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How to wear your yukata.by ~HarlequinsTears

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Ok so I was at the Sakura Festival in DC today, and I found a really cheap yukata for sale. The guy at the stand was like "that's gonna be huge on you, you know", and I couldn't help but to think 'you don't know how to wear a yukata, do you?'.
So this got me to thinking. How many others out there were fooled into thinking that their yukata is too big for them?
So I decided to make a tutorial on how to wear a yukata, based off of what I was taught by a very nice lady named Yukari when I went to Japan (she tied my yukata for me many times).
This is mainly a tutorial for people who's yukata's seem too long, when really they're the perfect size. Most are going to run on the long side, so this is a big tip on how to wear them!

...Ignore the fact that I look like hell...I'm sick, and I'm wearing sweatpants and a bra, for gods sakes...>>;
I might remake this tutorial some day, when I get a proper obi belt, and I don't look so crappy.

This could be used as a guide to wearing a kimono as well, though there several more steps and addages. But you get the idea.

Note: I should make a note now, because I just noticed this...If you are gonna tie the Obi, don't tie it in the front unless you want trained eyes handing you money in turn for sexual favors o___o;. Obi's tied in the front are generally signs of a prostitute, but of course I totally forgot that when writing this tutorial.
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*Kitsu4tail Mar 19, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Wait does Matsuri mean festival? it would make since cuz Matsuri con is in August. I dont exacly know many Japanese words.

~HarlequinsTears Mar 19, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Essentially, yes!

*ToxicKiba Sep 4, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

i really appreciate this! i recently got one from my uncle who's stationed in Japan as a Grad gift, but had no clue how to wear it!

apparently i am super tall compared to the average 'asian' standard because he got me one that was middle range when it came to adult sizes. When i put it on, i had no use for the belt because it already hit my ankle!! >_< the sleeves hit just below my elbow (which is still acceptable i guess).
so its really funny to see it on me.

my friend Minh, finds it hilarious to watch me put it on and wear it. she says i look like a poor lost, abit fashionable, weeaboo TT_TT

~HarlequinsTears Sep 4, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Haha, yeah I've put yukata on people of many sizes. My college Japanese teacher runs a Japan Day festival in my city every year, so she usually asks me for my extra yukata and my help dressing her students. You can usually modify the way you wear it based on your height. The one thing I do notice about wearing it without the belts under the obi, and folding the extra fabric over, is that as with a bath robe you have to be careful about the yukata coming open in the front. So if you wear it out and about, you might want to pin it shut or use one of the under belts anyway just for some added closure in front.
Enjoy wearing your yukata! I'll be making a new tutorial soon

*ToxicKiba Sep 4, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

That sounds alot like my english teacher

Ive worn a spare of her's before but she did all the fancy adjusting and tying for me.

I'll probably end up wearing the belt plus pinning it, since its of a light cotton and i gotta make sure my larger girls stay where their suppose to! (out of sight!!)

Thank you oh so much! <3 I do have to admit, throughout the tut I kept trying to figure out what your necklace really looked like, haha

~HarlequinsTears Sep 6, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oh, haha the necklace I was wearing at the time is actually a really interesting one. I study Tibetan Buddhism and the necklace (not actually supposed to be worn as a necklace) is a small plastic tube-like case with a tiny enclosed picture of the deity Yeshe Walmo, who is the protectress. Most people hang them in their cars or in their homes somewhere, but I was in a really unstable transitioning period at the time, and so I wore it around my neck.
I'm sure that explanation is a lot more in depth than you might have expected

*ToxicKiba Sep 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

well from what i can see of it, its very pretty. And i love 'in depth' descriptions, leaves less guess work haha.
Honestly, i didnt know Tibetan Buddhism existed (which sounds rather dumb now that i realize) but i dont think they would mind you wearing it as a necklace in you need it for extra strength or comfort. ^_^

~HarlequinsTears Sep 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yes! There are many sects of Buddhism. The Dalai Lama is the religious leader of one of the Tibetan sects of Buddhism. The one I study is called Bon. And yes, at the time I really did need the support and comfort

*ToxicKiba Sep 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

(i totally just googled Bon) is it Bon dharma? you peaked my interest so i started reading into it. I must admit, you've broadened my horizon when it comes to the different 'types'

~HarlequinsTears Sep 8, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yeah that's probably it. The "o" in Bon has two dots over it (umlaut). That's awesome though! I'm glad I could introduce you to something new.

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