Kimono: From Past To Present

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 625-0414
Saturday, April 24, 2010
2 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Adults $9.00; Seniors (62 and over) $5.00; Students (with ID) and Youth (6-17) $5.00; Children 5 and under and Museum Members, FREE.
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A beautiful and educational kimono show and lecture, featuring men and women’s kimono for all different occasions, by the International Beauty Association Yamanoryu Kisou.

The show will feature furisode (a long sleeve kimono worn by unmarried women for ceremonies), homongi (a regular sleeved kimono worn by men and women for ceremonies), montsuki hakama (formal Japanese attire for men), and tomesode (a formal kimono worn by married women).

The lecture will include information about the different kinds of kimonos people wear, kimono patterns and designs, the kinds of kimonos you would wear for different seasons, the evolution of kimono fashion, an explanation and demonstration of how to tie an obi, and more.