■Kimono (Nude Measurement)

Garment length
Uses body height as a reference.

Shoulder + sleeve
With the arm raised to 45, this is measured from the knobbly vertibrae at the back of the neck to the boney lump on the outer side of the wrist.

Body width (front width, back width)
For kimono with patterns, the pattern may sit differently depending on the size.
Body width is taken from the hips.

Wrap width
References bust size.
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■The Parts of the Kimono

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