Kimono, which has a very important place in Japanese culture, is derived from the words “Ki” (to wear) and “Mono” (thing) which means “thing to wear”. The highly aesthetic kimono is historically very old and dates back to the 5th century. With the increase in trade between China and Japan, the kimono gained its current form by being influenced by the traditional dress of China which is called the Chinese Hanfu.
The kimono is one of the important legacies of Asian culture, which contains many values and symbols, and even provides a lot of information about the people who wear them, beyond just a piece of clothing.
It is accepted as one of the rare cultural items that have survived until today with very little changes ever since the 5th century. Although it is of Chinese origin, it’s considered one of the indispensable cultural items of Japanese culture..
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Kimono, which has wide sleeves, a one-piece item, and a T-shape formed from the front, extending to the ankle, is cannot consider just a dress. Beyond a dress, it is a symbol of elegance. The style of binding, the patterns, and its style give a lot of information about of the wearer such as their identity and character. Moreover, it reflects the mood, marital status, and socio-economic level of the person. In another saying, it is believed that there is a bond between a person's kimono and personality. Since the kimono is shaped according to what the person wears, it made it completely meaningless to imitate someone else's style. Anyone who wants to make their kimono look unique and perfect should start by changing themselves first.
While samurai women were trained to use swords, naginata (a bowed weapon with a curved blade at the end), arrows, and bows, their kimonos were generally plain and less patterned. On the other hand, upper-class and palace women would prefer flamboyant and silk kimonos. For this reason, silk kimonos are still among the most desired kimonos today.
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Kimono, which is a part of Japanese culture and passed down with little change from past to present, is an attentive clothing worn by both women and men in their daily life and for ceremonies. Kimono is expressed as “着物 -きもの” in Japanese.
The majority of Japanese wear kimono on special occasions such as religious temple visits, holidays, and New Year celebrations.
In marriage ceremonies, the bride wears a custom produced kimono made with thick white fabric and garnished with a special hairpin called shiromoku, while the groom wears a black kimono.
A plain black kimono is preferred for funeral ceremonies. Also, single women would wear wide-sleeved kimonos on special occasions.
The kimono is wrapped around the body with the left side above the right. It is attached at the back with a sash called Obi. It is usually worn with traditional wooden sandals called Geta or Zori and separate-toe socks called tabi.
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Another point that makes the kimono indispensable is that you can reach a completely different look with the pieces you combine. In other words, while following the fashion with tights, jeans, skirts, and dresses, which could be bought without paying too much money, you can differentiate yourself with the kimono that complements you from those who walk around with the same combination. At the same time, you can use it for many years and make it an essential part of your travels.
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Kimono, which had an unreplaceable part in the fast pace of city life, is very useful with different models, fabric types, and patterns. In addition to being functional, comfortable, and useful, it is very cool and complementary with its feature the style.
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Although kimono combinations the satin kimonos, silk dressing gown, and pajama kimonos are the first thing that comes to mind, kimono today is in business life; In the city, on the beach, on holiday, like formal dresses they appear in different fabric types also in short and long forms. Satin kimono is among the most preferred home-wear combinations of today's women and men as it provides a comfortable and stylish look like a dressing gown.
Kimonos are among the preferences of businesswomen and businessmen as an alternative to blazers in business life today. New generation employees who want to break the rules of old business fashion prefer comfortable kimono jackets instead of blazers. Combining kimono jackets with different waist belts, trousers, shirts, skirts, and dresses; also match with city-life after business. It is seen that satin, silk, viscose, modal, knitwear, and gabardine are used as a fabric tour in kimono jackets combined in workwear. Black and white colors are mostly preferred in kimono jackets in business life. To be easy to combine, it is recommended to be preferred with as less pattern as possible.
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You can combine kimonos in different styles on the beach. Short kimono models could combine with pants; shorts and dresses, also you could complete your style with short boots or sandals. Thus, you can easily capture the country atmosphere and get a different and stylish look during holiday from morning to evening.
Kimono is the key-part of an assertive, cool and unique looks in the beachwear combinations. It is especially preferred over swimsuits and bikinis in beach combinations due to its comfort and ease of use. Linen, silk, voile, modal and thin cotton fabric types are the most preferred beach kimonos in terms of not sweating and reflecting the sun. Although it gives a cool feeling due to its silk texture, linen kimonos and cotton kimonos are more recommended because of the thinness and texture of the fabric, especially in the beach and coastal areas, considering the sun factor..
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Light and pastel colors are more preferred in beach kimonos. Especially the white kimonos are the most preferred ones in summer, as they look great with bronze skin and make you feel fresh in the hot weather. In white kimono options, long and short models, cotton and linen fabric types are among the most favored ones for both women and men.
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Kimono also makes a difference in the night use. You can choose kimono-style nightdresses, especially for events and celebrations. As kimono can be used alone as a nightdress, you can get a different and unique look by tying short and long kimono on black mini dresses with combining stylish belts.
You can choose satin, sequined, silk, velvet and tulle kimonos for the evening choices.
Ethnic-patterned kimonos are highly preferred by women and men, who closely follow trends and even shape trends, in music festivals held in many parts of the world, which have been very popular in recent years, as they reflect the bohemian style with their vibrant patterns. Bohemian kimonos can be combined with shorts, overalls, dresses and swimsuits as a festival outfit, and you are the only limit here.
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Depending on the height and body type of the person, short or long kimono can be preferred for women and men. You can choose long beach kimonos such as silk, cotton satin fabric on the beach. Long beach kimonos can make the person look slimmer and cooler as it covers the imperfections. However, we recommend for short people to prefer short kimonos which are above the knee or hip level. A slimmer appearance can be obtained by choosing patterns that are not too large.
We recommend for tall people to prefer long kimonos that extend up to the ankles. Thus, by using the neck advantage, they can look more proportional. In addition, tall people can prefer vivid colors with large patterns. Those who want to use short kimono forms can choose kimonos below the hip and combine them with shorts.
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