Friday, September 9, 2011

Do you know how long a kimono sleeves are with measurements?

Question:


what size are they from right to left and down and up from the shoulder

Answer:


It depends on the size of the person they're made for. Most kimono are custom-made for the person who buys them, so measurements like the wingspan (measure from wrist to wrist with your arms outstretched), shoulder width, height, total width, and even sleeve length (how far the sleeve hangs down from the arm) all depend on how big the person buying the kimono is. The only real exception to this is the measurements for different kinds of furisode sleeves, which are usually pretty standard. The longest version of furisode sleeves are around 40-44 inches long. If you want to get an idea of some typical kimono measurements, look at the kimono for sale on places like Ichiroya. But also keep in mind that most of those kimono are made for Japanese people and all tend to be around the same size, so they often have very similar measurements. If you are trying to make your own kimono, you need to know YOUR measurements.

ETA: I should be a little more clear...while there is a general range of sleeve lengths that is typical, the EXACT sleeve length varies depending on your other measurements and proportions. For example, a shorter-style women's sleeve might fall at the hip with the wearer holds her arm out to the side, but if you take two wearers who are different heights, one might have sleeves that are longer than the other (but the sleeves fall to the same point on the body for both of them).

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