women’s kimonos is determined mostly by the pattern and fabric, and also the color. The choice of which type of kimono to wear is laden with symbolism and subtle social messages.

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Kimono dress

Kimono dress is the combination of traditional Japanese clothing and western fashion and is not really a dress in the western style today. This is the style inspired by traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono and yukata.

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Yukata - Japanese kimono robe

In Japan, the yukata is an informal cotton kimono robe worn to the bath or in summer. People wearing yukata are a common sight at fireworks displays, bon-odori festivals and other summer events. The Japanese yukata is a casual form of kimono that is also frequently worn after bathing at traditional Japanese inns.

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Dressing a yukata

The proper way to wear a yukata is not necessarily obvious.

The left side of the yukata is wrapped over the right side (the reverse is to be avoided as only the dead at a funeral wears the right over the left), and an obi (belt) is used to keep the dress from falling open when worn in public.

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Suitable Hair style

The hair styles which suit with kimono and yukata outfits are updo-hairstyle which shows the lines of the face shapely. The hairstyles with hearty bangs and sides often give an impression of childish or tacky turnout.

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Japanese kanzashi hair accessories

Kanzashi are traditional hair accessories suited with kimono and yukata fashion for women. Kanzashi are mainly worn by professional kimono-clad female such as geisha, geiko, maiko, buyo-dancer, or worn at special ceremonies such as shichigosan, newyear, tea ceremony, ikebana ceremony and costumeplay.

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Braided odango hairstyle with kanzashi accessories

Let’s try braided odango hairstyle. You can set it up within 30 seconds once you master it.

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