Kimono - Kimono

Japanese: 着物 - きもの

Although it is sometimes used as a general term to refer to Japanese clothing in contrast to Western clothing, it generally refers to long clothing excluding haori, undergarments, and coats. It is said that kimono-style clothing was established in the Nara period. Kosode (short sleeves), worn as underwear until the end of the Heian period, came to be used as outerwear in the Kamakura period, when the upper garment was omitted. Hakama (trousers), worn by both men and women in the Muromachi period, were also omitted, and kosode became a kimono. Modern kimonos have not changed fundamentally since kosode. Kimono consist of sleeves, body, collar, and hanging collar, and the sleeves and body are cut in a continuous ring pattern from front to back, making them symmetrical. For women, the length is made about 20cm longer than the length of the garment, and is worn tucked up under the obi. Depending on the season, they can be worn as hitoe (single layer), awase (double layer), or padded with cotton. → Kimono fabric

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Japanese:

洋服に対して和服を総称することもあるが，一般には羽織，襦袢(じゅばん)，コートを除いた長着をさす。着物型の衣服が成立したのは奈良時代といわれる。平安末期までは下着として着ていた小袖(こそで)が，鎌倉時代になると上の衣服が省略されて表着として用いられるようになった。室町時代には男女ともに着用していた袴(はかま)も省略され，小袖の着流しとなった。現在の着物は小袖から基本的には変わっていない。着物は袖，身ごろ，衽(おくみ)，衿(えり)，掛衿（共衿）からなり，袖，身ごろは前後が続いた輪裁ちで，左右対称となっている。女物は身丈を着丈より20cmくらい長く仕立て，帯の下でたくしあげて着る。季節によって単(ひとえ)，袷(あわせ)，綿入れなどを着る。→着尺地

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