Japanese Kimono Obi Belt

Filed under Accessories,Kimono at Oct 14th 2011

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Japanese Kimono Obi Belt – This time, lifefashionfy will discuss about Accessories in Kimono Dress. Obi (帯, おび , literally “sash”^?) is a sash for traditional Japanese dress, keikogi worn for Japanese martial arts, and a part of kimono outfits.

model obi for women

The kimono obi for men is quite narrow, 10 cm (3.9 inches) wide at most, but a woman’s formal obi can be 30 centimeters (12 inches) wide and more than 4 meters (13 feet ) long. Today, all decorative obi and a woman does not wear the kimono closed: this is done by different undersashes ribbons worn under the obi. The obi itself also requires the use of stiffeners and ribbons.

And for the type of woman obi there are several kinds:

Darari obi (だらり帯)
Fukuro obi (袋帯 , “pouch obi”
Fukuro Nagoya obi (袋名古屋帯)
Hoso obi
Hara-awase obi (典雅帯)
Heko obi (兵児帯 , ”soft obi”)
Hitoe obi (単帯)
Kyōbukuro obi (京袋帯 , “capital fukuro obi”)
Maru obi (丸帯 , “one-piece obi”)
Nagoya obi (名古屋帯)
Odori obi (踊帯 , “dance obi”)
Sakiori obi
Tenga obi (典雅帯 , “fancy obi”⁾
Tsuke obi (付け帯) or tsukuri obi (作り帯)

Today, however, people everywhere are discovering the almost unlimited decorative potential of the obi. With your own special obi, you can add the flair of your personality to just about anything in the home. They are elegant as table runners and wall hangings, and you can enjoy with your choice.. ^^