Fans of anime and cosplay - not just cranks. Many of them are seriously interested in Japanese culture and traditions. In particular, the Japanese clothing, and how to wear a kimono.

How to wear a kimono

• The first thing to do - is to put Juban (lower garment, consisting of two parts) to the kimono is not directly in contact with the skin. This helps to keep the kimono in good condition. And if a kimono made of wool, it is no Jubal it will shoot up. But the Japanese are not always put first Juban, and then the kimono. There are different ways of tying the kimono to get a good shape. There are T-shirts and other underwear worn with a kimono. Some put on Juban special lining to give the silhouette of a cylindrical shape.
• Put kimono. Fold the collar in half when the kimono is for you. Note that the collar does not have to sit tight in the neck. Between the neck and the collar should be such a distance that it was possible to insert a couple of fingers.
• Adjust the length kimono. It should just touch the hem of your ankles. This can be done by capturing the ends of the collar with either hand, and slowly pulling it until the kimono will not take the desired length.
• Kimono Wrap Kimono - Traditional Japanese clothing   around. Place the right edge of the kimono to the left thigh. The lower the angle should be approximately 6 centimeters above the left corner.
• Pull up on the left edge of the right femur. Make sure that the bottom edge of the hem flat. Pull any excess fabric up and make sure that you have a kimono sits on smoothly. It is necessary that the excess tissue formed pleated at the waist. Tie a belt around the waist.
• This step is easy and fun. We need to tuck the excess fabric so that the kimono village smoothly and beautifully. Just tuck the kimono over the entire inside of the waist. This can be done through the openings under the kimono sleeves and through the hole in the front.
• This step has three parts, but it is not so difficult. Pull the right edge of the kimono out and fold it in a triangle with a corner on the right femur. Tuck it under the left edge. Pull the left edge so that it was flat and beautiful, and then the following tie belt around the body.
• On top of all that you have just tied, tie belt the Date Jima. It is not necessary, but very helpful.

Now your are wearing a kimono. But there is still something missing. That's because it's time to upper belt - obi.

Select the obi, which is suitable to your kimono

Each type has its own unique obi shape and size, and can be used for tying various bows-musubi. The picture shows a beautiful black belt Nagoya obi, embroidered camellias, which is tied bow otayko musubi. To tie a musubi need obi, obi-Makura (special pad to assembly held), scarf obi-age, cord obi-dzime, a small plaque obi-ita, and many zones, nodes and himo (bandages belt) as long as possible.

Depending on your obi, you may have to curtail its length to the place where the seam on the obi. Then perekin'te narrow end of the obi over your left shoulder. If you have Obi-ita with nodes, you can right now to impose it on the obi.

• Pull the arm back and make a triangular fold in the obi, so that the fold was looking at your feet, and the open side - on your head.
• Winding the obi around the body. If you have not Obi-ita node, you can apply it on the obi.
• Stop when the seam is in the middle of the back. Loop the belt over the left shoulder, make a triangular fold so that its angle has been directed to the legs.
• Take Makura Obi and gently wrap Obi-age.
• Basically Obi Makura are oval-curved shape. The curved part looks up when you put it. Press the obi-age triangular folds that you just created, and with the help of exactly push back to the fold. Tie shnuoki Obi Makura ahead.
• Gently flatten AGE obi and tie it on top of the front nodes Obi Makura.
• You will see that the end of the belt hangs just to the right.
• Tuck the end so as to form a beautiful square. Inside the square should be the valve. Then gently pull the string through the first loop formed by the fold.
• Tie the lace front. Not necessarily, that it is beautiful, because it is temporary.
• Pass the small end of the belt through the second loop.
• Tie Obi-dzime. All you need to do - is to put Obi-dzime top of all folds, except for the outer square, and then tie it in front of a square knot.
• Tuck all the way, all sat on the ground, remove the temporary string, and you're done.

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