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Despite the long history of kimono, there actually is no such thing as "the traditional" kimono. The tubular shape favoured today was created in the mid-20th century by Norio Yamanaka, founder of ''kimono-wearing schools'' throughout Japan. The previous styles changed every 100 to 200 years or so. The style geisha wear is only about two hundred years old.
In modern Japan, the skill of dressing up in a kimono and carrying it is largely limited to dancers, geisha and such, and aficionados. A run-of-the-mill will have to rely on a relative or a paid professional to dress her up for an event. A woman being able to dress herself up is impressive. High-end formal kimono are incredibly expensive, and can exceed the price of a small car quite easily. Normal quality kimono are not cheap either, with an every-day, synthetic one costing about 200-250 USD in minimum. With all the accessories one needs on top of this, it [[Crack
'''Yukata''', worn by nearly everyone come summer and festivals, is much like an easier, lighter, and less expensive version of the kimono, but considered completely separate from the kimono in Japan. However, the feelings they awaken are rather similar. By nature, a yukata is relaxed home-wear (comparable to shorts and a tank top), and situations where one can wear it are very limited. If kimono is "wear" then yukata is "underwear" in terms of social acceptance in public. Rules for wearing yukata are much more relaxed than for kimono.
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* [[Kimono Is Traditional]]: kimono used to underline or communicate that a character is traditional-minded
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== Literature ==
* In the [[James Bond]] book ''Doctor No'', James and [[Ms. Fanservice|Honey]] are supplied with kimonos to wear. He prevents her from wearing it with the right flap over the left, which is only done for corpses.
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