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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2366561, member: 2844&quot;]Second, Japanese.</p><p>Japanese dress doesn&#039;t have the ethereal, free-flowing feel of Chinese dress. Costumes are more formalized and textiles are thicker, which makes the costume look more rigid but still elegant.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most visible item of clothing is the kimono, a robe with a sash.</p><p>In the West we tend to call every type of Japanese robe a kimono. The Japanese have different names for different lengths, short sleeve, long sleeve, etc. I won&#039;t go into that, this thread is about recognizing the difference between Chinese and Japanese clothing and hairstyles.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type of kimono we see most in Japanese art. There are several layers of clothing underneath:</p><p><img src="https://www.touristsecrets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/japanese-316933-739x1024.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Court dress, always countless, weighty layers and the last few kimonos have a trail:</p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fe2%2F33%2F51%2Fe233516548af1d11d40e73a20c5762df.jpg&amp;sp=1593952004Tf8dedf03764d43f9ff81867af8a1c5996bced020b806541330cefe42e943fe5a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Women at court often wore most of their hair loose, an ancient style. And as long as it would grow.</p><p><img src="https://pm1.narvii.com/6627/ddf8f1e1d469348bb2d688b89fa910891090e7a7_hq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://pm1.narvii.com/6627/3ef0c2b8c2ce651fa236f39cc74ff77c242c1983_hq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>18th century Japanese nobleman:</p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fworld4.eu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F04%2FJapanese-Kimono-Antique-022.jpg&amp;sp=1593952657Tc6efab01ee3427f0b2b673e6a44613743fcb31709a768e2bda5c2158a278191b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A Samurai (knight) in armour:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Samurai.png/800px-Samurai.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Women&#039;s hairstyles, the hair is often pulled out at the sides:</p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FQ04Sx76AKnM%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&amp;sp=1593953319T85ad9bad9ad375797990c5c92d096b70b115418963509e62350db28c28aa2fbd" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSBnk1rSH6rjqw2Z3lTLO0W48KIK0Q85jpkRYftUmaj9hNghEs%26s&amp;sp=1593953319T16460d035aa93f714efec5c98b40c26d7768b3e5d5259fe96578c43fcb05f6c1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://kcp-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/shimada.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Geishas.</p><p>Note: A geisha is a girl or woman who entertains men, it is a profession. Not all Japanese women are geishas.</p><p>Geishas are recognized by the low neckline at the back, almost as if someone pulled the back of their kimono down, and by the exuberant hair decorations.</p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fs3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbhive-jp%2Fmedia%2Fyabai%2Farticle%2F2890%2Fshutterstock_266867663.jpg&amp;sp=1593953319Tc737573772dedc45cea7f3b88353f117c21169a5bfe72a9f7d4ac1312d38b129" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>* Japanese women&#039;s jewellery is generally restricted to hair ornaments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Men&#039;s hairstyle:</p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhairstylecamp.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FChonmage-hairstyle-for-men-01.jpg&amp;sp=1593953319Tc165d4fe923f07963f1c4ceabc6f864769ef6d3ea0bcf67bd1dbf9ee5af60eca" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Historic, Edo period:</p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F50%2Fe6%2F4b%2F50e64b45f0e597a05d8555b4063f7f02.jpg&amp;sp=1593953319T593213d52e654b77c6a2a1022166fdb0dd87873ffdeb7359773c5ee9c97846de" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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