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Hakama are worn with any type of kimono except yukata [2] (light cotton summer kimono generally worn for relaxing, for sleeping or at festivals or summer outings). While glossy black-and-white striped sendaihira hakama are usually worn with formal kimono, stripes in colours other than black, grey and white are worn with less formal wear.
A hakama is typically pleated at the waist and fastened by waist ties over the obi. Shorter kimono may be worn underneath the hakama for ease of movement. Hakama are worn in several budō arts such as aikido, kendo, iaidō and naginata. They are also worn by Miko in Shinto shrines. See also mo-bakama . Hakama boots (袴ブーツ)
The kimono (きもの/着物, lit. ' thing to wear ') [a] is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan.The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right, unless the wearer is deceased. [2]
Hakama were also worn as underwear with the kosode; over time, the two would gradually become outerwear, with the kosode eventually developing into the modern-day kimono. Despite the name, the jūnihitoe varied in its exact number of layers. [1]
Hakama, a type of pants worn underneath the armour, hakama could be long or short like the kobakama. Shitagi, a shirt worn underneath the armour. Tabi, a cloth sock with divided toes. Waraji, a woven sandal also known as zōri. Kutsu, short riding boots made from leather. Yugake, gloves that were worn under the kote.
The traditional attire of a miko is a pair of red hakama (divided, pleated trousers), a white kosode (a predecessor of the kimono), and some white or red hair ribbons.In Shinto, the color white symbolizes purity.
The white robe (白衣, hakue, byakue, shiraginu) worn on the upper body is a white kosode, with sleeves similar in length to those of a tomesode. [3] Originally, kosode sleeves were underwear to be worn under daily clothing, but gradually became acceptable outerwear between the end of the Heian period and the Kamakura period [4] The red collar sometimes seen around the neck is a decorative ...
The garment is historically thought to have descended from the traditional court trousers, Hakama because of the loose shape of the trouser leg and how the piece of clothing is designed to also be worn over kimono. This style is sometimes referred to as yamabakama (lit. hakama for mountains) or nobakama (lit. hakama for fields). [4]