Traditional wearing of Japanish woman

Tabi (足袋) are traditional Japanese ankle high, divided-toe socks. They are worn with traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono, and with traditional Japanese footwear such as zori or geta. Tabi are worn by both men and women. The most common colour is white; white tabi are worn during tea ceremony and with formal wear, but men sometimes wear black tabi. There are also patterned and coloured tabi. They are worn most often by women. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (341x759, 53 KB) Information: Going Out/ Chen Cheng-po/ 1926/ 120x54 cm Information in Chinese: 外出/ 陳澄波/ 1926/ 絹‧膠彩/ 120×54 cm Description in Chinese: 此畫可歸入日本江戶時代以來，美人畫傳統下的作品。畫中少女的頭髮簡單地平塗，幾乎分不清是剪成短髮或者梳成髻，身著豔麗的和服，眉目間猶有幾分 稚氣，但神情堅定，右手緊握洋傘，左腳略向前跨出一小步，毫不做作。她的可親性，像是現實世界中無邪的姐妹，壓抑不住外出的興奮。(by 李賢輝) Source: [1] |Chen Cheng-po]] File links The following pages link to this file: Tabi ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (341x759, 53 KB) Information: Going Out/ Chen Cheng-po/ 1926/ 120x54 cm Information in Chinese: 外出/ 陳澄波/ 1926/ 絹‧膠彩/ 120×54 cm Description in Chinese: 此畫可歸入日本江戶時代以來，美人畫傳統下的作品。畫中少女的頭髮簡單地平塗，幾乎分不清是剪成短髮或者梳成髻，身著豔麗的和服，眉目間猶有幾分 稚氣，但神情堅定，右手緊握洋傘，左腳略向前跨出一小步，毫不做作。她的可親性，像是現實世界中無邪的姐妹，壓抑不住外出的興奮。(by 李賢輝) Source: [1] |Chen Cheng-po]] File links The following pages link to this file: Tabi ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kimono on a Japanese Postage Stamp Kimono (Japanese: 着物 literally something one wears) are the traditional garments of Japan. ... Zori (草履) are sandals made from rice straw or lacquered wood and are worn with a kimono for formal occasions. ... Geta (下駄) is a pair of Japanese raised wooden clogs worn with traditional Japanese garments, such as the kimono. ... A tea ceremony is a ritualised form of making tea. ...

There are also tabi that resemble boots and function as footwear rather than as socks. They are made of a thicker, tougher material, often with a rubber sole, and are worn by construction workers, gardeners, and rickshaw-pullers. A pair of classic black leather Dr. Martens. ...

See also

• stocking
• socks
• Japanese clothing
• zori
• geta
• waraji