Japanese kimono outfits

About kimono

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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Kanzashi hairstyle - Braided odango (2)

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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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Nagajuban undergarment for Japanese kimono

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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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Basic kimono outfit

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Basic kimono style

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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Kimono styles for occasions

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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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Hairstyles for kimono fashion

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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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Kanzashi hair accessories

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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.