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The outer robe, or uchikake, was worn without a sash over a kosode on formal occasions. Originating in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) as a robe for highranking samurai ladies, it later was used more widely as formal winter attire.
- Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Peonies, Plum Blossoms, and Butterflies
The uchikake is a lined silk robe with a wadded or padded...
- Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Peonies, Plum Blossoms, and Butterflies
The uchikake is a lined silk robe with a wadded or padded hem, worn over another garment without a sash, usually for formal occasions or stage performances. The origins of the use of this garment among women of the samurai elite can be traced back to the Kamakura period (1185–1333).
An uchikake is a lined silk robe with a wadded or padded hem, worn over another garment without a sash, usually for formal occasions or stage performances. Such outer robes often feature a layer of silk filaments between the outer “ground” fabric and the lining, and the wadded hem was intended to add weight to the lower edge of the garment ...
Uchikake (打掛) is a kind of kimono (or wafuku, either of them means Japanese traditional clothing) worn by Japanese women. This is originally the kimono for spring, autumn, or winter, but in the case of the costumes for rent for a wedding, the uchikake for summer made of sha (silk gauze) are seen on rare occasions. It is also called "kaidori".
Uchikake (Japanese: 打掛) are formal, ornately decorated kimono that were originally worn by women in samurai families in 16th-century Japan. Centuries later, this garment was adopted as bridal wear.
27 lip 2014 · Uchikake are the outer layer of a traditional bridal kimono. They are highly decorative with auspicious images such as cranes. In Japan, cranes are traditionally believed to live 1000 years. They are a symbol of longevity.
15 lis 2017 · Kanami Saito, the third-generation designer at Toyoko Saito’s Elance Corporation, launched a revolution in the history of the uchikake—an elegant garment embodying refinement. Saito was inspired to weave an uchikake using Elance’s original thread, while retaining the uchikake’s beauty.
