How to wear Yukata Kimono by yourself KIYORA WAKAYAMA うろうろ和歌山 − 子育て・育児支援 総合情報局 – WIKI
KIYORA Wakayama
How to Wear a Japanese Yukata
Hello. We are Kiyora Wakayama, a group dedicated to using kimono to help revitalize our local area.
Today, we would like to show people from overseas how to wear a type of kimono called “yukata”.
First, I will introduce the items you will need.
You will need a yukata, a half-width obi belt, and two cords called “koshi-himo”. And that’s it.
Next, we will demonstrate and explain the steps for dressing in a yukata.
Start with the yukata on, just like you’d wear a robe. Then hold it open like this.
Wrap the right side around your body like so, and then wrap the left side like this.
Hold the fabric in place at your side with your right hand.
There should be some loose material on top.
Use your left hand to go around from front to back adjusting the material so it hangs nicely like so.
Next, you will need one of the koshi-himo cords. Oops. Don’t drop it.
Now, wrap the cord around your waist from front to back. Cross it in the back and then pull the ends around to the front and tie a simple bow. It should be secure, but not too tight. Tuck the loose parts of the bow underneath the cord.
Next, you need to adjust the front of the yukata.
Both sides will be a little loose, so pull the right side over a little and the left side over a little like so.
Next, locate the underarm slits in the sides of the yukata and slide your hands inside.
Now, gently tug the fabric down like this. Do the same in the back.
You want the material to hang nicely over the cord. Once you’ve done that, pull the right and left sides of the yukata around your body snugly like this.
Is everything okay, so far?
Next, you will need the other koshi-himo cord.
Wrap this cord around your midriff, crossing it in the back, and tying it in the front. However, instead of tying a bow, wrap the cord twice and pull tight. Then cross the ends over, and tuck them under the cord.
Check to make sure that the hanging edge of the top is even all around.
Now, we will move on to the obi belt.
We will show you how to tie it in the ribongaeshi style.
Start by wrapping it around your waist like this. The ends should be at an even length in front of you. The main color we wish to show with this obi is black. The white will be an accent color when we’re finished.
First, wrap the right side of the belt around your waist like so, and toss the end over your left arm. Hold it tucked against your side while you wrap the left end of the belt all the way around your waist. Next, take one end in each hand, cross them like this, right over left, and draw them securely like so.
Now, fold both ends of the belt in half so the accent color is showing. Take the right end of the belt, tuck it under, then pull up and over, and draw it tight like this.
Now we can begin to make the bow.
Fold over part of the left end of the belt to make a loop like this, then wrap the right end around, and pull it through to make a bow. Make sure the loops aren’t too long.
Next, invert the material of the bow so the main color is on the outside.
Now, take the loose ends and line up the bottom edges together. Tuck them under the bow and pull the up like this. You can see that we’ve now formed two more loops at the bottom. Adjust them so they look nice and even.
Next, drape the ends over the top of the bow. You can adjust them so they’re a little offset and showing both the main and accent colors. And that’s it.
All you need to do now is turn the entire belt around so that the bow is in the back. Have a friend check to make sure it’s centered. It should look like this when you’re finished.
Now that you’ve finished, we hope you enjoyed learning how to put on a traditional Japanese yukata and obi.
There are many ways to wear them. Even simple adjustments, like folding over part of the obi like this, can make your look unique. Be creative and have fun trying out different styles with this traditional Japanese fashion. We hope what we showed you today will be a good starting point. Make your experience in Wakayama a special one. Thank you!
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