#children kimono

[tanuki-kimono]

Gorgeous attire for this young model (pic 1 / 2) in a auspicious red retro garb with crane patterns, matched with a modern hairtsyling featuring a dramatic crane+wisteria hairpin

[thekimonogallery]

Photo of girl in the historic town of Shizuoka, Japan, near the base of Mt Fuji.  Early 20th century. The girl is dressed in a special child's ceremonial kimono utilized specifically for the  Shichi-Go-San ( "Seven-Five-Three"), a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys, held annually on November 15.

[tanuki-kimono]

I have a question for you! Do you know what sort of garment unmarried noble girls would wear? And i mean very noble women- i need it for a reference :D

Hi! That truly depends on what time period you are talking + what you mean by noble + how old is the girl ^^;

A Heian girl will not wear the same as an Edo one, same for a noble (kuge) or samurai (buke) daughter

[tanuki-kimono]

A+++ modern styling for this shichigosan ensemble for Kobune photo studio. The cranes antique haori, the denim hakama, the SHOES, I love all of this SO MUCH!!!

[tanuki-kimono]

Adorable Ushiwakamaru costume, and modern shichigosan outfits inspired by Demon Slayers, available for rental at Hanaya

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Cute pics for this shichigosan photoshoot. I really like the pure red hifu/vest without the usual tassels!

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Following this post about children kimono fashion, here are new adorable past photoshoot pictures released by Tsubomi Photo.

I truly hope this studio will release more kid kimono photoshoots, they are so natural and cute!

[tanuki-kimono]

Do you think you could share more child kimonos? Or do they tend to not have as detailed designs on them?

Hi :) It's true I don't post many children kimono here. It's mainly because:

Children kimono often have kids in them (duh xD), and tbh I am not super confortable sharing kids pictures on the net. Many Japanese people anonymize their private pictures, but still reposting kids pics truly feels like intruding their privacy. This leave mainly photoshoots as a source.

Children don't often wear kimono nowadays. You can sometimes catch cute jinbei/yukata with modern/novelty patterns during summertime. But most of the time, kimono are worn for formal event such as miyamairi and shichigosan and the patterns/styling are often super classical (and a bit meh to my taste :S).

Follow those links to get a better idea of the different looks 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 .

Kids' kimono materials and patterns can be as plain or as luscious as adult's ones. Main differences between adult vs kid kimono are some tailoring points :

the sleeves, especially tighter/rounder funazokosode or genrokukosode sleeves (which won't catch and tear easily, see shapes here),

the tsukehimo (sewn-on ties for easy dressing)

the various -age tucks, accomodating a kid's growth into an adult size kimono

I sometimes come across fun photoshoots, I'll try to look for some more :D In the meantime, enjoy those past notes 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

[tanuki-kimono]

Adorable sansai-iwaigi (kimono worn for shichigosan celebrations) depicting musicians bunnies among auspicious motifs, handpainted by yuuzen artist Mizuno Kana for her niece

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Is there a term for the way children tuck their kimono sleeves if they're too big?

I keep trying to look it up but I can't find it anywhere.

But here's examples of what I mean.

Hi! I've covered this in a past note :)

Torso width is sized down with shoulder tucks named 肩上げ kata-age. Lenght is reduced thanks to a waist tuck named 腰揚げ koshi-age. Too long sleeves are made smaller with 袖揚げ sode-age.

[tanuki-kimono]

It is a bit hard to find pics a modern kids kimono fashion so this ooutfit is a treat: wool kimono is worn over modern clothes (hoodie!) much like a a coat and I am living for it! Comfy and fun + a nice idea to spice up a kid wardrobe  :D

[tanuki-kimono]

Rainbow kimono by Mimizukuya retailored to fit a child. This shows nicely the shoulder tucks called kataage, used to narrow the torso and shorten sleeves. And when your child grows up, you only have to undo/lessen the tucks and bam! perfect fit :)

[tanuki-kimono]

Great example showing how full-size kimono were once fitted so children would grow into them (seen on)

Torso width would be size down by making two shoulder tucks named kata-age, and lenght reduced thanks to a waist tuck named koshi-age. Too long sleeves could also be made smaller with sode-age.

Now, children mostly only wear kimono for formal events, so families often simply rent some tailored to kid sizes. The tuck feature is now mainly seen on antiques - or worn live by maiko (who in the past were far younger than today):

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[tanuki-kimono]

Cute bunnies and butterflies frolicking in a sunny flower field, antique girl kimono reprint by Ichiroya

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Fun and bright kid styling by @salaokabe (pictures here and here). I like this take far from usual shichigosan/jusanmairi children outfits. Those two look like cheeky modern bunny spirits ^^

The handsewn bunny bonnet is based on traditional bride headress named wataboshi (picture from):

[tanuki-kimono]

Lively Jūsanmairi shrine visit outfits (seen on and on). I really like how they styled those kanzashi in pair (usually, hairpins of those type are worn alone on left side)

Those special shrine visits done by 13 years old children were in the past a way off countering yakudoshi (”evil years”), special time marks seen as unlucky or difficult. 13 also marked the age when children started to wear untucked kimono, ie “adult” garments.