TYPES OF KIMONO
| REISOU (VERY FORMAL)
| TYPE
| FURISODE

| TOMESODE | MOFUKU | Kurotomesode

| Irotomesode

| Kuromofuku

| Iromofuku | STYLE | Kimono with long sleeves. Worn by unmarried young female.
| Black Kimono which has the design on the bottom and has 5 crests.
| Color Kimono besides black which has the design on the bottom.
| Black plain Kimono with 5 crests.
| Dark color Iromuji or Edokomon.
| PLACE | Wedding, Seijinshiki, Formal Party
| Wedding (own child's) and other very formal events.
| Wedding (reative or friend's) and other very formal events.
| Funeral | Memorial ceremony
| OBI | Maruobi Fukuroobi
| Maruobi Fukuroobi
| Maruobi Fukuroobi
| Maruobi Fukuroobi
| OBIJIME | Gold Silver Other color
| White | Same color as obiage
| Black or white
| Black, white, or gray
| OBIAGE | Soushibori | Soushibori, white
| white soushibori, other color
| black or white
| ZOURI | Gold Silver Yellowish Red
| Gold
Silver
Yellowish Red | Gold
Silver
Yellowish Red | Black |
| JUNREISOU (FORMAL)
| RYAKUREISOU (SEMIFORMAL)
| CASUAL
| | IROMUJI

| HOUMONGI

| TSUKESAGE

| KOMON

| TSUMUGI

| YUKATA

| STYLE | One tone color Kimono
| There are designs on the bottom and the shoulder.
| There are designs on the bottom and the shoulder. (The way it is made differs from Houmongi).
| Same patterned deign is all over the Kimono
| Casual Kimono which has a harder texture.
| Summer Kimono made with cotton or linen.
| PLACE | wedding, tea ceremony...
| wedding, other formal party...
| wedding, graduation, tea ceremony, and other formal party.
| shopping, theater, restaurant etc...
| shopping, theater, restaurant etc...
| fireworks display, casual events...
| OBI | Maruobi Fukuroobi
| Maruobi Fukuroobi
| Maruobi Fukuroobi
| Shareobi
| Shareobi | Hanhabaobi | OBIJIME | Light color with Gold or Silver
| White, Gold, Silver...
| Light color
| Matching with Kimono
| Depends on the obi
| Hanhabaobi | OBIAGE | White, pastel color
| shibori, plain color
| plain color.
| matching with obi
| matching with obi
| | HAKIMONO (SHOES)
| White, Gold, Silver.
| Gold, Silver, Red, one tone color
| Gold , Silver, White, Gold Gray
| matching with Obi
| matching to Obi
| Geta | *** Recommended Obi, Obijime, Obiage, Hakimono for each Kimono Type are listed.
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