kimono dress

Wrap-style flowing dress

A kimono dress adapts elements of the traditional Japanese garment—wide sleeves, a wrapped or crossover front, and a flowing silhouette—into Western dress styles.

The term covers everything from casual wrap dresses to formal gowns that evoke Japanese aesthetics: She wore a silk kimono dress to the gallery opening.

Related
  • obiJapanese robe sash
  • silkFine woven insect fiber
  • silk fabricWoven cocoon-thread cloth
  • geishaJapanese arts entertainer
  • JapanEast Asian archipelago nation

traditional · robe · sash · sleeves · elegant · flowing · cherry blossom · tea ceremony · tea house · yukata · wide sleeves · wrap · embroidered · formal · floral · Japanese · draping · wedding

Categories
Opposites
garment structure

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Form-fitting women's garment

pencil dress · sheath dress · fitted dress · bandage dress · mermaid dress

cultural/aesthetic origin

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Formal clothing conveying authority

formality and occasion

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Formal professional clothing

ballgown · evening gown · military uniform · ceremonial gown

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G