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Originally Posted by MMM
Kimono is not simply an "undergarment" but is the main thing. hakama and haori compliment the kimono. It's nit-picking, but true. Why would you think that I said you would wear a hakama or haori over nothing?
Technically "kimono" means "clothes" but ask any Japanese person, and what is "kimono" and 99% will describe the formal traditional wear.
I think you need to do a little more research. Mens and womens kimono are VERY different. The sleeves and colors differ depending on a woman's age and marital status, and women's kimono tend to have more patterns and feminine colors, where mens tend to be more plain, in blacks and grays.
As a man would you wear this?
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yes...mens' and women kimono ARE different x.x''''
the women's are generally more elaborate...whilst mens are naturally more subdued...though both can be quite decorative..depending on the occassion >.>""
also..the sleeves...at the back right under the armpit..the men's are closed, whilst the women's are open...
but the point i was pointing out...is taht the men's kimono, when worn alone, is, or can be considered, casual >.>"''
only w/ the hakama and haori is it formal >.>'
and w/ just the haori....well that's usually reserved for people of higher class =OO
and i wasn't calling the kimono and undergarment... x.x''
it "is" the main garment...but the fact that it goes "under" the hakama and haori..wouldn't it be natural to assume it as an "undergarment"???
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