私の趣味の一つに着物を着ることがあります。
着付けは習い始めてからまだ2年のひよっこですが、呉服屋に行ったりリサイクル着物を覗いてみたり、マイペースに着物ライフを楽しんでいます。
着物には長きにわたって伝統として守られてきた、きちんとしたルールや様式があります。着物警察という言葉が生まれるほどに色々な意見がありますが、個人的には時代に合わせた新しい着物の着方は許されていいんじゃないかなと考えています。
私自身も羽織とスカート、ベルトを合わせてお寺に出かけたり、レースの腕カバーを合わせてフリルのような袖にしています。
着物という文化が廃れてしまうよりは、時代に合わせた新しい楽しみ方を各々が見つけていける方がいいかもしれませんね💭
”Wearing Kimono” is one of my hobbies. I’ve been learning Kimono for 2 years, and I often visit Gofukuya (specific stores where sell Kimonos and fabrics) and recycled Kimono shop.
Kimono culture has many traditional rules. Obeying those rules or not are very controversial in Japan, that there is a word “Kimono police”, which stands for people complaining about others’ way of wearing Kimono.
In my opinion, I think how people wear Kimono can be free and creative with the times.
One of the biggest reason why Kimono are not worn in daily life, is that it takes a lot of time and effort to wear it compared with usual clothes. Even though it is difficult to wear them in daily lives, Kimono culture may become obsolete if many hurdles and rules are set when wearing them.
In my case, I sometimes wear Kimono with belt, skirt,and frilled arm covers,which is Japanese and Western eclectic style.
I hope every Kimono fans enjoy their original Kimono styles without worrying how others think about you.🙌