Kimono sotib olish - Purchasing a kimono

Kelin kiyingan yosh ayol furisode.

Bu kimono sotib olish bo'yicha qo'llanma o'rtacha sayohatchiga qaratilgan Yaponiya kimononi sovg'a, yodgorlik yoki vaqti-vaqti bilan kiyinadigan narsa sifatida sotib olmoqchi. Bu asosan kimono va boshqa aksessuarlarni birinchi marta sotib olmoqchi bo'lgan byudjet sayohatchilariga qaratilgan bo'lib, haqiqiy kimono sotib olishni istaganlarni birinchi marta xabardor qilish niyatida. Shu sababli, biz ikkinchi qo'l kimononi sotib olishga e'tibor qaratamiz.

Tushuning

Birinchidan, kimono nima va kimono emasligi haqida tushuntirish. A kimono (着 物) - old tomondan o'ralgan, T shaklidagi kiyim. Kimono kiyganda, odatda a deb nomlanuvchi osti kimono bilan kiyiladi yuba, tashqi kimonoga nisbatan bir oz boshqacha ko'rinishga ega. Kimono hajmi, shakli va mavsumiga ko'ra farq qiladi.

Kimono, odatda uni ushlab turish yoki aksessuarlar uchun ishlatiladigan bir qator aksessuarlar bilan taqib yuriladi. Bu asosan shakldagi yassi kiyim va saqlash uchun kichkina, tekis to'rtburchakka buriladi.

Kimono vaqti-vaqti bilan o'zgarib turadi, ammo kimono bor har bir vaziyat - qarang ushbu jadval yordam uchun. Kimono ham mavsumiy bo'lib, naqsh, rang va mato yil faslidan kelib chiqqan holda har xil. Mavsumiy va rasmiy ravishda mos keladigan narsalarga e'tibor bering kimono sotib olsangiz yoki kiysangiz. Ba'zi kimonolarni rasmiyatchilikda kiyintirish mumkin, lekin umuman kiyintirish mumkin emas.

Zamonaviy kunda siz kimono kiygan odamlarni maxsus kunlarda yoki yozgi festivallarda ko'rishingiz mumkin; ular odatda kundalik kiyim sifatida kiyinmaydi. Biroq, ba'zi odamlar ularni odatiy kiyim sifatida tez-tez kiyishadi, masalan, sumo kurashchilari, geysha va kimono ixlosmandlari. Siz bo'ladigan juda kam holatlar mavjud talab qilinadi kimono kiyish - albatta, kimono ixlosmandlarining uchrashuvidan tashqari.

Kimono nima?

Bu ro- to'quv ayollarning kimonosi urushdan oldingi qism sifatida aniqlanadi, chunki uzunroq, ammo emas furisode- uzunlik, yenglar.

Kimono turli xil materiallarda tayyorlangan. E'tiqoddan farqli o'laroq, hamma kimono ham ipak emas - va har qanday ipak kimono bir xil emas.

• Tsumugi norasmiy kimono va uchun ishlatiladigan to'quv to'quv ipagi obi. Bu juda qimmat bo'lishi mumkin; norasmiy bo'lsa-da, juda qadrlanadi. Amami Oshima nomi bilan mashhur bo'lgan bitta nav juda qimmat, ammo ogohlantirilsin, deb reklama qilingan hamma narsa emas amami ōshima tsumugi bu haqiqiy narsa.
• Kabi kanop va zig'ir matolariga ishora qiladi kabi asosan kenevirga ishora qiladi. Kanop kimono odatda tiniq va yengil bo'lib, odatda tanadan uzoqroq turadi va astarlanmaydi. Ular issiq havoda ajoyib yozgi vaznli kimono tayyorlaydilar.
• Jun: ba'zi kimono (odatda yoshi kattaroq, 1960 yilgacha bo'lgan qismlar) jundan qilingan. Bir paytlar bu norasmiy kimono uchun juda keng tarqalgan mato edi. Jun kimono astarlangan yoki astarsiz bo'lishi mumkin.
• Chirimen va kinsha ikki xil krep turi. Chirimen bu esa teksturali krepdir kinsha silliq krep. Choy marosimlari va rasmiy kimono uchun krep matolarga ruxsat berilmaydi yoki odatda kiyilmaydi. Rasmiy kimono tayyorlangan chirimen zamonaviy bo'lishga moyil.
• Ro va sha yozda kiyinadigan ikkita ochiq to'qilgan ipak mato. Ro leno-to'quv iplari gorizontal (yoki kamdan-kam hollarda) chiziqlar bilan tekis to'qish; sha butunlay leno to'qilgan mato bo'lib, nisbatan qattiqroq bo'ladi ro.
• Jinken Yapon tilida rayon nomi. Ikkinchi Jahon urushi davrida rayon kimono ommaviy ravishda bosma naqshlar bilan ishlab chiqarilgan. Zamonaviy rayon kimono vintagega qaraganda ancha sifatli; shuni e'tiborga olingki, rayon bo'ladi mo'rt vaqt o'tishi bilan vintage kimono nozik bo'lishi mumkin.
• Polyester: Polyester kimono soxta emasva zamonaviy polyester kimono odatda juda qulaydir. Ularga g'amxo'rlik qilish osonroq, qo'lda yuvilishi mumkin va suv ta'sirida dog 'tushmaydi.

Kimono ham turli xil yeng uzunligi. Erkaklar va ayollar kimonolarining yenglari ingl. Bir-biriga o'xshash bo'lsa-da, Ikkinchi Jahon Urushidan oldin, ayollar kimonolarining yenglari sezilarli darajada uzunroq edi. Urush paytidagi kimono, bolalar kimonosi va mardikorlar va dehqonlar kiyib olgan kimono ancha qisqaroq, ba'zida naychaga o'xshaydi.

Kimono shunday erkaklar va ayollar uchun har xil. Erkaklar yenglari biroz qisqaroq bo'lib, asosan tanaga tikilgan, to'rtburchaklar qirrali. Vujudga tikilmagan yeng biti yopiq holda tikiladi. Ayollarning yenglari tanaga faqat yelkada bog'langan, orqa tomonning uzunligining qolgan qismini ochib, qirrasi dumaloqlashgan. Ayollarning kimonosi kiygan odamnikiday baland bo'lishi kerak; erkaklar kimonosi to'piqni o'lchash uchun elkagacha baland bo'lishi kerak.

Kimono shunday odatda o'lchash uchun qilingan - va shuning uchun bitta o'lcham hamma uchun mos emas. Vintage kimono ayniqsa kichkina, ammo kimono kiygan odamlarning vintage fotosuratlariga qarab, tez orada u to'liq mos kelmasa yarashishini tushunasiz - ko'plab fotosuratlarda bilagiga ham etib bormaydigan yenglar tasvirlangan. Kimono kiyinayotganda, hatto qisqaroq qismlarga ham ba'zi o'zgarishlar kiritish mumkin; ba'zi ayollar gorizontal kestirib katlanmagan holda vintage yoki boshqa usulda juda qisqa qismlarni kiyishadi ohashori, aks holda ayollar kimonosi uchun talab qilinadi.

Biroq, kimdirni kiyinishga tayyor holda sotib olish mumkin - va bu ham yangi tushuncha emas. Tayyor kimono 1923 yildagi Buyuk Kantoning zilzilasidan so'ng birinchi bo'lib ommalashib ketdi, unda juda ko'p odamlar o'zlarining mol-mulklarini yo'qotib qo'yishdi. meisen ("oddiy ipak buyumlari" - ipak ipidan to'qilgan, aks holda ingichka kimono uchun yaroqsiz) darhol mashhur bo'lib, ayniqsa Art Deco yoki Taishō Roman uslubida bo'yalgan va to'qilgan. Tayyor kiyinish o'sha paytdan beri mavjud bo'lib, hozirgacha ham sotilmoqda, garchi rasmiy kimono yangi odam sotib olganda uning o'lchovi bilan amalga oshiriladi.

Ba'zi kimono kengroq yoqasifatida tanilgan xiro-eri ("ochilgan yoqa"), aksincha bachi-eri ("buklangan yoqa"). Ushbu bo'yinbog'lar kiyishdan oldin uzunasiga yarmiga buklanadigan tarzda ishlab chiqilgan. Qulaylik uchun ularni kiyinishdan oldin tikib qo'yishingiz mumkin - garchi yoqa bo'lsa ham butun uzunligi bo'ylab teng ravishda yarmigacha katlanmagan.

Har kimono ham shunday emas astarliva har bir qoplama ipak emas. Astarsiz kimono sifatida tanilgan xito kimono va astarli kimono deyiladi uyg'onish kimono. Shunga o'xshash matolardan tayyorlangan oddiy kimono tsumugi, jun va paxta ham paxta yoki jun bilan qoplanishi mumkin, ba'zan ikkalasi ham. 1960 yilgacha bo'lgan kimononi qizil ipak astar bilan aniqlashingiz mumkin: mato deyiladi momiso'zma-so'z "qizil ipak" degan ma'noni anglatadi; odatda aspir bilan bo'yalgan (benibana) bo'yoq, uni to'q sariq-qizil ohanglari bilan aniqlash mumkin.

Kimono turlari

Ushbu uchta yosh ayol kiyib olgan yukata rangli bilan hanhaba obi.

The susohiki kabuki o'ynash uchun kiyiladi Fuji Musume bir zumda tanib olinadi - u wisteria naqshlari bilan qoplangan va odatda qizil va oq suzuvchi qoplamaga ega.

An'anaviy yapon kiyimlarining barcha turlarini tavsiflash uchun ishlatiladigan adyol atamasi wafuku (和服). Shuningdek, kimdir nazarda tutganini eshitishingiz mumkin "kitsuke"G'arb kimono ixlosmandlari orasida, ya'ni "kiyinish" ma'nosini anglatuvchi ushbu atama kimningdir kimononi qanday kiyishini tasvirlash uchun ishlatiladi. "U kitsuke juda mukammal edi "iltifot bo'lar edi," esa Uning kitsuke juda sust edi. U zulmatda kiyinganmi? "Shubhasiz.

Kimononing bir necha xil turlari mavjud; ba'zilari odatda faqat ayollar tomonidan kiyiladi, ammo trans, ikkilik va jinsga mos kelmaydigan odamlar Yaponiyada ham, butun dunyoda mavjud bo'lganligi sababli, siz arqonlarni yaxshi bilganingizdan so'ng, kimono sizning xushbichimingizni olib qo'ysa ham kiyinishga jur'at etilmaydi. , jinsidan qat'iy nazar.

Sotib olishdan oldin, sizni ogohlantiring kerak kimononi sotib olishdan oldin unga qanday g'amxo'rlik qilayotganingizni ko'rib chiqing; ba'zi kimono juda ehtiyotkorlikni talab qiladi, ayniqsa, vintage buyumlari. Agar siz unga qaramasangiz, pulingizni behuda sarflagan bo'lasiz - shuning uchun naqd pulingizni sarflamasdan oldin ushbu maqolaning Xizmat bo'limiga qarang.

• Yukata (浴衣) - eng arzon va rasmiy bo'lmagan kimono turi. An'anaga ko'ra yozda kiyinadigan bir qavatli, qoplamasiz paxta kimonosi hanhaba obi (ayollar uchun) yoki a kaku obi (erkaklar uchun). Kimonodan farqli o'laroq, yukata yozgi festivallarda erkaklar va ayollar tomonidan kiyinishda va xalat sifatida davom eting onsen kurortlar.
  • Yukata naycha shaklidagi qisqichlari qisqaroq emas yukata; ular nemaki, mehmonlar va mehmonxonalarda mehmonlar kiyadigan kombinatsiyalangan xalat va uy kiyimlari. Ular odatda uniseks bo'lib, ular faqat rangi bilan ajralib turadi (ayollar uchun pushti ranglar va erkaklar uchun ko'k rangli naqshlar). Agar siz kurort qishlog'idagi mehmonxonada yoki mehmonxonada mehmon bo'lmasangiz, bular uydan tashqarida kiyilmaydi, bu holda siz shaharni o'rganayotganda kiyishingiz mumkin.
  • Yukata indigo-oq naqshlar bilan norasmiy xalat yoki uy kiyimlari ko'proq, ammo tashqarida ham kiyinish mumkin. Biroq, yukata indigo-oq dizayni bilan bajarilgan shibori (galstukni bo'yash) juda qadrli va tashqi makon uchun juda mos keladi.
  • Yukata yorqin ranglar va katta naqshlar bilan yozda tashqarida - festivallarga va shahar atrofida kiyinish mo'ljallangan.
  • Yukata qimmatroq va nozikroq bo'lib, juda norasmiy kiyinish mumkin komon kimono.
• Komon - Kimononing bir turi, ustiga hamma naqsh tushirilgan. Ushbu norasmiy kimono kundalik kiyimdir (yoki bo'lgan). Ular turli xil matolardan tayyorlanishi mumkin.
  • Komon odatda rangli fonda oq rangda bajarilgan juda kichik takrorlanadigan naqshlar bilan tanilgan edo-komon. Ular uzoqroqdan rasmiyroq rangli bir rangli kimonoga o'xshab ko'rinadi, ular o'rtacha ko'rsatkichdan biroz rasmiyroq komon, garchi ular hali ham kundalik kiyim sifatida ishlatilishi mumkin.
• Iromuji - Odatda ipakdan yoki chiroyli sintetik materialdan yasalgan tekis rangli kimono. Ba'zilar bo'lsa ham iromuji naqshli to'quv yoki gradientli fonga ega bo'lishi mumkin, ular choy marosimi uchun mo'ljallangan, shuning uchun ular e'tiborni tortadigan ko'rinmaydigan naqshlar bo'lishi kerak.
• Tsukesage va hōmongi - yenglarning bir qismi, elkalarining va etagining bir qismi ustida naqshli rasmiy kimono. In tsukesage naqshlar tikuv chizig'idan o'tmaydi va naqshlar ham kichikroq bo'ladi. Hmongi o'xshash ko'rinadi, lekin ularning naqshlari kattaroq va naqshlar tikuv bo'ylab mos keladi.
• Irotomesode va kurotomesode - tekis rangli fonga ega rasmiy kimono (irotomesode) yoki qora fon (kurotomesode) va etak bo'ylab dizayni.
• Furisod - yosh ayollarga mo'ljallangan uzun yengli kimono. Shunday qilib, ularning atrofida katta, yorqin naqshlar mavjud.
• Hikizuri / susohiki - Oddiy kimono yoki a-ga o'xshash furisode, lekin ancha uzoqroq. Ushbu turdagi kimono sahnada yoki kiyinish uchun mo'ljallangan maiko yoki geysha. Chiroyli bo'lsa-da, bu kiyinish kimononing eng qiyin turi. Yoqa yana orqaga o'rnatiladi va bunga yordam berish uchun yenglari almashtiriladi. Ba'zan, bir okiya yopilgan (geysha uyi) eski kiyimlarini sotadi - go'yo geysha asosan o'zlarining kimonosiga egalik qiladi, maiko moyil emas.
  • Maiko susohiki ular uchun taniqli furisode- uslub yenglari, ikkala yelkasida va yenglarida tuck bilan.
  • Ogohlantiring ikkalasi ham maikova geysha susohikiIkkinchi qo'l mavjud bo'lsa-da, odatda sotilmasdan oldin parchalanib ketguncha kiyiladi. Ular kiyinishdan hayajonli bo'lishiga qaramay, ehtiyotkorlik bilan ehtiyotkorlik bilan, mo'rtlik, dog'lar va mog'or tufayli kiyib bo'lmaydigan narsaga pul sarflamang.
• Uchikake - Kimono bilan to'y. U anonsiz kiyinishga mo'ljallangan obi tepadan; Shunday qilib, uning dizayni butun orqa qismini qoplaydi. Ular odatda o'ta og'ir va etaklari yostiqli.
• Shiromuku - to'y kimonosining yana bir turi, qattiq oq, ko'pincha ipak (har doim ham bo'lmaydigan) kimono furisode- uslub yengi. Ularning etaklari ham to'ldirilgan.

Siz foydalanishingiz mumkin ushbu jadval bu erda rasmiyatchilik nuqtai nazaridan qabul qilinadigan va qabul qilinmaydigan narsalarga tezkor murojaat sifatida.

Yukata yaxshi esdalik sovg'alari va sovg'alar tayyorlang, chunki ular arzon, kiyinishi oson va har xil o'lchamdagi, shu jumladan kattaroq o'lchamdagi yangi narsalarni sotib olish oson. Shuningdek, siz ikkinchi qo'lni topishingiz mumkin yukata - ikkinchi qo'lga e'tibor qaratganingizga ishonch hosil qiling shibori yukata, chunki ular kamroq sotiladi va juda qadrlanadi.

Garchi ko'pchilik kimono juda qimmat bo'lsa-da, siz ikkinchi qo'llarni taxminan 15000 ¥ atrofida sotib olishingiz mumkin. Garchi muzey sifatli kimononing bir necha o'n yillik namunalari 7000 AQSh dollaridan oshishi mumkin bo'lsa-da, ikkinchi darajali buyumlarning aksariyati, agar kerakli joylardan sotib olinsa, juda arzon va umuman arzon. (Muammo ularning ko'pini sotib olishda emas!)

Bu kasuri (ikat-to'quv) haori ustiga kiyiladi komon kimono.

Kimonoga ulashgan kiyimlar

Shuningdek, kimono bilan bog'liq yaxshi esdalik sovg'alari va / yoki sovg'alar tayyorlashi mumkin bo'lgan kiyim-kechaklar mavjud.

• Haori (羽 織) - kimono ko'ylagi, odatda ipakdan, belidan kesilgan kimonoga o'xshaydi. HaoriBiroq, old tomondan kesib o'tmang. Haori odatda kimono bilan kiyiladi va turli xil uslub va rasmiyatchilikda, erkaklarnikida bo'ladi haori odatda faqat ichki tomoni dizayni bilan, har qanday oilaviy burilishlarni o'z ichiga olmaydi (kamon) orqa va old tomonlarida kiyilgan haori. Ular odatda ikkinchi qo'l qo'lda va odatiy kiyim bilan kiyish uchun juda yaxshi ko'ylagi tikishadi. E'tibor berganingizga ishonch hosil qiling shibori- bo'yalgan haori - ular chiroyli to'qimalarga ega va ularni tayyorlash uchun qancha ish ketganiga nisbatan juda arzon bo'lishi mumkin.
• Xappi - Bir oz o'xshash paltolar haori, lekin naycha shaklidagi yenglari va yorqin dizayni bor. Ular odatda festivallarda, ayniqsa festivalda ishlaydigan odamlar tomonidan kiyiladi.
• Michiyuki - Shuningdek, kimono ko'ylagi. A ga o'xshaydi haori old tomondan yopiladi. Ular kamroq ko'rinadi, lekin ular har doim ham eng zamonaviy narsalar deb hisoblanmagani uchun.
• Xanten - Yana kimono ko'ylagi, xanten umuman kolba shaklidagi yenglari bo'lgan oddiy yostiqli qishki kiyimlar. Umuman olganda siz jamoat joyida kiyadigan narsa bo'lmasa ham, ular juda qulay va yoqimli.
• Jinbei - Bu deyarli ikki qismli kimonoga o'xshaydi: tepasi va qisqa shimlari. Ular pijama yoki oddiy ish kiyimi sifatida, ayniqsa yozda kiyiladi.
• Monpe (yoki mompe) - kimononing yuqori qismida kiyinishga mo'ljallangan shim. Ular Ikkinchi Jahon urushi paytida juda keng tarqalgan ko'rinish edi, chunki ular eski kimonodan ishchi kiyim sifatida tayyorlangan.

Nima emas kimono?

Ushbu diagrammada korpus panellari bitta uzunlikning uzunligini ko'rishingiz mumkin. 5 va 6-panellar okumi.

Kimono nima emasligi va soxta kimonodan qanday saqlanish kerakligi haqida bir nechta ko'rsatmalar:

• Kimono "hamma uchun bir xil" emas - bu keng tarqalgan noto'g'ri tushunchadir, ammo har kimono sizga mos kelavermaydi. Ba'zi kimono juda kalta bo'ladi, boshqalari juda uzun bo'ladi, ko'plarida qanotlari etarlicha katta bo'lmaydi va ayniqsa vintage kimono bugungi kunda ko'pchilikka to'g'ri kelmasa kerak. Ba'zilar, shuningdek, bel atrofida juda katta yoki tor bo'lishi mumkin - va bularning barchasi kimononing kiyinishiga ta'sir qiladi.
• Kimonoda mos keladigan kamarlar yo'q - belbog'li kimono aniq xuddi shu mato haqiqiy kimono emas.
• Kimono markaziy tikuvga ega - tikuvsiz orqada yugurayotgan kimono - bu juda kichkina bolaning kimonosi yoki soxta kimono.
• Kimonoda yelka tikuvlari yo'q - old tomon va orqa tana qismlari - bu bitta uzun va uzluksiz mato.
• Kimononing old qismida qo'shimcha panel mavjud - deb nomlanuvchi bir-birining ustki paneli okumi, korpus panellaridan torroq.

• (Ba'zi subkimonolarda an bor okumi - bular, ba'zi kichik bolalarning kimonolari bilan bir qatorda, ushbu qoidadan istisno.)

• Kimono yenglari bilak teshigidan yopilgan holda tikiladi - yengning tashqi qirrasi asosan erkaklar va ayollar uchun yopiq holda tikilgan.

• (Ba'zi kichkina bolalarning kimonolari butun tashqi tomondan ochilgan bo'lishi mumkin - bu uslub ma'lum hirosode.)

• Kimono Xitoy dizaynidagi atlasdan tayyorlanmagan - hech qachon fuchsiyada yoki yorqin ko'k atlasda kimyononi ko'rganmisiz, atrofida oltin ajdarlari bor? Yoki siz juda chiroyli sahna kostyumini topdingiz, yoki bu haqiqiy kimono emas.

Agar siz hali ham ishonchingiz komil bo'lmasa va haqiqiy yoki soxta kimononi farqlay olmasligingizni his qilsangiz - sayyohlarga mo'ljallanmagan do'konlarga borganingiz ma'qul. Bu soxta kimonodan saqlanishning eng oson yo'li.

Kimononing har xil turlarini kiyish uchun nima kerak

Koshihimo taxminan uch metr uzunlikdagi paxtadan iborat chiziqlardir, ammo har qanday tekis va mot lenta chimdikda bo'ladi.

Bu nagoya obi ichida kiyiladi taiko musubi uslub

Kimono mumkin bir qator elementlardan tashkil topgan, o'zingizni kiyinishga urinishdan ko'ra, boshqa birovning kiyinishi faolroq bo'ladigan darajada chiroyli kiyim bo'ling; yoki, etarlicha sodda bo'lishi mumkin, tayyor kiyimga ega bo'lish uchun sizga bir nechta narsalar kerak bo'ladi.

(Bir marta ko'k oyda, ikkita kimono yoki ikkitasi obi aynan bir xil ko'rinishga ega qil kelish - bu soxta emas! Ular shunchaki baxtning kichik zarbalaridan xursandlar! Eng keng tarqalgan obi "egizaklar" ko'rinadi fukuro obi. Siz ikkitasini ham topishingiz mumkin obi bir xil dizayni bilan, lekin turli xil ranglarda - bular keng ishlab chiqarilgan buyumlar yoki bir vaqtning o'zida ikki xil rangdagi kimdir tomonidan buyurtma qilingan buyumlar.)

Erkaklar va ayollar o'zlariga kiyinish uchun turli xil narsalarga muhtoj bo'lishadi; afsuski, erkaklarda bu juda oson. (Agar siz jinsni konstruktsiya deb hisoblamasangiz. Keyin vahshiylikka o'ting. Ikkilik bo'lmagan odamlar Yaponiyada ham mavjud).

Sizga kerak bo'lgan asosiy elementlar, kimononing qaysi turini kiysangiz ham,yoki sizning jinsiy identifikatoringiz qanday bo'lishi mumkin, ular:

Jinsingizdan qat'iy nazar sizga kerak bo'ladigan narsalar

• Koshihimo - yondi "kestirib taqish", bu uzun paxta chiziqlari shu narsa aslida kimononi ushlab turadi. Ular odatda uchta paketga sotiladi, bu juda yaxshi raqam, ammo oltitasi yaxshiroq. Kim biladiki, nimalar adashib, chamadoningizga yashirinadi?
• Xurmo - Kimononi bir-biriga bog'lab qo'ygandan keyin uni tekislash va tekislash uchun ishlatiladigan keng pastki chiziq koshihimo. Garchi odatda ma'lum bo'lgan ipak turidan qilingan bo'lsa ham hakata ori, shuningdek, velkro bilan birga elastik bo'lganlarni topishingiz mumkin.
• Ehtimol, ba'zilari tabiat paypoq, agar siz ham kiysangiz zōri yoki Geta poyabzal. Yon tomonga bog'langan an'anaviy narsalarni topishingiz mumkin, ammo trikotaj materialidan oyoqni tortib oladigan narsalarni ham topishingiz mumkin. Uzaytirilmaydigan tur rasmiyroq.
• A yuba qandaydir - agar siz a kiymasangiz yukata. Shubhasiz, ikkita turi mavjud yuba. The nagajuban odatdagi kimonoga o'xshaydi (garchi ba'zida ikki qismdan iborat bo'lsa ham, unda yo'q) okumi, va / yoki bilakning ochilishi joyiga bog'langan va yengning old qismi ochiq qolgan joylarda), va - kiyish uchun tejash yukata - emas ixtiyoriy. The hadajuban ostiga kiyilgan, trubkasi yengli kimonoga o'xshaydi nagajubanva bu ixtiyoriy - uni idishni va taytalar bilan almashtirish mumkin. Siz asosan ko'rasiz nagajuban oddiy deb reklama qilingan yuba - nagajuban underkimono, ammo hadajuban ichki kiyim.
• An obi qandaydir - the obi kimononi bir-biriga bog'lab turmaydi, ammo baribir sizga kerak!

Turlari obi ayollar uchun

Sizda bormi? obi bu oddiy, qattiq qora, to'qilgan naqshdan boshqa dizayni bo'lmaganmi? Bu nima deyilgan mofuku - motam kiyimlari. Omad sizga, bular obi ozgina mato bo'yog'i yoki kashta tikish bilan hamma joyda kiyiladigan narsalarga aylanish oson, ammo agar siz Yaponiyada bo'lsangiz, yaxshi qora-qora rang kiymasangiz yaxshi bo'ladi obi nima qilayotganingizni haqiqatan ham chinakam bilmasangiz.

• Heko obi - yumshoq, yumshoq obi. Erkaklar, ayollar, bolalar kiyadigan bu eng oddiy narsalardan biri obi bog'lash uchun va eng oddiylardan biri, ya'ni uni a dan yuqori narsa bilan taqib bo'lmaydi yukata yoki eng norasmiy komon. Ular, shuningdek, ustki qismida kiyinishi mumkin hanhaba obi bilan yukata qiziqarli va zamonaviy ko'rinish uchun.
• Hanxaba obi - yoritilgan, "yarim enli obi", hanhaba obi yupqa, bir qavatli uslublarda kiyinish yukatava yanada qalinroq kiyinish mumkin bo'lgan qalinroq, ikki qavatli uslublar komon.

• Odori obi o'xshaydi hanhaba obi, lekin yorqin rangli fonda oltin va kumushning katta naqshlari bilan. Ular raqs namoyishlari uchun kiyiladi - shuning uchun bu nom "odori" (raqs, raqs) va juda jozibali bo'lsa-da, odatda faqat shu kabi yorqin rang bilan kiyinish kerak yukata.
• Sakiori obi shuningdek, bir qatlamga o'xshaydi hanhaba obi, lekin ko'p rangli uslubda eski mato chiziqlari bilan latta to'qilgan. Garchi zarurat tug'ilsa ham, sakiori obi to'qish uchun qancha vaqt sarflashi uchun juda qadrlanadi va aksariyat misollar vintage buyumlari.

• Nagoya obi - eng keng tarqalgan turi obi ayollar uchun, eng nagoya obi faqat bitta kenglikda bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan ba'zi bir vintage qismlarini hisobga olmaganda, bir uchi boshqasidan kengroq.

• Chya obi - so'zma-so'z "kun va tun" tarjimasi obi, bu asosan vintage obi har ikki tomonning turli xil dizaynlari, odatda rangli "kun" dizayni va oddiy qora ranglari bor shusu (atlas) ipakning pastki qismi. Chya obi yuqori darajada sotilgan va taxminan rasmiylik bilan bir xil nagoya obi. Ba'zilar taxminan $ a $ kengligi hanhaba obi, ammo boshqalari to'liq kenglikda, ko'plari esa juda yumshoq va "floppi" bo'lib, ularni kiyishni osonlashtiradi.

• Fukuro obi - eng rasmiy turi obi bugun kiyiladi, kengligi 30 sm va uzunligi 3,5-4,5 m. Ular darhol tanib olinadilar, aksariyati old tomondan fukuro obi brocade bo'lish. Biroz fukuro obi ikkala tomonga naqsh solingan (nomi ma'lum zentsu), ba'zilari faqat umumiy uzunlikning 60% uchun naqshlangan, ba'zilari faqat naqsh ko'rsatishi mumkin bo'lgan joylarda naqshlangan. Fukuro obi tugun hosil bo'ladigan uchiga teskari bo'lib ko'rinadigan naqshga ega deb nomlanadi hikinuki fukuro obi.

• Xassun yoki fukuro nagoya obi bor fukuro obi bu erda faqat obi ikki qatlamli matodan qilingan bu tugunni bog'laydigan qism. U bog'lash uchun ishlatiladi nijuudaiko obi a ga o'xshash tugun taiko obi tugun, lekin rasmiyroq.
• Kyōbukuro obi o'xshaydi fukuro obi, lekin a kabi qisqa nagoya obi.

• Maru obi - the eng eng rasmiy turi obi, maru obi bu emas bugun kiyiladi. Ularning eni va uzunligi taxminan a ga teng fukuro obi, lekin ular taxminan 68 sm kenglikdagi matolardan yasalgan, ya'ni ular bir chetga o'ralgan va tikilgan. Bu ularni juda og'ir va og'ir qiladi, shuningdek, ularni hech kim kiymaydi - ba'zan juda arzon.
• Darari obi - yoritilgan. "Osilgan obi", bular obi tomonidan kiyiladi maiko, va a bilan bir xil kenglik fukuro obi - lekin 6 metr uzunlikda! Siz ularni ikkinchi qo'ldan sotib olishingiz mumkin, ammo ogohlantiring - sotib olish mumkin bo'lganlarning ko'pi eskirgan o'lim, chunki ularni yangi sotib olish juda qimmat. Agar siz uni sotib olsangiz, muammoli bolani qabul qilishingiz mumkin.

A kaku obi bilan bog'langan kay-no-kuchi uslub.

Turlari obi erkaklar uchun

• Heko obi - yumshoq, yumshoq obi. Erkaklar, ayollar, bolalar kiyadigan bu eng oddiy narsalardan biri obi bog'lash uchun va eng oddiylardan biri, ya'ni uni a dan yuqori narsa bilan taqib bo'lmaydi yukata yoki eng norasmiy komon. Erkaklar heko obi qora, jigarrang yoki to'q ko'k ranglarga moyil bo'lib, odatda dizayni bilan bajariladi shibori uchlarida.
• Kaku obi - boshqa turdagi erkaklar obi, kaku obi voqealariga kiyiladi har bir rasmiyatchilik. Ular juda arzon bo'lishi mumkin bo'lsa ham, kaku obi har qanday narsa kabi teng darajada qimmat bo'lishi mumkin - ayniqsa taniqli dizaynerdan bo'lsa!

Ayollar uchun kimono kiyinish vositalari:

Bu xurmo ichida to'qilgan hakata ori uslub.

• Sizga belning atrofini to'ldirish kerak bo'lishi mumkin - ayollarning kimonosi uchun ideal ko'rinish bu naychadan ko'proq tarixga qaraganda ko'proq va shuning uchun plomba obi-ni chiroyli va tekis yotishiga yordam beradi.
• An obi makura - so'zma-so'z "obi yostiq ". Agar siz o'zingizni bog'lab qo'ysangiz obi ichida taiko musubi uslubi, sizga bu kerak bo'ladi. Ba'zilar shunchaki bog'langan uchlari bo'lgan yostiq, ba'zilari esa butunga yordam berish uchun mo'ljallangan murakkabroqdir obi tik turing.
• An obi-ita - yordam beradigan tekis taxta obi silliq yotish. Qaysi turi muhim emas obi siz kiyasiz, an obi-ita majburiy narsadir.
• A kantan han-eri (lit., "oson yarim yoqa") sizga yordam berishi mumkin - bu yarim yoqa (ustiga yopishtirilgan holda kiyiladi) yuba bo'yinbog ') orqasida osilgan uzun tanasi bilan bog'ichlar bog'langan, keyin tanani bog'lab turadi. Bu sizning yoqangizni to'g'ri joyda turishini ta'minlash uchun juda foydali bo'lishi mumkin.
• Agar siz o'zingizni kiyinishga qiynalsangiz yoki shunchaki ishlarning osonroq vaqtini xohlasangiz, a tsuke yoki tsukiri obi sizga yordam berishi mumkin - ular oldindan bog'langan obi odatdagidek farq qilmaydigan ko'rinishga ega obi kiyganda.

Erkaklar uchun kimono kiyinish vositalari:

Yaxshiyamki (yoki afsuski, sizning jinsingiz va kimono tanlashingizga qarab), erkaklar ayollarga o'xshagan kimono kiyinish vositalariga muhtoj emas. Va bu bilan, ular kerak emas degani har qanday kimono kiyinish uchun vositalar, bir nechta koshihimo va obi.

Erkaklar uchun aksessuarlar

• Netsuke kichik sumka yoki torbani ushlab turish uchun kordlokka o'xshash narsa - "an" nomi bilan mashhur inrō - ostiga osilgan obi. Jozibasi tepada joylashgan bo'lib, sumkaning shnuri ostiga tushadi obi.
• Setta - bu to'qilgan bambuk bilan ishlangan zōri odatda faqat vinildan yasalgan qarash bambuk kabi. Zōri bu aslida ustiga to'qilgan bambuk qatlami bor, odatda juda qimmat. Barkamol kelishish uchun tovoning ozgina osilib turishi kerak yopiq poyabzalning orqa tomoni.
• Geta - erkaklar ham, ayollar ham kiyishadi Geta norasmiy holatlar uchun. Erkaklar Geta yumaloq qirralarning o'rniga to'rtburchaklar qirralarga ega. Barkamol kelishish uchun tovoning ozgina osilib turishi kerak yopiq poyabzalning orqa tomoni.

Bu to'qilgan obijime dumaloq va a bilan kiyish uchun javob beradi furisode.

Ayollar uchun aksessuarlar

• Obiage - a tepasida kiyib yurish nagoya obi (va rasmiyliklari obi yuqorida), the itoatkorlik ipak krepdan tayyorlanishi mumkin, shibori- bo'yalgan ipak yoki boshqa bir qator materiallar, uni old tomonga bog'lashning bir qancha usullari mavjud. A bilan kiyiladi nagoya obi, bu obi makura orqa tomonda.
• Obijime - o'rtada taqilgan shnur obi o'zi, u mumkin ushlab turing obi tugun o'rnida, lekin ba'zan shunchaki bezatish uchun mavjud. Ko'pchilik obijime to'qilgan kordonlar, ammo ba'zilari - ma'lum maruguke - to'ldirilgan naychalarga o'xshash va ko'proq rasmiy kimono kiyimlari bilan taqilgan.
• Obidome - ustiga kiyiladigan broshka obijime, obidomemumkin kimono kiyimining eng qimmat qismlaridan biri bo'ling. Ilgari marjon va fil suyagi kabi materiallar tez-tez uchrab turardi, ammo hozirgi kunda uning o'rnini bosadiganlar ishlatiladi.
• Geta - erkaklar ham, ayollar ham kiyishadi Geta norasmiy holatlar uchun. Ayollarning getasi to'rtburchaklar o'rniga yumaloq qirralarga ega. Barkamol kelishish uchun tovoning ozgina osilib turishi kerak yopiq poyabzalning orqa tomoni.

• Okobo ning bir turi Geta ba'zida kiyiladi furisodeva odatda kiyiladi maiko Yaponiyaning ayrim hududlarida. Ular taxminan 10-13 sm balandlikda va yon tomondan qaralganda xanjar shaklida ko'rinadi. Garchi okobo bu maiko kiyinish oddiy pauloveniya yog'ochidir yoki qora rangda lak bilan qoplanadi, shuncha sotuvda mavjud okobo odatda turli xil ranglar va dizaynlarda lak bilan qoplanadi.

• Zōri kimono bilan kiyiladigan an'anaviy poyafzallarning yanada tekisroq, ko'proq bezatilgan va rasmiy turi. Ular turli xil materiallar va ranglarga ega bo'lib, ularni a dan yuqori har qanday narsada kiyish mumkin yukata rasmiyatchilikda.

• Ikkalasi uchun ishlatiladigan kamarlar Geta va zōri deyiladi hanao. Ular poyabzal tagidagi mayda teshiklardan o'ralgan va ostiga bog'langan; uchun zōri, tugunlar kauchuk taglik bilan yashiringan bo'lishi mumkin, lekin odatda materialga kesilgan kichik qopqoqlar orqali kirish mumkin. Siz almashtirishni sotib olishingiz mumkin hanao agar sizniki eskirgan bo'lsa; chakana sotuvchi karankoron almashtirishlarni sotadi, shuningdek boshqa bir qator Geta va Geta aksessuarlar. Agar buni uddalay olmasangiz, o'zingizni o'zingiz qilishingiz mumkin.

Siz sotib olishingiz mumkin bo'lgan boshqa aksessuarlarning ko'pi bor - sumkalardan tortib, yosh qizlar bo'yniga yosh qizlarning bo'yniga kiyadigan mo'ynali kiyimlardan tortib to soch turmagacha (nomi bilan tanilgan) kanzashi), ichki kiyim va boshqalar.

Sotib oling

Bular yukata bir qavatli koordinatali yangi sotuvga qo'yilgan hanhaba obi.

Ba'zi yaxshi yangiliklar. Siz 100% haqiqiy kimononi, shu jumladan ushbu elementlarning barchasini juda arzon narxda olishingiz mumkin - ikkinchi qo'l do'konlarni tez-tez uchratish orqali ¥ 10,000 iyenadan kamroq narxga. Agar siz arzon variantni tanlashni istasangiz, bu erda taxminiy byudjet mavjud:

• Juban - taxminan 1500 ¥
• Kimono - taxminan 2000 ¥
• Zōri - O'ziga mos keladiganini topish biroz qimmatroq bo'lishi mumkin. 2500 ¥ atrofida bo'lgan har qanday narsaga chidamli
• Tabiiy - 300 ¥, sinab ko'ring va ¥ 100 do'konida juftlikni hisoblang
• Obiage - 1500 ¥, bu arzonga tushishi biroz qiyin; arzonroq versiyalar ko'pincha sifatsiz bo'ladi. Agar siz rangni yoqtirmasangiz, ularni har doim quyuqroq rangga bo'yashingiz mumkin, va chimdikda chiroyli sharf xuddi shu ishni bajarishi mumkin.
• Obijime - taxminan 500 ¥ dan arzon versiyalar
• Obi - taxminan 1000 ¥ dan

Jami: taxminan 6000 ¥.

Choy marosimi va rasmiy marosimlardan boshqa har qanday narsada siz kiyishingiz sharafli emas Geta yoki zōri - aqlli etik yoki poyabzal juda yaxshi ishlaydi.

Agar siz kimononi birinchi marta sotib olayotgan bo'lsangiz, unda jami 20000 ¥ dan oshmaslik yaxshi bo'ladi; agar siz kimono to'plasangiz, sizning didingiz iroda o'zgartiring, agar qilmasangiz, siz hali ham bir kunda sotib olgan narsangizni sotishni xohlashingiz mumkin. Kimononi birinchi yoki boshqa usulda sotib olish uchun qidirishda ba'zi narsalarni yodda tutishingiz kerak bo'ladi:

• Ko'pchilik a sotib olish bilan boshlanadi furisode - lekin ularni sotish uchun kurash. Ba'zi kimono dizaynlari o'n tiyin, va furisode bu sohada asosiy aybdor hisoblanadi. Chiroyli bo'lgani uchun - bu kamdan-kam degani emas. Agar siz sotib olishni rejalashtirmoqchi bo'lsangiz furisode, kabi bo'ling ziqna qo'lingizdan kelganicha harakat qiling va 130-150 AQSh dollaridan oshmaslikka harakat qiling. Yodingizda bo'lsin, ularni kiyish ham qiyin - va siz kiyishingiz mumkin bo'lgan juda kam holatlar mavjud.
• Aniq kimono juda oson buziladi. O'tgan kunlardan beri yozgi chiroyli kimononing ko'plab misollari mavjud bo'lsa-da, ularning aksariyati juda nozik, tabiatan shaffof va ko'rish qobiliyatiga ega.
• Vintage ipak parchalanish xususiyatiga ega. Bu umuman vintage kiyimlarida uchraydigan muammo - ipak soch tolasi bo'lib, oxir-oqibat u o'z-o'zidan parchalanadigan darajada mo'rt bo'ladi. Ushbu muammo atrofida narsalarni oldini olishdan boshqa yo'l yo'q bilan bu muammo.
• Vintage rayon / neylon kimono yoqimli bo'lishi mumkin - ammo ular mo'rt bo'lishi mumkin. Raylon, shuningdek, neylon deb nomlanuvchi, WW2 Yaponiyada ishlab chiqarilgan kimono uchun tolaga aylandi; ko'plab vintage rayon kimonolari bu vaqtning timsolidir. Ammo, tola sifatida rayon yoshga qarab mo'rt bo'lib qoladi, shuning uchun bu kimono odatiy kiyinishga mos kelmasligi mumkin.
• Amp qizil matolardan qon ketadi. Ey bolam, ular qon ketadimi? 1960 yilgacha bo'lgan Kimono odatda qizil rangli astarlarga ega edi - aks holda, qizil ipak bilan kiyilgan yuba. Hozirda safsordan olingan bo'yoq moddasi eng kichik issiqlik va namlikdan qon ketish xususiyatiga ega, ya'ni qizil oppoq kimono sizning yoqimli oq rangingiz bilan yuba issiq kunda ... aytilgan qor-oq rangda qizil dog'lar paydo bo'lishi mumkin yuba. Ehtiyotkorlik bilan davom eting.
• Mothball hidlari yo'qoladi - sigaretaning tutuni yo'q bo'lmaydi. Ko'plab vintage kimono, xususan, oddiy, indigo uy kiyimlari, sigareta tutuni hidiga singib ketgan. Do'konda chiriyotgan keksa kimononing hidi anchagina namlik va iliqlikka duch kelganida mingta kulchaning ruhi kabi bo'lishi mumkin - va uni olib tashlash deyarli imkonsizdir. Biron bir narsani sotib olishdan oldin uni sinab ko'rish uchun uni ozgina qismini ikkala kaft o'rtasida ushlab turing, iliqlash uchun - agar sigareta tutuni bo'lsa, uni hidlashingiz kerak. Keyin suyultirilgan limon sharbati va pishirish sodasiga botirib, qo'lingizdan hid oling.

Shunga o'xshash ixtisoslashtirilgan "qayta ishlash" do'konlari Asakusa, ikkinchi darajali kimononi qidiruvchilar uchun ko'pincha sayyohlik yo'naltirilgan do'konlarga qaraganda yaxshiroq variantlar va furugi antiqa do'konlari.

Sotib olish uchun joylar

Keng ma'noda, kimononi shaxsan sotib olishingiz mumkin bo'lgan uchta joy mavjud.

Birinchidan, eski kiyimlarni sotadigan antiqa do'konlar mavjud furugi. Bu kabi bir qator narsalarni eski kabi xarid qilish tumanlarida uchratasiz Shimokitazava Tokioda; ammo, ularning ko'plari G'arbning vintage kiyimlariga ham e'tibor berishadi. Qoching Xarajuku; bu sayyohlar uchun tuzoq, va siz u erda biron bir bitimni topa olmaysiz. It's entirely possible to find nice items in these little shops, but it does take some ferreting around, and you really need to know how much to spend so you don't come away bested by an antiques dealer. You're also unlikely to come away with all the things you need for a full outfit.

Secondly, there are established shops in larger cities that cater exclusively to selling second-hand kimono, such as Sakaeya yilda Tokio. The advantage of these shops is the visible price on the garments; antiques shops likely won't have this, and will require some haggling. These second-hand shops will likely have barchasi the elements you'll need for a kimono, which is handy if you're not planning on looking forever through every single establishment. You'll find some good second-hand kimono shops in Tokyo, and surprisingly, a weekend-only, family-run stall located on Omotesando in Harajuku, where the staff speak some English and sell kimono on at a reasonable price - ￥2000 is likely enough to net a kimono.

Outside of larger cities, you can reliably find second-hand kimono by going to so-called "recycling" (risaikuru (リサイクル)) shops. One of the larger chains is Hard Off, and they will almost invariably have a section of kimono, often a number of reasonably attractive pieces at a reasonably attractive price. The prices are clearly stated on the garment, and with no haggling allowed, this is an easily accessible option for the average tourist.

You'll soon find that the problem with buying kimono isn't the kimono itself - it's locating everything you need to go bilan it, and finding a juban that fits is one of the biggest issues you're likely to run into. You may have to try and get one of these from Yahoo Auctions in Japan, or other online retailers. In previous years, one of the best online retailers to find kimono was Ichiroya, run by married couple Ichiro and Yuka Wada; sadly, they closed down in early 2020, though both owners can still be found online in various kimono enthusiast Facebook groups. Their listings, staff and email newsletters were well regarded for the quality and depth of their information on kimono, and many have been archived through the WayBack Machine yoki archive.today^{[o'lik havola]}; though the shop has closed, the archived listings are an excellent resource of knowledge.

Brand-new kimono can be very expensive, requiring multiple fittings from a specialist tailor, and can cost upwards of ¥200,000; more so for kimono made by well known artists, often designated as Living National Treasures. Traditional kimono selling shops are known as gofukuya - and they have a reputation for being difficult to buy from.

Gofukuya sell kimono in fabric-bolt form, after which you pay an extra fee for the kimono to be sewn, and perhaps others for the fabric to be washed and treated; the price tag on the bolt of fabric, therefore, emas the final cost. Be aware that if you enter a gofukuya, it is considered extremely rude emas to buy something - even if it's something very small, such as tabi socks or an obijime.

One famous place to get a brand new kimono is the kimono department of Mitsukoshi's flagship store in Tokio - other department stores may also feature shops with brand new kimono for sale.

Kiying

Tying your obi is the most challenging step of putting on a kimono—that's as true today as it was in 1890.

Okay, you've got all the stuff. If you're going to wear your kimono, you're confident that nothing has been missed off the list; you've checked and double-checked a list to make sure that your outfit's going to be the exact right formality.

Now what?

If you want to actually wear the thing, there's a number of challenging things. The most most challenging, straight off the bat, will appear to be tying the obi, but you're also - if you're wearing a kimono with a juban underneath, and not just a yukata - going to have to contend with collars wandering off and getting lost.

The best way to learn is to start simple. Start with any knot tied with a hanhaba obi; though the taiko musubi is more common ("musubi" meaning "knot"), it requires more components, so start small, and half-width. The absolute simplest knots you can try are likely the karuta musubi (lit., "playing card knot") and the chocho musubi (lit., "butterfly knot").

Does my kimono fit me?

It's worth noting that if your kimono doesn't fit, you're going to struggle a lot more to get it to look right when worn. Kimono aren't one size fits all, and a kimono that's too big around the hips, or too long in length, is going to present you with extra problems - though you can find guides on the internet to help with these issues. Chayatsuji Kimono's blog and YouTube channel are not only excellent kimono resources, but also incredibly helpful for taller people attempting to get too-short kimono to work - take a look there if you're struggling. There are also guides for larger people looking to make kimono work for them - so don't assume you can't wear them from the get-go!

Learning to wear kimono

There are a number of different places you can learn about wearing kimono; in the past, this was generally from well-respected books such as Norio Yamanaka's Book of Kimono, but in the present day, with the magic of the internet, your sources are wider, and also English-speaking.

As well as Chayatsuji Kimono on blogspot, Facebook and YouTube, try looking at Billy Matsunaga's YouTube channel - both are excellent kitsuke (kimono dressing) teachers. In previous years, the go-to recommendation for getting stuck in to kimono would have been the Immortal Geisha website and forums - however, both the forums and website were taken offline in 2014, and exist now only in archived form. Though many of the pages are preserved on archiving websites, don't panic! The group now exists on Facebook - under the name Global Kimono - with just as large and helpful a following of experts.

There are quite a few guides on the Internet that show you how to put all the other elements together, so they won't be replicated here. You will find it quite difficult at first and your first few attempts may look a bit silly, but you get better with practice. Fitting kimono onto people is actually a recognised skill in Japan and aside from registered fitters or cosmetologists it isn't legal to offer one's services to put on a kimono for financial gain - though obviously, if you've got the skills and are willing to help a friend, they'd almost certainly be infinitely grateful.

Wash

Traditionally, kimono were washed in a process called kiri arai — you unstitched all the panels and washed them by hand individually. The completely undone kimono was known as arai hari. Naturally, this is a pretty expensive process, and isn't available outside of Japan.

The best way to keep a kimono clean is to make the right decisions oldin wearing it. Here's some questions to ask yourself:

• What's the weather like today? — if you're planning to wear your kimono outside, be aware of what the weather has planned, too! What seems comfortable and cool when sat down indoors can turn into something very, very warm if you're on the move. There's no shame in wearing an unlined kimono if it's not "exactly" the right month for it; you don't want to get sweat stains on your kimono. The rules regarding what type of kimono you can wear and in what month have relaxed over time; no-one should begrudge you for making that choice.
• What event am I wearing this to? — for some occasions, you can cut corners that may help you. If you're around and about, travelling or otherwise doing something casual, synthetic kimono are a good choice, as if they get dirty, they're easy to clean. For other occasions, silk might be necessary, which will stain easily.

Remember to wash your hands before wearing your kimono, and hang it up on a kimono hanger (really just a long pole with a hook in the centre) after wearing it to air it out. Wearing a juban underneath your kimono will keep it nice and clean, and wearing simple clothing underneath bu - a tank top and shorts or leggings works well - will shuningdek help to keep it clean. You might invest in dress shields, if you know you're going to be doing something strenuous, but they may show under the arm.

If your kimono gets dirty - you mumkin, cautiously, dry-clean it, but make sure before you send it to the dry cleaners' that you're not sending it to its grave. Before you go - call your dry cleaners' and ask them if they do bridalwear. If the answer isn't a confident "yes", move on and find another one. If they can't do bridalwear - the most silk-laden, snow-white outfits of all - they're unlikely to be able to do your kimono any justice.

If a good dry cleaners' isn't available, then there are biroz kimono that you could, potentially, hand-wash - however, the stitches on hand-sewn kimono are likely to come loose, and there's the possibility that the dye could run and bleed.

Kimono aren't sewn together with tight stitches, and some dyestuffs - even synthetic dyes - bleed easily, with red and indigo dye being the main culprits. Total immersion in water and the agitation from washing could lead to a kimono coming apart, and the colours running over one another - leading to a stained kimono that you can't wear.

Machine-sewn kimono, however, mumkin be hand-washed, but only very gently - and it's far better to try and spot-treat kimono (not with water and a sponge!) than to hand-wash them if they have a number of different colours. For machine-sewn yukata, you can likely throw these in the wash on a delicate cycle with little consequence - so long as it's brand-new or otherwise mass-produced, as these are designed to be more washable. You kerak be fine, hopefully, but as always, exercise caution. Keep in mind that water stains do not wash out.

Hand-washing anything dyed red is immediately out of the question, ayniqsa vintage pieces with red linings, and machine-washing kimono in general, outside of simple pieces that have been machine-sewn, is almost certainly a very bad idea.

You may be able to remove stains with 99% isopropyl alcohol - as it evaporates quickly enough that it will not leave a water stain itself. Using a cotton bud lightly dipped in the alcohol, gently swab away stains, testing first on an area that won't be seen. Be careful of finishes such as fabric paint, gold foil and golden threads - the alcohol may react poorly with these. Never use less than 99%, as percentages like 70% and 50% will likely leave a water stain.

Put away

You need a flat, open space to fold your kimono on, but with the right steps...

...your kimono will fold down into a flat rectangle.

Don't store your kimono on a hanger in your wardrobe, unless it's folded up on a trouser hanger - and even then, it's not advisable. Yes, you found your kimono hanging on a Western-style garment hanger in the shop - but avoid it anyway! Over time, the shoulders will warp oddly, and the seams and panels will stretch out.

(You should shuningdek avoid storing your kimono in direct sunlight - the older a kimono is, the more likely it will fade quickly.)

Traditionally, kimono were stored in tatōshi wrappers - acid-free rice paper envelopes - and these are still available, relatively cheaply online. They are not particularly sturdy; it's very easy to rip them, though you can store more than one kimono in them at a time. They're a good investment, but you may not have access to them; in which case, acid-free tissue paper (the acid-free part is important) will probably do the job.

Kimono were also stored in chests called tansu - paulownia wood chests. Because of the properties of paulownia, these helped to regulate the humidity inside the chest, as Japan's environment is naturally prone to humidity and, over time, mould.

Tansu can be difficult to find and expensive to buy. A flat plastic container under your bed would suffice, as it keeps the kimono away from heat and light, but you kerak make sure to air out your kimono roughly once a year. You should also fold your kimono in the appropriate way, as this will help to avoid creasing panels unnecessarily.

If you're not storing your kimono in a tatōshi - don't store it in any kind of paper that emas acid-free. This includes taking a bolt of fabric off the little cardboard tube you bought it on. This will lead to, in a shorter amount of time than you would think, discolouration spots appearing on the kimono, and unless you're able to submerge what you've bought in oxiclean for hours at a time, it is irreversible.

Hurmat

• Always wrap the kimono with the left side over the right side, as the reverse is only done when dressing dead people.
• Don't bow to people with your palms pressed together when wearing kimono - bowing with one's palms pressed together is something done at shrines when praying to deities.
• Avoid wearing chopsticks in your hair - they're emas the same thing as kanzashi. You can buy metal chopsticks, but these also aren't kanzashi - they're used in funerals.
• Avoid stereotypical geisha and maiko costumes if you're wearing your kimono for Halloween. Unless you've haqiqatan ham put time and effort into the accuracy of your costume, it's likely that it will not come across well.
• If you're going to be visiting special places such as shrines or otherwise attending formal events, wear your kimono properly. Leave the kimono remixing with Western accessories and belts for another time - respect the occasion, place and people around you.