- A
furisode (振袖, lit. 'swinging sleeves') is a
style of
kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves,
which range in
length from 85 cm (33 in) for a kofurisode...
- which,
though not
furisode length, are
longer than most women's
kimono sleeves today.
Young women are not
limited to
wearing only
furisode, and
outside of...
-
Great Fire of
Meireki (明暦の大火,
Meireki no taika), also
known as the
Great Furisode Fire, destro**** 60–70% of Edo (now Tokyo), the then de
facto capital city...
-
along the ground. The
style of
hikizuri worn by most
maiko features long,
furisode-style sleeves, and may
feature tucks sewn
horizontally into the sleeves...
- over the
shoulder (cap sleeve) to floor-length (as seen in the ****anese
furisode). Most
contemporary shirt sleeves end
somewhere between the mid-upper arm...
- the
furisode when they got married,
typically in
their early- to mid-twenties; however, in the
modern day, a
woman will
usually stop
wearing furisode around...
-
kimono with open
sleeves (wakiake); boys from
wealthier families could wear
furisode.
After the
coming of age ceremony, the
forelocks were
shaved off, giving...
-
wanted to give her
outfit something that
would flow and so gave her a
furisode.
Nomura said that her name
means "night" in the
Okinawan language, which...
-
occasions and is
typically only worn with a
furisode. Traditionally, the ****ura-suzume
musubi worn with a
furisode indicated a
woman was
available for marriage...
- collection. Note that the
youth on the left is
wearing a
kimono whose style (
furisode) and
color was
considered appropriate for
adolescents of both ****es but...
