Oshigoromo - Ushinchi

Japanese: 押衣 - うしんちー
Oshigoromo - Ushinchi

…After the Meiji period, upper-class men rapidly adopted Western clothing, just like those in the mainland, but women did not seem to adopt more of the mainland style that had been introduced in the early modern period. However, it is noteworthy that the ushinchii, a type of clothing worn by women as a relaxing summer outfit, gradually became the general summer attire for women of the samurai class. Originally, the ushinchii was a very private, relaxed outfit. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "oshigoromo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…明治になってから上流階級の男子は本土同様急速に洋服化するが,女子は近世以降に入った本土風が明治になったからといってそれ以上は入らなかったようである。ただ,夏季の女子のくつろぎ着としての着装法押衣(うしんちー)が,しだいに士族婦女子の一般的な夏季服装になってきたことが注目される。もともと押衣は,ごく内々の非常にくつろいだ時の服装である。…

※「押衣」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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