Kimono

Kimono means "clothing" in Japanese; however, it is now only used to mean tradintional Japanese clothing.

Rear

Sodetsuke - armhole
Miyatsukuchi - opening under the sleeve
Furi - sleeve below the armhole
Ushiromigoro - back panel
Fuki - hem gaurd
Yuki - sleeve length


Front

Sode-guchi - sleeve opening
Sode - sleeve
Tamoto - sleeve pouch
Eri - collar
Doura - upper lining
Okumi - front inside panel
Maemigoro - front panel
Susomawashi - lower lining
Tomoeri - over collar
Uraeri - inner collar

Kimono Statistics


Length: 158 cm
Sleeve and shoulder width: 63 cm
Sleeve width: 32 cm
Shoulder width: 31 cm
Sleeve depth: 49 cm

Most Kimonos are made one size fits all.

Obi range from 6 to 12 1/2 inches wide and 125 to 175 inches long, depending on the type.

Kimonos can be made of silk, wool, cotton, linen, or synthetic cloth. Patterns can be produced by weaving, hand painting, embroidery, or use of stencils. If a kimono is dyed before the weaving process, it is called a sakizome kimono or woven kimonos. Variations include meisen or habutae (reeled silk), omeshi (heavy crepe), tsumugi (spun silk), sha (silk gauze), and ro (leno weave gauze), kasuri (splash pattern), shima (stripe pattern), koushi (checks or lattice pattern), and joufu (linen). If a kimono is dyed after weaving, it is called an atozome kimono or dyed kimonos. Variatons include garazome (dyed designs on white fabric), tegakizome (hand-painted), rouketsu (yuzen, batik), katazome (stencil), kata yuzen (hand-drawn yuzen), kata komon (small stencil designs), edo komon (small one-color crests), bingata (multicolor dyeing on stencil resist), chuugata (medium stencils for yukata), kasurizome (tie-dye), and mujizome (pattern-less, one-color dyeing).

Types of kimono

Kuro tomesode- a formal kimono for married women. Kuro means black, and tomesode implies sleeves of short width. It's usually black with designs on the bottom and lower sides.
Iro tomesode- another formal kimono for married women, though less formal than the kuro tomesode. Iro assumes usually that's it's color, which differentiates this formal kimono from the kuro tomesode.
Uchikake- a long robe that is traditional Japanese bridal costume. However, it is also consider the most formal of kimonos and are also used for other special occasions.
Shiromuku- another traditional bridal robe. The shiromuku is white.
Furisode- a kimono with wide, flowing sleeves. Furisode are for single women, and are very colorful and feature ornate designs.
Houmongi- a modified version of the furisode or tomesode. Houmongi are meant for formal visits. It can be worn by both married and unmarried woman.
Mofuku- a kimono for mourning. The mofuku is black and has no design or pattern.
Tsukesage- It's like the Houmongi, but less fancy.
Iromuji- a kimonowith the material of one color and just a simple pattern on the matieral
Komon:-a casual kimono, because by the design that is equally distributed throughout the kimono.
Yukata- a summer kimono made of cotton.

Other parts

Haori - a short kimono used as a jacket.
Michiyuki- a overcoat for a kimono..
Nagajuban- a light kimono used as underwear. The collar is seen like a dress shirt is under a suit.
Hakama- pants like men wear with their kimono.

 

Obi and accessories

 

1Koshi-himo belt -is the first belt tied around the waist. It holds the kimono in place.

2.Date-jime- is the belt is the second belt tied around the kimono covering the first koshi-himo belt, it is thicker and helps make it seemless.

3.Obi - Obi is sash that used almost as a belt on a kimono. Typically ten to twelve feet long it starts at a width of six inches and ends at a foot. It is made of silk, or cotton and comes in intricate designs and colors. The obi can be tied in many forms that can take hours to create.

4.Obi-jimi- is a braided cord tied on top of the obi. it is used to keep the obi is place.

Also other items possibably needed are:

Obimakura: it's a pad that wraps around the waist and under the obi. It gives the Obi volume so it can hold up designs.

Obiita- A stiff backing worn underneath the Obi to prevent it from getting wrinkled.

Helpful links

Vintage Kimono