Photojournal: How to put on a kimino

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The easy way to wear a Kimino; Using Yukata (Lightweight Cotton Summer Kimino) and Lazy Bow - a bow that comes already tied with a clip, as the other way is just too hard!
Photos by Sanae, Modelled by Leah, Costume and Design by Sanaes Mum

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Photos

Step 1
Steal/Beg/Borrow/Buy a Kimino (aka Yukata). Don't stress that it's too big, it's supposed to hang like this at the start

Step 2
The photo before this one was too sexy to put up. Lift the kimino off the floor, until it is ankle length, the additional material will be loose around the top part of your body. Wrap the right side of the kimino to the left side of your body, and then on top of this cross the right side of kimino over to the left.

Step 3
Wearer holds kimino into position tightly, and doesn't move while dresser runs to get kimo (long thin piece of white fabric)

Step 4
Tie your first kimo around your waist. If there is lots of extra fabric above the kimo, you're doing it right, If the kimino is sitting tight across your chest, you need to lift it higher off the floor.

Step 5
Puff the kimino out from the inside so the top part of the kimino is resting over the kimo (this is easily done by sliding arms into the sleeves of the kimino)

Step 6
Tie second kimo higher than the first, so it's against your lower ribs, this will flatten the kimino against your body. Knot the second kimo and tuck ends under kimo so no loose ends are left hanging

Step 7
First Obi, like a small sash, place the middle of it on your ribs, over the kimo

Step 8
Wrap the Obi around your body, tie the ends into a knot at the front, tuck in the loose ends so they are between the layer of Obi and your Kimino

Step 9
Wrap the Second Obi (the one for show) on top of the your first Obi, start from the front in the middle again, make sure it's tight, you don't want it falling off in the middle of Hanabi, with all the other things holding you together, you may not notice!

Step 10
Tie the string at the end of the Obi together and tuck in so they can't be seen

Step 11
To put the bow on first tie the strings at the front and tuck under your obi

Step 12
Simply slide the pre-knotted bow into place using the clip it comes with

Finished Product - Front view
Smile for the camera

Finished Product - Side view
Shoulders back, chest out

Finished Product - Back view
Smile for the curtains

Now all you need is a bike...
And you're ready to roll!

Comments

[Monkey]

Kimo
Oooops. seems like I couldn't answer you properly last night because of my sleepiness. Kimo is actually Himo. Kimo actually means the liver. hehe Please do not use your liver to tie up your body. keep your liver in your body. it might have more important things to do than keep Kimono on your body.

[ladyleah]

Monkey san!
That is the funniest thing I`ve ever read in my life! I`m going to keep it as kimo for now though, because it`s toooo funny ne?

[ladyleah]

Still laughing Monkey san
Tie second Liver higher than the first, so it's against your lower ribs hahahaha, I have tears in my eyes from imagining the liver kimino