Dress like the advanced kimono began being worn during the Japanese Heian Period (794-1185). It was normally worn with the Chinese-impacted hakama (a kind of long skirt with or without a division to isolate the legs, like pants), or a sort of cover known as a mo. Afterward, it became stylish to wear the kimono-style piece of clothing without the hakama. This implied the wearer required another approach to hold the robe shut, thus the obi (the wide band worn around the midsection) was conceived. By the…
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