1) Japanese clothing
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Originally, there was a custom that the long sleeves of the furisode were shortened after marriage, thereby creating a tomesode. This was because the long swinging sleeves would be impractical when the married woman worked in the kitchen. The word `tomesode` itself consists of two kanji meaning `to fasten` (留) and `sleeve` (袖）. The tom...
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Tomesode is the most formal kimono worn by married women at a wedding and other official celebrations, especially, black tomesode (black is kuro tomesode, all other colours are called iro tomesode/irosode), which has a black background, is the most formal among Tomesode Kimonos. Colored tomesode feature a pattern against a colored background. All t...
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http://www.wafuku.co.uk/glossary.htm
Tomesode is the most formal Kimono worn by married women at a wedding and other official celebrations. Especially, black tomesode, which has a black background, is the most formal among Tomesode Kimonos. Colored tomesode feature a pattern against a colored background. All the patterns of tomesode Kimonos appear only at the bottom or with the family...
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A formal black kimono worn by married women.
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