Each country must have its own fashion, fashion has a very broad sense actually. Fashion is usually divided by the level of updates and a symbol of fashion itself. Why is that, because we are always presented in a new fashion, fashion is basically repeating and adding accents are different from before. As for fashion as a symbol, is the hallmark of every country have a fashion which we call the traditional clothes.
Yukata
Kimono
This time custom clothing that will be discussed is the traditional dress of Japan, why? Due to a very distinctive feature of the Japanese state and the impression attached to traditional Japanese clothing. Japan actually has a variety of custom clothing designation, but this time to be discussed is the traditional clothes called Yukata, and also explained about the different of Yukata and Kimono.
Yukata is a type of non-formal Japanese kimono made of thin cotton fabric without coating. Yukata term literally means: clothes after a bath. Used for casual occasions in the summer (Natsu). Yukata are made from cotton that easily passed the wind, so that the body becomes cool in the afternoon or evening after bath with hot water in Japan.
The term of this Yukata born since around the time of Azuchi-Momoyama. Starting from clothes to wear after a bath, called Yukatabira. In the Edo period, Yukatabira become very popular among the people and its name shortened to just Yukata. In ancient times, wearing Yukata to meet with other people is considered very impolite, given the function Yukata are just as sleepwear. But now, Yukata can be worn any time or time to go anywhere. In fact, these clothes are a major clothing worn when viewing Hanabi Matsuri (fireworks festival). If you see many women wearing Yukata in summer (Natsu), is not far from where there are fireworks festival.
Yukata are commonly made from cotton cloth, although now many are made of mixed materials, such as cotton mixed with polyester. Yukata for men are usually made of a material with a dark base color (like black, dark blue, dark purple) with a pattern of dark lines. While Yukata for women usually made of materials with bright primary colors or pastel colors with bright colorful patterns. Motifs are popular fabrics for women is Yukata Sakura flower, Chrysanthemum flower, Poppy, flowers that bloom in summer.
Differences Kimono and Yukata:
Yukata
Kimono
- Unlike the Kimono which is often referred to Japanese as Gofuku or Wafuku and only worn on formal occasions, wear Yukata for casual occasions such as: a walk to see the fireworks, see the summer festivals (matsuri), or dance at Obon festival (festival welcome the spirits).
- Kimono are very expensive to extremely expensive, the price Yukata are generally affordable to all people.
- Kimono so that hardly any shops that would sell, at the store sold clothing Yukata many ready-made with various sizes at affordable prices
- By size kimono can know the status of wide arms of a woman (married or was a girl), Yukata can be worn by anyone regardless of status.
- Required to wear the kimono wearer's underwear as much as 2 layers (Hadajuban and Juban), women who wear Yukata is only required to dress in the first layer (Hadajuban).
Similarly, Kimono, Yukata looks so nice when used, then Yukata used to be an appropriate measure of the wearer's body. If you wear Yukata want to look good and fit in the body, which you wear Yukata Yukata must be tailored according to your body size (order made).
Sequence in order to use Yukata looks nice and neat:
- If you want to wear Yukata correctly, it is recommended to wear Susoyoke, namely in the form of a long skirt that can be plain or patterned white with bright colors. If you do not want to wear or do not have Susoyoke also okay.
- Wearing underwear called Hadajuban and tighten the strap fastening.
- Wearing Yukata. Yukata length always exceeds the required length of the wearer so that the excess length Yukata cloth should be lifted slightly to the waist and fastened by using Koshihimo (waist belt of cloth)
- Yukata smoothed parts are a little loose in the body to the stomach and fasten it with a cloth belt fastener called Datejime
- Tighten Yukata by wrapping and tying the Obi.
Obi is a cloth wrapped around his waist, the length is about 4 to 5 meters. The width used for Yukata Obi is half the width of Obi who used to wear a Kimono. There are many types of knots used to bind at Obi. The most popular Obi knot knot Bunko is shaped like a butterfly. If you have not been able to create your own Obi knot, you can buy ready-made Obi knot at the store and stayed stuck it in your Obi.
Yukata is also used by Kabuki actors at the time makeup or a role that requires Kabuki actors wear Yukata. Sumo wrestlers also wear Yukata before and after the match. Neither traditional Japanese dancer (Nihon Buyou) instead of wearing Yukata Kimono Kimono while learning to dance so that expensive does not become wet with sweat.
There are many other countries that have a characteristic properly that custom clothing comes from Japan. In the next article will discuss other custom clothing, and also about fashion and beauty that exist around the world. To make you more interested about fashion and beauty, In previous articles are also available various types of articles, please read, and start subscribe to read my article from this blog.
