Parts of Kimono, Cost, and Style

According to Wikipedia, the parts of a kimono consist of the following:

PARTS OF KIMONO

• Dōura (胴裏^?) upper lining on a woman's kimono
• Eri (衿^?) collar
• Fuki hem guard
• Furi sleeve below the armhole
• Maemigoro (前身頃^?) front main panel, excluding sleeves. Covering portion of the other side of the back, maemigoro is divided into "right maemigoro" and "left maemigoro".
• Miyatsukuchi opening under the sleeve
• Okumi (衽^?) front inside panel situated on the front edge of the left and right, excluding the sleeve of a kimono. Until the collar, down to the bottom of the dress goes, up and down part of the strip of cloth. Have sewn the front body. It is also called "袵"
• Sode^[5] (袖^?) sleeve
• Sodeguchi (袖口^?) sleeve opening
• Sodetsuke (袖付^?) kimono armhole
• Susomawashi (裾回し^?) lower lining
• Tamoto (袂^?) sleeve pouch
• Tomoeri (共衿^?) over-collar (collar protector)
• Uraeri (裏襟^?) inner collar
• Ushiromigoro (後身頃^?) back main panel, excluding sleeves, covering the back portion. They are basically sewn back-centered and consist of "right ushiromigoro" and "left ushiromigoro". But for wool fablic, ushiro migoro consists of 1 clothes.

COST

A woman's kimono may easily exceed US$10,000;^[14] a complete kimono outfit, with kimono, undergarments, obi, ties, socks, sandals, and accessories, can exceed US$20,000. A single obi may cost several thousand dollars. However, most kimonos owned by kimono hobbyists or by practitioners of traditional arts are far less expensive. Enterprising people make their own kimono and undergarments by following a standard pattern, or by recycling older kimonos. Cheaper and machine-made fabrics can substitute for the traditional hand-dyed silk. There is also a thriving business in Japan for second-hand kimonos, which can cost as little as ¥500 (about $5). Women's obis, however, mostly remain an expensive item. Although simple patterned or plain colored ones can cost as little as ¥1,500 (about $15), even a used obi can cost hundreds of dollars, and experienced craftsmanship is required to make them. Men's obis, even those made from silk, tend to be much less expensive, because they are narrower, shorter and less decorative than those worn by women.

STYLES


Kimonos range from extremely formal to casual. The level of formality of women's kimono is determined mostly by the pattern of the fabric, and color. Young women's kimonos have longer sleeves, signifying that they are not married, and tend to be more elaborate than similarly formal older women's kimono.^[5] Men's kimonos are usually one basic shape and are mainly worn in subdued colors. Formality is also determined by the type and color of accessories, the fabric, and the number or absence of kamon (family crests), with five crests signifying extreme formality.^[5] Silk is the most desirable, and most formal, fabric. Kimonos made of fabrics such as cotton and polyester generally reflect a more casual style. It is said that the reason of these long sleeves is when confessed by man, in case of replying "Yes," she waves sleeves back and forth, but as for "no" left to right.