HOW TO WEAR A YUKATA
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I've been looking for a dressing gown for months. Couldn't find any that suited me. It was either because of the type of fabric, the pattern, or simply that I wasn't in the right mood when I tried them on. Finally, one day I went shopping to Uniqlo and found their very nice collection of traditional Yukata. The marvelous patterns are inspired by Japans' famous illustrator Junichi Nakahara (1913- 1983).
A Yukata is Japan's traditional casual dress and should be worn with a properly tied Obi (the beautiful belt tied in a sophisticated bow at the back on traditional Japanese outfits). Yukata's are normally very long with very loose sleeves. Certainly not the most easy to wear dress gown. But I got hands on and transformed into a very comfortable dress gown by making it shorter and narrowing the sleeves. I was done in just one afternoon! And it was fun!
Learn how to wear a Yukata:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KeKrMF7b1Qs
And finally, learn how to properly tie the Obi belt:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=bFNnHzsXMx8
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