5 Ideas of What to Wear Under a Long Kimono

Let's explore ideas of what items to wear under longer kimonos


For my examples of what to wear under a long kimono, I varied the length of the items from long to short. Not only did I change up the length of the pieces under this kimono, I also wanted to showcase various color combinations. Make sure to tell me your favorites.

1-Pants/Jeans

2-Midi Dress

3-Capris

4-Skirt

5-The best option!! See it on the blog


Pants

First I wanted to start with something that is longer than this kimono, so I wore a pair of white pants.


Details about the Outfit

Since the pants are white and the kimono is neutral, I added some color with the top. It's a bright green which is perfect for the warmer months.

Midi Dress

I always think of a kimono as the perfect topper for a dress. Since the kimono has volume (especially when it’s windy), I opted for a straight dress.

For the shoes I chose to match the dress, and the purse to match the kimono. With that in mind, I added in other colors with my hat and necklaces.

Capris

Time and time again, I read an article that women shouldn’t wear capris. Once again, I will point out that the capris pants are not the issue. It’s more about how the entire outfit comes together like I talked about in my Frumpy post.


The rules of thirds plays heavily with capris. While this top may actually be a tad long for that rule, I think the “wild” shoes and long kimono add in the required sass.

Plus this pair of capris are a polished cotton which makes them cool looking.

Skirt

Since skirts come in all different lengths, I chose one that was shorter than my capri pants for this exercise. Again, I wore a slimmer silhouette since the kimono has volume.




Insider tip: If it’s a windy day, you may want to use some kind of closure for your kimono. I’m showing my magnetic one that I talked about in this post. In fact, I put it under the cami so the kimono would stay in place better, seen in the photo below.

Now make sure to click over to the blog post to see the shortest option of what I styled under the long kimono.

Conclusion

Looking back at my outfits makes me learn so much from this experiment. That’s why I suggest to everyone to take a selfie photo daily of their outfit and review them occasionally. What I learned from these photos is that the slimmer silhouette is key to what to wear under a long kimono. Even thought I broke that idea with my white peplum top, the capris were still straight leg, and so I think it still worked.

For example, I don’t think my pleated skirts or fit and flare dresses would be as visually appealing. Then again, we never know until we try it. So don’t let that stop you from giving it a go.



Details about this Kimono

This long, tie dye kimono was part of my second  Fashom box that I requested for our Caribbean cruise. When I requested a kimono, I made sure to tell my stylist the colors I already had. I can’t remember if I asked for a long one too. Luckily my stylist “knows” my body shape, and picked out a long kimono that wasn’t overpowering. Part of that is the thinner material and part is how the front pieces angle into the body of the kimono. To me that’s the advantage of having a “stylist” because I wouldn’t have thought about asking for something like that.


BTW, you can always request a piece through Fashom if it’s something you think you’d like.

On our Caribbean cruise, I wore this piece as a bathing suit cover up (which  you can see in this post and is a 6th idea of how to wear a long kimono) and also as a  topper for dinner (I’m holding it in the photo).

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Jodie Filogomo
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