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How To Wear Japanese Kimono

Question: What is a juban? (Put this under traditional Japanese clothing)?
Okay, I'm trying to figure out how Japanese women in the 1700s and earlier would have worn their kimonos and what they put under then, and I was told they used a bra-wrap, a hip-wrap or kimono slip, and a juban. But I can't figure out exactly what a juban is, so help please?
Answer: A juban (you might see it called other things too, like nagajuban) is underwear. It typically has the same basic shape as a kimono, and when worn properly the collar and a little bit of the back of the sleeves will show. Think of it like a camisole -- a cami is a shirt-shaped piece of clothing you wear under other shirts. A juban is a kimono-shaped piece of clothing you wear under kimono. Juban are still used today under kimono. The two basic styles of juban are one-piece juban, which look the most like kimono and may be a touch shorter than the kimono they're worn under, and two-piece juban, which consist of a separate top and wrap-around skirt bottom.
If you're going earlier than the 1700s you need to watch out, though, because there are substantial periods in history where juban weren't worn. For example, in the Heian era, the undermost garment was a white kosode, which is actually the predecessor of modern kimono. To my knowledge there was no juban-like garment worn under the kosode.
How to wear japanese kimono yukata!!
Geisha Kimono Dress

Question: japanese festival in st louis?
did anyone go?what did you enjoy what didnt you enjoy?
we hated it only go if your interested in seeing there was only a few real japanese people there and for good reason. we will never go back
ugly white girls dressed up like geishas (kind of dressed up)
white people with improperly tied kimonos
anime freaks
bad fake food
good things
we did get a cheap laugh or two
we bought some decent okonomiyaki
the botanical gardens were beautiful
we got some exercise
it could have been a good festival I think
did you enjoy it ?
Answer: We have gone in past years and although I'm a member of the Garden, we've not been back. Big crowd and not very authentic. The kids didn't really have a good enough time for us to make a repeat visit. We went to a jazz and wine festival this weekend instead.
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