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Japanese traditional garment
About Purchasing a kimono
First off, a clarification on what a kimono is and what a kimono isn't. Akimono(着物) is a wrapped-front, T-shaped garment. When wearing a kimono, it is typically worn with an underkimono known as ajuban, which look slightly different to outer kimono.Kimono vary in size, shape, and season.Originally, the kimono was strongly influenced by the clothing styles that were popular inChinaduring theTang Dynasty(roughly corresponding to the Nara period in Japanese history), but since then has evolved in its own uniquely Japanese way. A kimono is usually worn with a number of accessories used to hold it together or accessorise it. It's a mostly flat garment with minimal shaping, and folds down into a small, flat rectangle for storage. Kimono vary based on occasion, but there's a kimono foreverysituat
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