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Paragraph 1: describe kimono
 * Ankle length
 * 12 layers
 * Made of hemp or linen or cotton
 * Flared at hips
 * No buttons and zippers
 * Family crest could be included in pattern

Paragraph 2: different types and how it is worn
 * Formal and informal
 * Left over right
 * Closed with sash
 * worn with sandals and socks called tabi

Paragraph 3: social ranks and the kimono
 * Government most elaborate
 * Silk worn by wealthy
 * Artisans made their own specially embroidered
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Colors would be social rank
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Different social ranks had different kimonos

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paragraph 4: samurai and kimonos
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wore kimono with no pants
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Colors were dullish/plain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shaved in front and gathered into a pony tail
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No pants with kimono

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paragraph 5: kimono and peasants
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Full length kimono
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Both wore girdles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Men wore short jacket with pants
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Were not allowed to wear silk
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Made of cotton

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paragraph 6: women/ men:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wore lose shirt and pants-work
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12 layers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Had it in order like a rain bow
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It was hard to bend over take steps lift arms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Difficult to breath
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Obi- silk waist band-very tight

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kimonos were ankle length robe like articles of clothing that were worn daily. For women, they had to wear 12 layers of kimonos and usually the family crest was part of the design. They were made of silk, cotton, or hemp depending on your social class. Only wealthy families owned silk kimonos and peasants only owned cotton kimonos. Kimonos had no buttons or zippers, they were only held together with a sash.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There were many different types of kimonos. Two of the kinds were formal and informal. The kimono was always with it folded left over right and closed with a sash. The kimonos were worn with sandals and cotton socks called tabi. On wet days the sandals were worn with blocks on the bottom so the they would not get wet. The tabi had a separated big toe space so the person wearing them could comfortably wear the sandals.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The kimono made someone's social class very obvious. People from the government wore the most elaborate kimonos. Their robes were made with fine silk. The Artisans made their own kimonos which were specially embroidered. The colors of the robes would very by social rank. Each social rank had different kimonos.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When samurai were not in their armor they also wore kimonos. Samurai didn’t wear pants under their kimonos like regular people did. They also didn’t wear vibrant colors like wealthy people did, they had to wear dark and dull colors. Samurai also had the top of their head shaved with the hair in the back gathered together with oils. This made the samurai easy to spot in a crowd.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Peasants wore full length kimonos. They also wore girdles unlike the other social classes. Peasant men wore short jackets with pants. They were not allowed to wear silk because that would mark them as someone in a higher class. Instead they more clothing made of cotton

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There were many differences in kimonos between men and women. For a start men usually wore a lose shirt and pants with a kimono on top. while men wore very simple things women did not. For example women wore 12 layers, this made it very hard to breath, raise their arms, or even take normal steps! Although it was very uncomfortable it was very beautiful. It was so beautiful because the layers are made so you can see all of them at certain places such as the arms the bottom and at the neck. This made a rainbow effect, the different colors determined the social class. Clearly kimonos are a very big part of the Japanese culture.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sources: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dunn, Charles James. Everyday life in Traditional Japan [by] C. J. Dunn. Drawings by Laurence Broderick. Boston: C E Tuttle Co, 2000. Print.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Odijk, Pamela. The Japanese. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, 1991. Print.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kalman, Bobbie. Japan, the Culture. Toronto: Crabtree Pub. Co., 1989. Print.