Damn, i can't believe nobody mentioned the Kimono. It is a one of a kind, extremely valuable pieces made by THE top kimono designer in Japan. It costs an absolute fortune. One could easily buy a house for the price of this piece. Damn V&A you're not kidding on that one !
Not really. In the past Japanese used squat toilets. All women (and men who aren't wearing hakama) had to do was hike up the hems of the kosode and nagajuban and tuck them into the obi (and perhaps use a tasuki tie with a spare koshihimo to keep sleeves out of the way) and do their business. Seated toilets are more of a problem as the seating position doesn't keep the kimono and obi at a safe distance from the toilet bowl while squatting elevates you (and the kimono) from the bowl. Nowadays people wear kimono on occasion and for a couple of hours at most, a reasonable amount of time to 'hold it in'.
@@MarcusCato275 TWO Roman (Byzantine) heroes?! Quel nom! I knew that squat toilets were the rule. I did not know about all that sartorial engineering! I am rather sad that people have universally adopted the "Western look". I find pants, shirts and suits quite dreary, especially when you consider the color palette (gray, blue, white, black.... maybe green?). Anyway, thank you for dropping by, Alexios Coriolanus! You should listen to that Beethoven overture
Kimono was introduced to Japan by Korean monk as funeral clothing in plain tan material color which Japenise copied it to make it into their own clothing with coloring because they had none. Japenise history only go back 2000 years compare to 5000 years for Korea.
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She tied the kimono on herself! She must have worn kimonos very often. Thank you, this was interesting and beautiful.
Damn, i can't believe nobody mentioned the Kimono. It is a one of a kind, extremely valuable pieces made by THE top kimono designer in Japan. It costs an absolute fortune. One could easily buy a house for the price of this piece.
Damn V&A you're not kidding on that one !
So going to the bathroom would be quite an event? I never realized just how complicated tying a kimono was!!
Not really. In the past Japanese used squat toilets. All women (and men who aren't wearing hakama) had to do was hike up the hems of the kosode and nagajuban and tuck them into the obi (and perhaps use a tasuki tie with a spare koshihimo to keep sleeves out of the way) and do their business. Seated toilets are more of a problem as the seating position doesn't keep the kimono and obi at a safe distance from the toilet bowl while squatting elevates you (and the kimono) from the bowl.
Nowadays people wear kimono on occasion and for a couple of hours at most, a reasonable amount of time to 'hold it in'.
@@MarcusCato275 TWO Roman (Byzantine) heroes?! Quel nom!
I knew that squat toilets were the rule. I did not know about all that sartorial engineering! I am rather sad that people have universally adopted the "Western look". I find pants, shirts and suits quite dreary, especially when you consider the color palette (gray, blue, white, black.... maybe green?).
Anyway, thank you for dropping by, Alexios Coriolanus! You should listen to that Beethoven overture
Beautiful
Intriguing that their family seal was NINE planets….
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Kimono was introduced to Japan by Korean monk as funeral clothing in plain tan material color which Japenise copied it to make it into their own clothing with coloring because they had none. Japenise history only go back 2000 years compare to 5000 years for Korea.