Formal kimono for married woman.
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Formal kimono for married woman. |
What Is Kimono?
Kimono means a garment and is used by non-Japanese to refer generically to the many different forms of traditional Japanese dress. Ki comes from kiru, which means "to wear", and mono means "thing".
The basic form of the kimono, a square-cut body with square-cut sleeves, has remained unchanged since the 10th century. The major variations in the kimono have been in size, material, decoration, and number worn at one time. Kimono is a highly symbolic garment, and, over time, has become an outward sign of social conditions such as a woman's marital status.
Today, the kimono is worn with an obi, a decorated band of cloth that is wrapped tightly around the torso, and tied at the back. The obi has been an important decorative element of the kimono ensemble since the Edo period (AD 1600 - 1868).
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