Around the world, the kimono is recognized as the national dress of Japan. Made from a single, long fourteen-inch-wide bolt of silk, the kimono has an overall T-shape, with its component parts joined mainly in straight, vertical seams. In contrast to typical Western garb, the kimono is flat rather than three-dimensional and angular, not form-fitting. It is more an expression of surface design using dyed and/or embroidered patterns than a product of tailoring and weaving.

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This particular Kimono was made on a half-scale using modern man-made fabric.  Traditional skills were used in the making.