A question about amarican girls and kimonos.
 

I was wondering if Japanese people as a culture have issue with Americans wearing kimonos, cause I love how they look and want to make one... Sorry if this is the wrong section.

Nope. Not at all.

Make it, but please don't wear it :)

I don't see why they would, some of the kimonos I have seen are really stunning, and I see no reason why a non-japanese couldn't to wear them.

Making one though, what a challenge! I'd love to see the finished thing.

Thanks guys!
Yeah, making it will be a pain but...
And I am going to wear it. :D

Put up a photo of you wearing it when you finish. And don't mind Grumpy up there.;)

Heh, sure. :D
And I don't really see whats wrong with wearing a kimono even though I'm not Japanese. Just saying.

Kimonos are incredibly easy to make compared to other clothes. Kariginu are even easier....

(I have a thing for kariginu... Too bad almost no one knows what they are.)

You should. Kimono are beautiful and they would look great on anyone.

Simple ones are easy to make. o.O Obviously... heh. but the one I want to make is pretty complicated.
Ooh, I looked up kariginu, very pretty.:D

That would be awesome.
I'd love to wear one, but since I am well endowed in the "chestal" area it may turn out to be bulky & make me more top heavy than I already am.
Thats why I would like try a yukata...
& i know you can go to ebay for some kimonos & its accesories...

Laughing Out Loud

Going off my memories of the Ai Yori Aoshi anime, isn't there some sort of padding used to flatten the chest to improve the lines of the garment?

Yeah, i am too. I think I'm going to make a yukata to start 'cause they seem simple.

Keaton421: I actually think that is a nice picture.

Koir: I could totally use that. :D

Glad I could be of some informative use. :vsign:

My sister actually looks nice in a kimono. I wore one for my wedding but certainly can`t say it looked nice, or anything close to "right".

But hey, that`s life.

I`ll pass, thank you.

My husband in kimono or hakama though... I`ll think about it. :mtongue: