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Japanese clothing

2007-01-30T00:33:47Z

192.31.106.36:

'''Japanese clothing''' is almost all based on a very simple pattern of rectangles. While any given garment has a characteristic width, in general [[Japan|Japanese]] [[fabric]] is much narrower than [[Europe]]an, and the construction of [[clothing]] reflects this: it takes about 4 widths to adequately cover an average person.

The basic Japanese garments are the [[kosode]] and [[hakama]], both of which are worn, with minor variations, by men and women alike. The kosode is a robe-like garment which overlaps in front (always left over right, unless the wearer is dead or expects to be shortly); hakama are variously described as a divided [[skirt]] or very full [[pants]]. The kosode as [[underwear]] is invariably white, though when worn as a visible garment it may be any color so long as it is lighter than the hakama. Men's hakama are often black, while women's are often red. Patterns for these two garments may be found [http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/Jap123s.html here].

Over the kosode and hakama one may wear any number of other [[robe]]s; this practice reached its full flower in the [http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/Irome.htm Heian] period.

==External links==
*''[http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/index.html Yûsoku Kojitsu Ron: A History of Japanese Clothing and Accessories]
*''[http://www.wodefordhall.com/kosode.htm Kosode Made Simple]
*''[http://www.wodefordhall.com/samurai.htm Samurai For The SCA Guy]

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Japanese clothing

2007-01-30T00:21:23Z

192.31.106.36:

'''Japanese clothing''' is almost all based on a very simple pattern of rectangles. While any given garment has a characteristic width, in general [[Japan|Japanese]] [[fabric]] is much narrower than [[Europe]]an, and the construction of [[clothing]] reflects this: it takes about 4 widths to adequately cover an average person.

The basic Japanese garments are the [[kosode]] and [[hakama]], both of which are worn, with minor variations, by men and women alike. The kosode is a robe-like garment which overlaps in front (always left over right, unless the wearer is dead or expects to be shortly); hakama are variously described as a divided [[skirt]] or very full [[pants]]. The kosode as [[underwear]] is invariably white, though when worn as a visible garment it may be any color so long as it is lighter than the hakama. Men's hakama are often black, while women's are often red. Patterns for these two garments may be found [http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/Jap123s.html here].

Over the kosode and hakama one may wear any number of other [[robe]]s; this practice reached its full flower in the [http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/Irome.htm Heian] period.

==External links==
*''[http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/index.html Yûsoku Kojitsu Ron: A History of Japanese Clothing and Accessories]
*''[http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/index.html Kosode Made Simple]

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Japanese clothing

2007-01-30T00:18:51Z

192.31.106.36:

'''Japanese clothing''' is almost all based on a very simple pattern of rectangles. While any given garment has a characteristic width, in general [[Japan|Japanese]] [[fabric]] is much narrower than [[Europe]]an, and the construction of [[clothing]] reflects this: it takes about 4 widths to adequately cover an average person.

The basic Japanese garments are the [[kosode]] and [[hakama]], both of which are worn, with minor variations, by men and women alike. The kosode is a robe-like garment which overlaps in front (always left over right, unless the wearer is dead or expects to be shortly); hakama are variously described as a divided [[skirt]] or very full [[pants]]. The kosode as [[underwear]] is invariably white, though when worn as a visible garment it may be any color so long as it is lighter than the hakama. Men's hakama are often black, while women's are often red. Patterns for these two garments may be found [http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/Jap123s.html here].

Over the kosode and hakama one may wear any number of other [[robe]]s; this practice reached its full flower in the [http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/Irome.htm Heian] period.

For men's costuming, there can be no better source than [http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/garb/garb.html Sengoku Daimyo].

==External links==
*''[http://www.wodefordhall.com/kosode.htm Kosode Made Simple]

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