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A jinbei (甚平) (alternately jinbē (甚兵衛) or hippari (ひっぱり)) is a traditional set of Japanese clothing worn by men, women and children during summer as loungewear. [1] Consisting of a side-tying, tube-sleeved kimono -style top and a pair of trousers, jinbei were originally menswear only, although in recent years women's jinbei ...
A belt, waist-wrap or sash of varying sizes, lengths and shapes worn with both traditional Japanese clothing and uniforms for Japanese martial arts styles. Originating as a simple thin belt in Heian period Japan, the obi developed over time into a belt with a number of different varieties, with a number of different sizes and proportions ...
Japanese pinstripe Nehru suit, 1990s. The Nehru jacket is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a mandarin collar , and with its front modelled on the Indian achkan or sherwani , a garment worn by Jawaharlal Nehru , the prime minister of India from 1947 to 1964.
Photograph of a man and woman wearing traditional clothing, taken in Osaka, Japan. There are typically two types of clothing worn in Japan: traditional clothing known as Japanese clothing (和服, wafuku), including the national dress of Japan, the kimono, and Western clothing (洋服, yōfuku), which encompasses all else not recognised as either national dress or the dress of another country.
The third style, called Etchū fundoshi (Japanese:越中褌), which originated in the vicinity of Toyama Prefecture, is a long rectangle of cloth with tapes at one narrow end. Etchū fundoshi is a length of cloth; however, it has a strip of material at the waist to form a fastening or string. The dimensions are 14 inches (360 mm) width by about ...
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Bed jacket, a jacket made from lightweight material designed to be worn in bed; Blazer, similar to but more casual than a suit jacket; single- or double-breasted of sturdy material, commonly with metal buttons. Blouson, a military-style waist-length jacket. Bolero, a very short jacket for everyone, originally worn by matadors