Checking in at 180 cm, and I’m dying to see more tall girls in kimono! Also looking forward to actually putting these tips in to practice, especially the pleated susoyoke idea.
You can always make a kimono to your liking( yes it’s a difficult option but it’s worth it) with practice and effort you can make your own beautiful kimono i myself made my first kimono and it ended kinda well not the best but for my first self made kimono it was good , or if you have the money you can always hire a professional to make it for you ( but it’s really a expensive option 🥲 )
I'm so happy you made this video! I just bought two vintage kimono I loved but they're about 18cm too short so I didn't know what I was going to do! Thank you for some ideas! I can't wait to try these 😊❤
I made a susoyoke with pleats like this after seeing the Homsue versions online! I made several pleated hems, and the susoyoke has buttons along the bottom edge so I can switch out the hems for different colours. I definitely need to make that elastic belt! I'm only 155cm but I still have several kimono that are too short 😭
I wish I had seen this about a year ago. There was a very beautiful tsumugi kimono on sale then, but it was almost 20 cm shorter than I so I didn't buy it. Now I hope I would have bought it any way ;) Thank you for making this video. Now I know that in a tight spot it is possible to make even a too short kimono to look good :)
The kimonos look so pretty. My problem is my curves. I have an overweight hourglass figure but I’m short. So my problem is usually getting the bottom to stay closed without the top being too bulky.
Yeah she has some videos about padding, or hoseigi. I'm not sure that would help you at all but it's meant to change the silhouette of your body so maybe that could get you started? She also has a video on plus size--I've not watched it myself (I'm a twig with a curved spine so my booty sticks out more than it really should 😫).
Husband bought me two beautiful kimonos 10 years ago. Been stored since, they never were 100 percent my size being 175cm and big hipped. I am so grateful for your channel and this new information hacks on wearing a kimono just short and not wide enough. I cannot wait to try these on now! Thank you So much for your channel!
Huhuhu glad I saw this 😭😭😭 I just bought a VERY beautiful furisode, but its 30cm shorter than the size I usually get PS: I bought the silk furisode for only 10$ 😍😍😍 THAT IS WHY I WONT GIVE UP
I love a lot of things about this video. I really appreciate you being a supporter of the LGBTQA+ community, thank you again for making us feel safe and accepted 💖I really like the tips you had here, I've seen some techniques like the pleated skirt before but I like the others as well for the days I don't want that kind of look. Do you have a video or link for the elastic band you showed us in version two? I have a Ro-weave blue komon that I would love to wear in the traditional style with a new orange summer obi I just got, but it is just a bit too short and that would be a great way to remedy it.
I was looking for something like this as I've come to own a couple of short kimono as of lately. I knew about wearing without o-hashori, but I'm so intrigued by the second trick that I really want to try. Thank you for sharing the wisdom!
Oh, that laced susoyoke is an amazing idea! I LOVE it! I might take that onboard as well for my vintage yukata... so cute! Thank you so much for the video!
Listening to you walk us through the steps made me think of learning how to dance. It the tempo of your voice that makes it stuck in my head while you explained it! It makes all the movements make so much sense!!
I don’t know if it would be completely inappropriate to leave the house that way (I have a feeling it probably would be…), but I always think that kimono look so comfy and gorgeous, with just the waist tie tied. It looks really airy and as if it would be great to stay cool in summer. Probably doesn’t help that this is the standard ‘disheveled bad boy’-look in historical dramas.
I was surprised to see your Jaguar sewing machine. I have a small but heavy, sturdy one, bought in Japan many decades ago and it is orange colored. The pleated underskirt turned out great. I guess black would be the best color for it.
I love you video thank you very much they are very helpful. I was wandering could you do a video about men kimono, how to wear them etc. Please it would be awesome.
Maybe I'd never noticed it before, but I feel like homesue hems were everywhere on instagram in the last 2 weeks! I personally am not too fond of the look, but you really made it work with the fluffy-looking obi =O
This is so neat! I've been putting off watching this one because I am... 155cm and this will never be an issue for me, but it is fun to learn more about this. I think it's so funny (in sort of a sad way) that people just perceive you as taller just because of your appearance 😭 what a funky little world we live in. Have you seen the trailer for the upcoming Netflix show about Edo except it's a woman-run society (/female!Tokugawa specifically is the main character)? It's got a pretty lovely design scheme and a variety of kimono for, you know, social standing/context/such, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of the coords.
Thank you very much for this video, I am happy to learn that it is ok to wear a kimono tsuitake :D lots of antique kimono are too short for me for an ohashori. And thank you very much for the sewing tutorial for a homsuehem :3 can't wait to sew one (or more ha ha)
SENSEEi, could you please explain how to dress up a kimono/yukata for a man, I always wear it the same way as ladies do. I don´t think that is wrong, but I will gladly see your explanation. Thanks for all I always learn a lot from your videos, regards from Argentina
That obi is crazy! Im 172cm... i have a problem where my arms are too big to fit into the miyatsukuji (i probably spelled it wrong), so it makes it really hard to get all the winkles out
Hi ! I love your videos! There are so helpful! Arigatougozaimasu! I was wondering if we can use short kimono, to shorten more and do a long haori, hanten I think it's the word. 😅 ? It's difficult to find those long haori so.... It could be a solution when we can sew to shorten the kimono. 😆 Thank you for your help ^^
I've been watching your cideos for a while and always love to see/learn something new about Kimono~!!! I had a question on my mind for a while: has the way people put on kimono changed over the years? thank youuuuu!
How did you make the special koshihimo- dumb question, i apologize. I would like to make one for myself as i am on the taller side. Thank you for all your education!❤🙏
I’m new here, it’s so nice that you show everything in details. This will be helpful when I took Japanese culture classes next semester when I have to wear kimono. But I’m short so most of the kimono is too long for me. Do you have any advice on it? Thank you.
I noticed you're wearing your hair down in this video. It looks lovely! I have a question: I thought you had to have your hair up for kimono so everyone can see the emon. I can't put my hair in updos because my hair is too heavy and it gives me a massive headache and I will be miserable. Lately I've been doing pigtails instead, but my head is so sensitive that even that hurts. Can I wear my hair down with kimono?
I am tall, even in America... I don't like the tall comments. Even in America. Yeah, I can't find pants that don't look like Capri... Kimono with ohashiri is impossible 😢 lol
That’s pretty good! People won’t realize it’s too short at all! One question: if I’m going to wear 浴衣, can it be shorter? Maybe between Knies and feet? Oh about all those critics 😅😅Sowas will ich gar nicht zu laut sagen aber glaube mir ich kenne es genau so gut als eine Chinesin, die in DE über 16 Jahre lebt. Obwohl ich mittlerweile schon deutschen Pass habe, kriege ich immer noch doofe fragen 😂
浴衣can be worn shorter especially since it is very casual summer clothes. Without too much not looking strange I suggest maybe two or three centimeters above the ankles.
♥︎ everyone has their triggers. All we can do is navigate life as peacefully as possible. I am the one thing in life I can control. Love this video so far ♥︎
Hey, really helpful video :)) I am going to japan next spring and I wanted to ask if it is possible to find regular fitting Kimono for really tall women. I am 176/177cm which is even tall in european countries, so I am afraid nothing will fit me :(( My problem is just about the length because I am really skinny. It would be nice if someone can answer my question :)
180 cm here. It’s rare, but I’ve found a few kimono that have a 175cm mitake and they fit me well with a good solid ohashori. They’re much harder to find, but they do exist, so just keep an eye out!
Checking in at 180 cm, and I’m dying to see more tall girls in kimono! Also looking forward to actually putting these tips in to practice, especially the pleated susoyoke idea.
You can always make a kimono to your liking( yes it’s a difficult option but it’s worth it) with practice and effort you can make your own beautiful kimono i myself made my first kimono and it ended kinda well not the best but for my first self made kimono it was good , or if you have the money you can always hire a professional to make it for you ( but it’s really a expensive option 🥲 )
I'm 182cm and I love to wear them. Started as cosplay and I was curious and fell in love.
@veilara966 where do you find your height?
I'm so happy you made this video! I just bought two vintage kimono I loved but they're about 18cm too short so I didn't know what I was going to do! Thank you for some ideas! I can't wait to try these 😊❤
I just love this polkadot nagajuban so much :D
thank you, now I can finally put on my short kimonos and go outside!
I made a susoyoke with pleats like this after seeing the Homsue versions online! I made several pleated hems, and the susoyoke has buttons along the bottom edge so I can switch out the hems for different colours.
I definitely need to make that elastic belt! I'm only 155cm but I still have several kimono that are too short 😭
I wish I had seen this about a year ago. There was a very beautiful tsumugi kimono on sale then, but it was almost 20 cm shorter than I so I didn't buy it. Now I hope I would have bought it any way ;)
Thank you for making this video. Now I know that in a tight spot it is possible to make even a too short kimono to look good :)
Aaah! I hope you can find a similar one ❤️
The kimonos look so pretty. My problem is my curves. I have an overweight hourglass figure but I’m short. So my problem is usually getting the bottom to stay closed without the top being too bulky.
Yeah she has some videos about padding, or hoseigi. I'm not sure that would help you at all but it's meant to change the silhouette of your body so maybe that could get you started? She also has a video on plus size--I've not watched it myself (I'm a twig with a curved spine so my booty sticks out more than it really should 😫).
You can add a panel to the lower front right side so that your hips are covered when you sit down.
Husband bought me two beautiful kimonos 10 years ago. Been stored since, they never were 100 percent my size being 175cm and big hipped. I am so grateful for your channel and this new information hacks on wearing a kimono just short and not wide enough. I cannot wait to try these on now! Thank you So much for your channel!
Huhuhu glad I saw this 😭😭😭 I just bought a VERY beautiful furisode, but its 30cm shorter than the size I usually get
PS: I bought the silk furisode for only 10$ 😍😍😍 THAT IS WHY I WONT GIVE UP
The susoyoke operated them is adorable!!
I love a lot of things about this video. I really appreciate you being a supporter of the LGBTQA+ community, thank you again for making us feel safe and accepted 💖I really like the tips you had here, I've seen some techniques like the pleated skirt before but I like the others as well for the days I don't want that kind of look. Do you have a video or link for the elastic band you showed us in version two? I have a Ro-weave blue komon that I would love to wear in the traditional style with a new orange summer obi I just got, but it is just a bit too short and that would be a great way to remedy it.
OMG with the obi matching the pleated hem is so cute!
That fork pleating trick! I've never seen that before! That's brilliant!
I love the third trick ❤ it looks so gorgeous ! Thank you Billy
I was looking for something like this as I've come to own a couple of short kimono as of lately. I knew about wearing without o-hashori, but I'm so intrigued by the second trick that I really want to try. Thank you for sharing the wisdom!
Hope you’ll like it! ❤️
@@BillyMatsunaga I'm sure I will 🥰
Thank you always wonderful to watch
Thanks for watching 💕
Thank you for the video.
I didn't know about "without o-hashori" or the third option. So thank you for the new perspective.
Wow!! I think the texture on your Homsue hem makes it so much nicer than any other one I have ever seen!
Oh, that laced susoyoke is an amazing idea! I LOVE it! I might take that onboard as well for my vintage yukata... so cute! Thank you so much for the video!
Listening to you walk us through the steps made me think of learning how to dance. It the tempo of your voice that makes it stuck in my head while you explained it! It makes all the movements make so much sense!!
Billy, count me in your fan club...thank YOU so much for sharing do's & don't of kimono wearing and look forward to many more videos from you.
I don’t know if it would be completely inappropriate to leave the house that way (I have a feeling it probably would be…), but I always think that kimono look so comfy and gorgeous, with just the waist tie tied. It looks really airy and as if it would be great to stay cool in summer. Probably doesn’t help that this is the standard ‘disheveled bad boy’-look in historical dramas.
I was surprised to see your Jaguar sewing machine. I have a small but heavy, sturdy one, bought in Japan many decades ago and it is orange colored.
The pleated underskirt turned out great. I guess black would be the best color for it.
I love you video thank you very much they are very helpful. I was wandering could you do a video about men kimono, how to wear them etc. Please it would be awesome.
Very helpful, thank you! I love the petticoat hem showing, what a great idea!💜
Maybe I'd never noticed it before, but I feel like homesue hems were everywhere on instagram in the last 2 weeks! I personally am not too fond of the look, but you really made it work with the fluffy-looking obi =O
This is so neat! I've been putting off watching this one because I am... 155cm and this will never be an issue for me, but it is fun to learn more about this.
I think it's so funny (in sort of a sad way) that people just perceive you as taller just because of your appearance 😭 what a funky little world we live in.
Have you seen the trailer for the upcoming Netflix show about Edo except it's a woman-run society (/female!Tokugawa specifically is the main character)? It's got a pretty lovely design scheme and a variety of kimono for, you know, social standing/context/such, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of the coords.
I love the susoyoke! That looks so pretty! All of this is good to know. Thank you.
This video is exactly what I needed! Thank you a lot! ♥
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Thank you very much for this video, I am happy to learn that it is ok to wear a kimono tsuitake :D lots of antique kimono are too short for me for an ohashori. And thank you very much for the sewing tutorial for a homsuehem :3 can't wait to sew one (or more ha ha)
This is genius I have a Kimono that fits relatively well but I was running into the too short issue with my yukata
Your videos are so soothing and I always learn so much! Also the ombré hair is so cute!!
SENSEEi, could you please explain how to dress up a kimono/yukata for a man, I always wear it the same way as ladies do. I don´t think that is wrong, but I will gladly see your explanation.
Thanks for all I always learn a lot from your videos, regards from Argentina
17:41 where did you buy that obi?? I love it! Must have one just like it!
That obi is crazy!
Im 172cm... i have a problem where my arms are too big to fit into the miyatsukuji (i probably spelled it wrong), so it makes it really hard to get all the winkles out
Another wonderful video! I'm learning so much. Do you have a tutorial on how to make your elastic belt from option 2? Thank you for your videos!
Hi ! I love your videos! There are so helpful! Arigatougozaimasu!
I was wondering if we can use short kimono, to shorten more and do a long haori, hanten I think it's the word. 😅 ? It's difficult to find those long haori so.... It could be a solution when we can sew to shorten the kimono. 😆 Thank you for your help ^^
Thank you, this is really helpful. Caroline UK
Im late for the party, but i would love to see a tall woman wearing a kimono. I love kimonos, yukatas, they just don't love my silhouette😊
Actually so helpful 😌😌
I've been watching your cideos for a while and always love to see/learn something new about Kimono~!!! I had a question on my mind for a while: has the way people put on kimono changed over the years? thank youuuuu!
Do you know where you bought either the kimono or the fabric for that kimono at 7:30? It is so Pretty!!
How did you make the special koshihimo- dumb question, i apologize. I would like to make one for myself as i am on the taller side. Thank you for all your education!❤🙏
I’m new here, it’s so nice that you show everything in details. This will be helpful when I took Japanese culture classes next semester when I have to wear kimono. But I’m short so most of the kimono is too long for me. Do you have any advice on it? Thank you.
I’m a 168cm woman, and have been told that many kimono shops would have to have me wear without ohashari
Hi Matsunaga-san, I was just curious-- what kinds of dances are/were done in kimono? Did people participate in dances/dance parties in kimono?
I noticed you're wearing your hair down in this video. It looks lovely! I have a question: I thought you had to have your hair up for kimono so everyone can see the emon. I can't put my hair in updos because my hair is too heavy and it gives me a massive headache and I will be miserable. Lately I've been doing pigtails instead, but my head is so sensitive that even that hurts. Can I wear my hair down with kimono?
I am tall, even in America... I don't like the tall comments. Even in America. Yeah, I can't find pants that don't look like Capri... Kimono with ohashiri is impossible 😢 lol
Coming from a family with four members over 6' 6", I feel your pain. At least there are always kimono styles with hakama to hide our hems.
Maybe it will be hard to find a kimono that fits you but believe me , there’s always a way ❤
@@Ed-wi7pd True! And there's always sewing!
What do you do when I'm you are addicted to Japanese textiles?
The comment about assuming foreigners are tall made me laugh. I’m 150cm, and would love to be considered tall by someone!!
That’s pretty good! People won’t realize it’s too short at all! One question: if I’m going to wear 浴衣, can it be shorter? Maybe between Knies and feet?
Oh about all those critics 😅😅Sowas will ich gar nicht zu laut sagen aber glaube mir ich kenne es genau so gut als eine Chinesin, die in DE über 16 Jahre lebt. Obwohl ich mittlerweile schon deutschen Pass habe, kriege ich immer noch doofe fragen 😂
浴衣can be worn shorter especially since it is very casual summer clothes. Without too much not looking strange I suggest maybe two or three centimeters above the ankles.
@@紗多瑠 thank you!
♥︎ everyone has their triggers. All we can do is navigate life as peacefully as possible. I am the one thing in life I can control. Love this video so far ♥︎
What about men?
Hey, really helpful video :))
I am going to japan next spring and I wanted to ask if it is possible to find regular fitting Kimono for really tall women.
I am 176/177cm which is even tall in european countries, so I am afraid nothing will fit me :((
My problem is just about the length because I am really skinny.
It would be nice if someone can answer my question :)
180 cm here. It’s rare, but I’ve found a few kimono that have a 175cm mitake and they fit me well with a good solid ohashori. They’re much harder to find, but they do exist, so just keep an eye out!
@@kittycatastrophe2401 Thank you, that gave me hope :))
Men’s kimono or kimono for maiko but for regular women’s, it will be very hard to near impossible to find.