Since I've recently posted on an Ao Dai dress, I thought I would write a post about a kimono. This dress is obviously Asian too; in fact, it comes from Japan. I'm pretty sure most people know what a kimono is. For some reason, they have become more popular in Western culture. I think that the movie Memoirs of a Geisha might have had something to do with it, but I've never seen that movie, so I can't be too sure. But if you want to see kimono in action, this movie would be the place to go.I think kimono are pretty, but I'm not sure I would ever wear one. First of all, they are so loose, they have to be rearranged every time you put them on. Of course, you don't have to worry about having the right size, but I think I would prefer figuring out what size I should wear once instead of custom fitting a kimono every time. Second, the sleeves are long, and I know I would do something stupid, like getting them caught in doorways or maybe stepping on them. In short, it probably is a lot of hard work to wear a kimono. I would hate having to practice wearing my clothes, so kimonos probably aren't for me. But, just because I can't handle kimono, doesn't mean you can't. If you're really graceful maybe a kimono would highlight your gracefulness. Wear it around campus, and everyone will admire how you manuver up stairs or impossibly steep hills.
However, I did say they were pretty. Similar to Ao Dai dresses, they can have entire scenes depicted on their fabrics. I think this kimono has a flower scene on it. Now that I come to think of it, this kimono looks unusually shiny. I wonder what it is made of.
