Essay On Kimono

The kimono is translated from Japanese as "thing to wear". Only at a turn of 19-20 centuries, a kimono found that look to which we got used today and since then underwent small changes.

The kimono was finally created during Meiji 's era (1868-1912). It represented itself as a combination of one top layer and some lower layers. Color and a style depended on a social status and age of the woman. Flower motives, images of nature became popular for drawings. The feature of a kimono that all seams in it are straight, it is cut with the minimum quantity of cuts. The kimono in a form reminds a letter "T" and has such length that reaches anklebones. Also, there are a collar and sleeves, the width of sleeves has a great number of variants and can tell about the owner of a kimono a lot. The kimono requires a quite large

Due to the tradition to sew a kimono from the one roll of fabric, it is very difficult to find the big size and very expensively to sew a kimono of the big size to order. For sumo wrestlers, for example, at all kimonos are made to order.

In the modern Japan, you will not see people in a kimono often. It is worn by elderly people, as well as young Japanese on solemn occasions. For example, the groom and the bride, and also their parents can put on a kimono for a wedding. Alternatively, in the day of a majority celebration which is celebrated in Japan every year in January, when on city streets it is possible to see many young girls in traditional kimonos and fur collars. Besides these events kimono is put on at tea ceremonies, and also on sports meets.

In a modern wedding suit, white color and shades of the red are combined. The bridal outfit consists of a red next-to-skin shirt – nagajuban and a snow-white silk wedding dress kakeshita or an utikake. If a light kimono with a loop is put on a top, it is often not belted at all, and fix by means of a tie under the right