How to Wear a Yukata

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find your favorite Yukata.

   Flip the long sleeves back over your arms, so that they won't be in your way. , Fix the garment to the center. ,,, Decide the length.
   
   Bottom corner of the right side of the garment should be about 4" from the ground. , Decide the length.
   
   The bottom corner of the left side garment should be about 2" from the ground. , Make sure to tie tightly to avoid the garment getting loose.
   
   Tack the Koshi-Himo in. , Make sure to do the front and the back. *This layer around the waist is called Ohashori.
   
   Ohashori is supposed to show below the Obi. , This one does not have to be as tight as the first one.
   
   Tack the Koshi-Himo ends in. , At the side pockets, pull the back fabric to the front and the pull back the front fabric over it to hide the extra fabric.
   
   This will make a clean side look. , Make sure to Tie an Obi around the waist for the complete Yukata look.
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   Step 2: Put the Yukata on.

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   Step 3: While one hand is holding both sides of the fabric together in front of your body

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   Step 4: try to locate the center line of the garment (where the fabrics are sewed together)on the back of your body using the other hand.

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   Step 5: Open up the garment and pull it up to the ankle level.

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   Step 6: Bring the left side of the garment to the front and decide the length and width.

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   Step 7: Open up the left side while keeping the length and bring the right side to the front.

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   Step 8: Keep the right side garment and bring the left side on top of it.

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   Step 9: Use Koshi-Himo and tie the garment around the waist.

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    Step 10: Find the side pockets

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    Step 11: stick both hands

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    Step 12: and pull the extra fabric over Koshi-Himo.

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    Step 13: Fix the shape of Ohashori and tie the second Koshi-Himo right below the bust.

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    Step 14: If you are slim build

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    Step 15: you may have extra fabric on the side of the upper body.

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    Step 16: And now you are done!

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