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kosode
A short-sleeved predecessor to the kimono, with a wider body, a longer collar and narrower sleeves. Often worn by miko.
The main difference between a kosode and kimono lies in their sleeves: a kosode features short but wide sleeves completely sewn to the body, with rounded outer edges, while a kimono features open, unsewn sleeves.
The kosode was worn in Japan as everyday wear from roughly the Kamakura period (1185–1333) until the latter years of the Edo period (1603–1867), at which a point its proportions had diverged to resemble those of modern-day kimono.
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