urocissaornata Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 (edited) I'm a bit of a lurker but I have a burning question and need some resources, and I figured you guys might be just the experts I'm looking for. I have posted a fic at AFF, called "The Hair Ribbon" and it was my first foray into writing adult fanfiction. Now I have the bug, and I'm working on a much longer Rurouni Kenshin fic centered around the time in the immediate aftermath of the Jinchuu arc. The problem: I probably got some of the details of clothing wrong in my published fic, and I need to know a lot more details for this long fic. If Kenshin is going to be undressing Kaoru, I want to know exactly what he's peeling off. It's proving to be a real stopping point for me, and I know I can't even get this fic into a suitable beta format without this knowledge. Plus, I'd like to fix my previous fic. Does anyone have any good resources that describe each layer of what Meiji-era Japanese women and men wore? I'd like to know the name (and even fabric content, if possible) of everything from underwear to outerwear, and everything in between. I can read hiragana and katakana, and a few kanji. If anyone has pictures, that'd be doubly welcome. I really appreciate any help you guys can provide. Thanks in advance for your time! Edited October 31, 2007 by urocissaornata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peldor Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I found two good resources, KIMONO ENCYCLOPAEDIA - KIMONO and Kimono - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Both explain the different parts of a Kimono and how to actually wear them as well as the different types of kimonos and the terms and situations in which they would be worn. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts