What shoes or other accessories are worn with kimonos?

“Traditionally” is a very fuzzy term. Most traditionally, kimonos were, for everyone, the thing to wear to all but the most spectacularly formal officials and the most dirty/specialised jobs. To one's ability, one used plain kimonos for everyday wear and had some finer items for visiting, celebrations, ceremonies and such. read more

Most traditionally, kimonos were, for everyone, the thing to wear to all but the most spectacularly formal officials and the most dirty/specialised jobs. To one’s ability, one used plain kimonos for everyday wear and had some finer items for visiting, celebrations, ceremonies and such. read more

Hanhaba obi is the informal obi for everyday kimono wear, while a fukuro obi is the ceremonial one worn for formal occasions. There are also obi accessories like the obiage, a length of silk tied around the torso and underneath the obi that helps to give the body a tube-like shape, and the obijime, which is a decorative cord tied around the obi that helps to keep its knot in place. read more