About kimono

Kimono is a traditional costume of the Japanese nation, which was formed on the basis of the costume of China in the Tang Dynasty through the evolution of 1000 years. The Japanese vividly expressed their feelings about art with kimonos.

There are many kinds of kimonos, regardless of color, texture and style, which have undergone thousands of years of changes. Not only are there obvious differences between men and women. # 123; , emphasizing black, few styles, thin belt, simple accessories, easy to wear; Women's kimonos have rich colors, wide belts, various types and styles, and many accessories), and according to different occasions and times, people will wear different kimonos to show caution (women's kimonos include wedding kimonos, adult kimonos, evening ceremony kimonos, banquet ceremony kimonos and general dresses). The weaving, dyeing and embroidery of kimono itself, as well as the complicated rules when wearing it (wearing clogs and socks, combing different hairstyles according to the types of kimono) make it look like a work of art. Designers constantly innovate in color and texture, and apply various bold designs to colors, so that modern impressions are skillfully integrated into classical forms.

The history of kimono:

According to legend, in the Shinto era in Japan, there was a fairy who ordered food according to evil. He often takes off his coat, shirt and belt and exposes his body when holding exorcism ceremonies (seeking happiness in the early days of disasters by fasting and bathing). According to later research, the legendary Shinto era is equivalent to Japan's primitive social period. At that time, there were thousands of Japanese living sites discovered, and their distribution areas ranged from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south, almost all over Japan. In primitive society, the Japanese lived in groups, and their main production activities were hunting and gathering (don't always think about the imperial era). Perhaps it was at that time that the Japanese began to use animal fur or leaves to keep out the cold and walked out of the nude age.

In the late rope culture era (Neolithic Age in Japan, equivalent to 800- 500 years ago) and Yayoi culture era (the era when Yayoi pottery was used in Japan, equivalent to 300-300 years ago), two basic clothing styles appeared in Japan. One is a pullover T-shirt, which is similar in shape to today's T-shirts; The other is double-breasted type, with left-breasted placket, collar tip reaching waist, and tied with string at equal intervals. Sleeves are cylindrical sleeves, and the length is above the knee. There is also a coat, a scarf and a beard.

Autumn originally refers to a kind of crotch cloth worn under the body and hidden under the coat. Autumn here refers to the joint of trouser legs similar to shorts. Men have something around their waists called petticoats, which are tied around their coats. Some changes have taken place in the clothes because of the pleats in the knot. Most women wear skirts. Different from men, women's skirts reach the ground, and their shapes are quite similar to those of Korean women today.

Scarves are usually hung on the shoulders as decoration, and the form of hanging is not limited, which is generally determined by personal hobbies. Scarves are often used as long-sleeved belts or as a substitute for wrapping cloth in production and labor. When leaving, people waved scarves to show their reluctance, which is the same as waving handkerchiefs to show goodbye in Meiji era.

Yushubi is a kind of belt fabric that is bigger and longer than a scarf. It is put on the head and hung on the waist. Ancient Japanese women were taboo to be seen by men, so they were used to cover their faces.

According to Historical Records, Records of Japan, Atlas of Planting Wheels, Addendum to Ancient Characters and other documents, the clothing in the late rope culture era and the Yayoi culture era in Japan has been made of plant fiber materials such as bamboo cloth, linen cloth, cotton coarse cloth, rattan cloth and cob cloth. The belt is made of Japanese cloth. The appearance of cloth hangs over the aura of myth, such as carving gods to cut cloth and white gods to make people happy. Dyeing was already common at that time. According to "Shen Yingji", when Emperor Jingxing was born, the common people already knew to dye red and indigo with madder. # 123; Dyed green, grass yellow, acorn black, purple root purple. Most dyed fabrics have no lines, and occasionally there are some printed lines, which are usually printed directly with leaves and flowers. The plants used are evening primrose, swallow grass, hazelnut, honeysuckle and so on.

Kimono is a traditional Japanese costume. Japanese kimono is a little more formal.

Put it on, for less formal occasions. Japanese bathrobes are worn in summer celebrations, bathrobes

Our cloth is linen, which is very comfortable to wear. Wearing a bathrobe also saves time, but it is not formal.

Kimono, and there are two kinds of formal kimonos: one is vibrating sleeves (long sleeves) and the other is sleeves.

Short. The kimono with vibrating sleeves is worn by unmarried girls, and the kimono with short sleeves is married.

Women wear kimonos with vibrating sleeves, but if they were worn in ancient Japan, they were usually worn by rich people.

Yes, because long sleeves are inconvenient for writers, which is also one of the characteristics of uniforms.

Kimono should be worn carefully, which is also valued by the Japanese.

For example, on the right side of the kimono, it means that someone who died is wearing it, so be sure.

You can't wear it wrong