Traditional Japanese Clothing and the Art of Dressing
Kimono (着物) and Kitsuke (着付け)
Japanese traditional garb is more than just a method to cover one’s body, it is an art.
From the informal to the elaborate formal Kimono, there are many different styles, fabrics, and uses for traditional Japanese clothing. Naturally, such beautiful clothing cannot simply be ‘worn’, rather, the wearing of the clothes itself is an art.
The art of dressing in Kimono is known as Kitsuke (着付け).
During the Meiji era with the introduction of western culture, Japan saw a continued increase in western clothing. The majority of modern Japanese are not used to dress themselves in Kimono, or at least not correctly. Those who can are trained in the Art of Kitsuke.
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In the picture 4 women wearing their Kimono with the more relaxed and baggy style of the 19th Century from Okinawa Soba on Flickr.
