A Yukata is a Japanese Garment, a casual summer dress usually made of cotton. People wearing yukata are a common sight in Japan at "Bon-Odori", a Dance festival we have in summer season, fireworks displays, and other summer events. The yukata is also frequently worn after bathing at "Ryokan" or "Minshuku", traditional Japanese hotels. Yukata was originally used for bath(ing) clothes and Pajamas.
Like other forms of traditional Japanese clothing yukata are made with straight seams and wide sleeves. Unlike formal kimono, which are made of silk, yukata are typically made of cotton. Traditionally its colors were conservative but today a wide variety of colors and designs are available. As with kimono, the general rule with yukata is that younger people wear brighter colors and bolder patterns than older people. A child might wear a multicolored print and a young woman, a floral print, while an older woman would confine herself to a traditional dark blue with geometric patterns. (Some quoted from Wikipedia)
I have a good memory my ex-girlfriend wearing a pink Yukata with light-blue "Obi: a sash" when we went to see Fireworks in our youth. I can still hear the sound of her "Geta : wodden sandals"....
Photo: a Japanese lady with Yukata with Wine-Red colored "Obi"
Photo: a pretty Obi.
You may enjoy different color scheme and design of Obi to coloring your Appearance
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