Technicolour Dreamcoat - Kimono

Posted by Stu (Scotland | Residing in Kyoto, Japan) on 14 May 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Originally the word "kimono" literally meant "thing to wear" (ki "wearing" and mono "thing") but now has come to denote a particular type of traditional full-length Japanese garment.
This bride is wearing an "Uchikake". It is a highly formal kimono worn only by a bride or at a stage performance. The uchikake is often heavily brocaded and is supposed to be worn outside the actual kimono and obi, as a sort of coat. One therefore never ties the obi around the uchikake. It is supposed to trail along the floor, this is also why it is heavily padded along the hem. The uchikake of the bridal costume is either white or very colorful often with red as the base color.
The bride's hair is styled in the traditional hair style called bunkin-takashimada and adorned with gold combs and accessories called kanzashi.

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