Meiji Period Kimono

Meiji Period Kimono styles were sometimes mixed, and boys of school age might wear either western style uniforms or clothes showing both western and Japanese influence.

Women's kimono ceased to be worn in the free flowing style of earlier periods. They were tucked in at the waist in accordance with a person's height. The hems were raised and the sleeves made shorter. In a style that has not survived, women could be seen wearing kimono with a hakama and high shoes.

The obi, too, was made shorter and obi bows much simpler, one of the most popular being the taiko musubi or "drum bow".