Assignment 1: Kimono Dress: Subject: Dress Pattern Design

ASSIGNMENT 1: KIMONO DRESS
Subject: Dress Pattern Design
NAME: FARRUKH KHAN

Reg No: 18FD08
Table of Contents
Contents page no.
Kimono dress....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Kimono Dress Description:.........................................................................................................................................3
2. History of Kimono Dress:...........................................................................................................................................3
3. Different colors in kimonos:.......................................................................................................................................4
4. Construction:...............................................................................................................................................................4
5. Terms for kimono:......................................................................................................................................................5
6. References:................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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Table of Figures
Figures page no.
Figure 1: Kimono Dress........................................................................................................................................................3
Figure 2: History of Kimono.................................................................................................................................................3
Figure 3: Kimono Pattern......................................................................................................................................................4
Figure 4: Parts of Kimono.....................................................................................................................................................6
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Kimono dress
1. Kimono Dress Description:
The kimono is a T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn with
the left side wrapped over the right side, unless the wearer is deceased.[2] The kimono is traditionally worn with
an obi, and is commonly worn with accessories such as zōri sandals and tabi socks.
Originally, "kimono" was the Japanese word for clothing. But in more recent years, the word has been used to
refer specifically to traditional Japanese clothing. Kimonos as we know them today came into being during the
Heian period (794-1192).
Figure 1: Kimono Dress
2. History of Kimono Dress:

From the Nara period (710-794) until then, Japanese people typically wore either ensembles consisting of
separate upper and lower garments (trousers or skirts), or one-piece garments. But in the Heian period, a new
kimono-making technique was developed. Known as the straight-line-cut method, it involved cutting pieces of
fabric in straight lines and sewing them together. With this technique, kimono makers did not have to concern
themselves with the shape of the wearer's body.
Figure 2: History of Kimono
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3. Different colors in kimonos:
Hana asagi (Blue) evokes elements of the natural world: the sky and the ocean. The name for this particular
shade of blue denotes a pale green-blue enhanced by flowers, pointing to the process through which it is
achieved. Momo-iro (pink) is a color associated with springtime. However, because the price of the plant used
to create pink dyes was historically high, lighter shades and peaches were more common, as dyers diluted the
base materials. Shōjōhi (Red) is known as a sacred color, red represents life’s vitals: the dawn, fire, and blood.
Taking its name from a mythological ape-like sea spirit with a red face and a taste for wine, this vivid
vermillion is derived from the cacti-chomping cochineal bug. The same pigment is still used in many of today’s
makeups and food coloring. Koki-murasaki (Purple) has been a color of royalty in many parts of the world,
and Japan is no different. This shade of deep purple, tinged with black, is created through a blend of purple dye
with vinegar and lye.[ CITATION htt6 \l 1033 ]
4. Construction:
Kimono are traditionally made from a single bolt of fabric known as a tanmono, which is roughly 11.5m long
and 36 cm wide for women,[1] and 12.5m long and 42 cm wide for men. Kimono have a set method of
construction, which allows the entire garment to be taken apart, cleaned and resewn easily. As the seam
allowance on nearly every panel features two selvedges that will not fray, the woven edges of the fabric bolt are
retained when the kimono is sewn, leading to large and often uneven seam allowances; unlike Western clothing,
the seam allowances are not trimmed down, allowing for a kimono to be resewn to different measurements
without the fabric fraying at the seams; for children's kimono, tucks may be sewn into the waist, shoulders and
sleeves, which are then let out as the child grows, as even children's kimono are made from adult-width bolts.
Despite the expense of hand-sewing, however, some modern kimono, including silk kimono and all formal
kimono, are still hand-sewn entirely; even machine-sewn kimono requires some degree of hand-sewing,
particularly in finishing the collar, the hem, and the lining, if present. Hand-sewn kimono are usually sewn with
a single running stitch roughly 3 millimeters (0.12 in) to 4 millimeters (0.16 in) long, with stitches growing
shorter around the collar area for strength.
Figure 3: Kimono Pattern
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5. Terms for kimono:
A number of different terms are used to refer to the different parts of a kimono. Kimono that are lined are
known as awase kimono, whereas unlined kimono is known as hitoe kimono; partially lined kimono — with
lining only at the sleeve cuff, the back of the sleeve, the lower chest portion of the dōura and the entirety of the
hakkake — are known as dou-bitoe (lit., "chest-single-layer") kimono.
These terms refer to parts of kimono:
 Dōura (胴裏): the upper lining of a kimono.
 Hakkake (八掛): the lower lining of a kimono.
 Eri (衿): the collar.
 Fuki (袘): the hem guard.
 Furi (振り): lit., "dangling" — the part of the sleeve left hanging below the armhole.
 Maemigoro (前身頃): lit., "front body" — the front panels on a kimono, excluding the okumi. The
panels are divided into the "right maemigoro" and "left maemigoro".
 Miyatsukuchi (身八つ口): the opening under the sleeve on a woman's kimono.
 Okumi (衽): the overlapping front panel.
 Sode (袖): the entire sleeve.
 Sodeguchi (袖口): the wrist opening of the sleeve.
 Sodetsuke (袖付): the kimono armhole.
 Susomawashi (裾回し): lower lining.
 Tamoto (袂): the sleeve pouch of a kimono.
 Tomoeri (共衿): lit., "over-collar" — the collar cover sewn on top of the uraeri.
 Uraeri (裏襟): lit., "neckband lining" — the inner collar.
 Ushiromigoro (後身頃): lit., "back body" — the back panels. The back panels consist of the "right
ushiromigoro" and "left ushiromigoro".
Figure 4: Parts of Kimono

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6. References:
1. [Online] https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/kimono/kimono01.html#:~:text=Originally%2C%20%22kimono
%22%20was%20the,period%20(794%2D1192)..
2. [Online] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono#:~:text=The%20kimono%20is%20a%20T,z%C5%8Dri
%20sandals%20and%20tabi%20socks..

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Subject: Dress Pattern Design

NAME: FARRUKH KHAN

Figure 1: Kimono Dress

2. History of Kimono Dress:

Figure 2: History of Kimono

Figure 3: Kimono Pattern

Figure 4: Parts of Kimono

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