1. let's talk kimono
2. Kimono are those traditional Japanese robes tied with a sash.
3. Kimono literally means "something that is worn", which goes to show how general and widespread it is.
4. "Dear, Kasumi said she wants to try on a kimono!"
5. "Ours is a normal household."
6. "Not a yukata?"
7. "Mom, I said that wasn't it!"
8. Not to be confused with yukata, which are actually a short-sleeve kimono made with lighter material. Kimono are thick and better for winter.
9. This is a hakama, more specifically the skirt-ish lower garment worn over a kimono. Hakama were common in schoolgirl uniforms during the Taisho era.
10. The girls in our book often wore kimono, didn't they?
11. I quietly put on my best impression of a dress up doll.
12. I'd rather have tried a hakama like girls in the past, but feared if I said so my mother would gladly buy one without a second thought...
13. Let's blitz through these.
14. Genrokusode Kimono, or roundsleeve. Short round sleeves. Kimono typically have longer, flowing ones.
15. Yagasuri Kimono, or arrowed. Simply an arrowed pattern.
16. Michiyuki Coat, or traveler. A coat worn to protect kimono from the weather.
17. Karayou Kimono, or Chinese. Literally Chinese-style, referring to a wide variety.
18. The remaining 3 all refer to types of fabric the kimono is made from.
19. Shusu Kimono, or satin.
20. Meisen Kimono.
21. Muslin Kimono.
22. Note we're only skimming the surface here. There are still countless more varieties of kimono.
23. Furisode, Houmongi, Iromuji, Komon, Mofuku, Irotomesode, Kurotomesode, Tsukesage, Uchikake, Susohiki/Hikizuri, Junihitoe, Shiromuku, Kyokatabira