#kimono women

[dkettchen]

she would've told them unlike her canon! version who decided not to be an ally smh

[wizeint]

kimono women

[sibmakesart]

they have a traditionnal wear party with the crew

thanks to @a-random-fandom-friend who gave me the push to finally draw sanji in traditionnal elsassisch wear

also

zoro is breton, but born from a japanese mother (as in canon his mother is from wano and dad from a random village in east blue, well now hes from a random village in bretagne dw about it)

and

i have to admit

i had to fight the urge to put sanji in a dirndle

[crimson-nail]

she was running a little late for the photo but she’s here now!!

[tanuki-kimono]

Hello ! I've been really into Gegege no Kitarou recently, and looking at his mom made me wonder : back when kimonos were worn on a daily basis, how did pregnant people style them ? Did they wear other types of clothes that don't compress the stomach as much instead ? If you happen to have any info on this, it would be very cool :)

Hi! It's hard to imagine as many kitsuke pictures now promote perfect tubular silhouettes with not a fold out of place, but in the past kimono were worn far more loosely than they are today!

Kimono was then worn everyday (=no time for perfect polished photoshoot looks ;), many kistuke accessories we now use didn't even exist (=they were not needed!).

During Edo period to late Meiji, feminine silhouettes were far more flowy/willowy than what we have today:

Kimono tended to be longer (hikizuri for ex.) and adjusted far less tighlty on the upper body (=people were working!). Depending on the period obi were narrower, or worn differently (criss crossed for ex.) or laxer than what we do today.

Pregnant women had no trouble adjusting their clothes to their changing bodies :)

The kimono was worn looser and looser as belly and boobs grew. If possible, kimono could have been unstitched and retailored (if fabric allowed it) to the bigger size needed.

Obi and ties were set above (and/or under the belly depending on time), like so:

And pregnancy belts were widely used.

One belt was a type of sarashi (soft cotton roll, which was also used for chest) named hara-obi 腹帯, which provided support:

Another special belt was the Iwata-obi 岩田帯, used during Obi-iwai 帯祝い, a ceremony taking place on the day of the dog during the fifth month of pregnancy. This was meant to ensure safe birth, as dogs were thought to give birth easily - hence why inu hariko are good luck charm for expecting women:

The obiiwai was also a way to announce a pregnancy to the community (as miscarriages, abortions, and infanticides were sadly quite common then).

Iwata obi are still a thing, here are modern ones:

Finally, as a side note, what pregnant women could do if they felt smothered by their kimono? Well, just open the damn thing to wear it much like a robe!

Japan had not the same shaming view of female breasts than the West then. It was quite common to see some working class people in underwear/loosely dressed, or have both sex share spaces in the nude (baths for ex.).

Tbh, unless she was living a sheltered life (no work, servants, etc.), I don't see why a pregnant woman would have bothered with a properly adjusted kimono, when she could have just be much freer and comfortable xD

Hope this helps!

[tervaneula]

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[itsmarjudgelove]

[popplebot-art]

Drawing Kiruko again put me in the mood to rethink a bunch of aspects of her design, and I'm super happy with how she turned out. Gonna leave the original up for comparison's sake

Twitter

[crystallizedtwilight]

I have returned from my trip to Japan! It was incredible!

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE TASTY PRINTS & LOVELY LADIES OF THE KAIE PERIOD -- TEMPURA WITH HER TEA.

PIC INFO: "Looks delicious," Appearance of a Courtesan in the Kaei Period, from the series "Thirty-Two Aspects of Women" (1888) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Photo: Nakau Collection.

Source: https://asianartnewspaper.com/life-in-edo-prints/#prettyPhoto[group-135]/2.

[theartisticendeavor]

Art by Saito Kiyoshi

[pinkinsect]

if you're still doing femlock reqs.... could u do aryu or chigiri

couldn't choose so i did both... i put them in yukata for further display of their unique types of boyslay

[fwwm-art]

@/Soycrates on twitter pointed out that Shaman village more accurately translates to “shrine-maiden village”, so here’s a rough sketch of a younger marika wearing the traditional garb of Miko, Japanese shrine maidens! I changed the red to dark blue to match with Marika’s dress in-game.

Miko references under the cut