History Of Kimono

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Aoi MIyazaki as Atsuhime by g2slp¬ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/465770786436465331/ Photograph taken by (Zhang Jingna)

The word Kimono has become very recognizable that anyone who hears it, an image of a beautiful garment with colors and patterns will appear immediately inside their head. The development of Kimono throughout time and how it evolved from being an inspired dress to becoming an aspiring one was the reason it became outstanding.
Kimono is a label used to define the cultural clothing worn in Japan. However, it currently refers to the traditional dress worn only to events or festivals. It is basically a full length T-shaped robe that reaches till the ankle. It is familiar for its long sleeves and is firmly tied by a decorative …show more content…

The Kimono fabric usually comprises of polyester, silk, rayon, hemp, or cotton. Another type is Kinran, an expensive type of fabric made with gold or silver foil. The most popular is the yuzen dye resist technique used for dyeing fabric with traditional Japanese stenciling.
Traditionally, Kimonos were made from silk and are sewed and decorated by hand, even the machine-made need considerable hand stitching. However, modern kimonos are made using cheap and artificial fibers.
An important rule that foreigners tend to forget when wearing a kimono, is that it must be folded left over right, this rule is applied on both males and females because in Japan the right over left fold is intended for the dead.
As the number of Kimonos being produced nowadays has reduced, only few kimono makers are left, some as Yasutaka Komiya, Soichi Sajiki, Jotaro Saito and Itchiku Kubota.
Many familiar Western and European fashion designers added the style and the concept of Kimonos to some of their collections, and based on their individual style and perception they have extracted the Kimono from its traditional roots to transform it into a much modernized piece of cloth. An example would be L'Wren Scott and her RTW Spring 2014 collection that consisted of clashed modern designs with details from the Far

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