Please someone in heavens all mighty name help me on this. I been working on my story Two Souls Two Jewels and I came across a mighty problem. I have no knowledge what so ever of Sesshomaru's wonderful Kimono. So I did my research like a good little girl using the links of :

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono#Men.27s_kimonos
www.shimazakura.com/kimono-accessory-needs-s/121.htmz
eelkat.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/lord-sesshomarus-kimono-anime-manga/

So yeah here comes the most wonderful question in the world. What is Sesshomaru really wearing. The last link say that he wears a Nagajuban (that is sometimes flower pattern.) Soooooooooo everything I seen is him wearing said floral pattern on the outside which should be the Kimono (Hoari?) Or is it just plainly a Kimono. I am getting the most aggravating headache trying to figure it all out and then I remembered I have a wonderful Dokuga family that is absolutely obsessed with Sesshomaru like mwah.

Please I beg of you.... HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

I always thought he was wearing a haori and hakama, but I was faced with the same problem while writing my one shot this evening. Needless to say I will be watching this thread carefully! Lol

A nanajuban is usually worn underneath, much like undergarments. I believe that the upper part is indeed a type of haori and the lower part a type of hakama called sashinuki hakama. The yellow sash he wears is called obi I think. I will show his outfit to my Japanese language teacher on Saturday and ask her about it for more details.

Stella wrote:
A nanajuban is usually worn underneath, much like undergarments. I believe that the upper part is indeed a type of haori and the lower part a type of hakama called sashinuki hakama. The yellow sash he wears is called obi I think. I will show his outfit to my Japanese language teacher on Saturday and ask her about it for more details.

Thank you very much if you really do this. I really would love to know what he is wearing. I know that the Hadajuban is the underwear for the kimono and the Nagajuban is what goes between them o.o...

I think you need to consider ( and i'm not saying your doing it) but honestly the smaller details like this can clog a fic up. When i remember fics it's not b/c of what clothing type he's wearing, or what their house looked like. I'm not saying it densest help sometimes but you shouldn't worry yourself to the point of stress over it.

We'd get it if you said "pants" verses "Hakama" either way it goes.

Just remember have fun with it, and so long as you understand it and can paint it for us, then we'll get it too ^_^

I'll be sure to add a memo in my notes and ask her. Even if you don't use the terms in your story, as sugar0o very kindly suggested, it would be nice to finally know what exactly he's wearing

I'll get back to you in a week!

sugar0o wrote:
I think you need to consider ( and i'm not saying your doing it) but honestly the smaller details like this can clog a fic up. When i remember fics it's not b/c of what clothing type he's wearing, or what their house looked like. I'm not saying it densest help sometimes but you shouldn't worry yourself to the point of stress over it.

We'd get it if you said "pants" verses "Hakama" either way it goes.

Just remember have fun with it, and so long as you understand it and can paint it for us, then we'll get it too ^_^

I guess when I started writing the pants and stuff down my brain instantly took a great peek into knowing what he really was wearing. Instead of pants I wanted to write hakama because I read a lot of animes. So then it got me into the what is Sesshomaru really wearing because I already began calling his top a Hoari and everything like that. It just really captured my interest. :)Then the research I did began to confuse me so I wanted to ask the lovely people of Dokuga. !!!

I am not really a great story maker yet as I have some troubles with details here and there. So I do my best to paint a wonderful picture. It simply is just the fact that my curiousity wont really leave it alone. So I would like to use the real words of what he is wearing in my story once I gain the new bit of info so I can remember it.

Stella wrote:
I'll be sure to add a memo in my notes and ask her. Even if you don't use the terms in your story, as sugar0o very kindly suggested, it would be nice to finally know what exactly he's wearing

I'll get back to you in a week!

I cant wait till you get back to me on what he is wearing. My curiosity about the subject has run wild with me. A few pictures that I seen was of him wearing different outfits like four of them I believe. I began to wonder which was the real outfit drawn by Rumiko Takahashi. Or if all the outfits where drawn by her?

I'll ask about the anime outfit if that's alright?

Stella wrote:
I'll ask about the anime outfit if that's alright?

Any question you ask about the outfit will be alright I am just curious. Should make a post asking which one is Sesshomaru Sexiest in

That's easy...neither

hehe good point

I found reference of this in Lady Samiko's fic "Stolen Seasons" (K+). I'm not sure of the particular chapter, I just know that it is in there in the A/N's. For some reason I can not copy/paste the link. So if the above doesn't work, it can be found on both ffnet and in the Spark Archives.

Hope this helps.

If you're looking for information about the InuYasha characters and their clothing, you might want to look at this excellent resource:

http://www.dokuga.com/forum/34-authors-tools/70752-glossary-of-japanese-clothing-inuyasha-characters

It contains some of the most exhaustive research I've seen to date of the clothing styles that the characters wear.

~~Wiccan~~

EDIT: Another excellent thread, also developed by Aura Depths is this one:

http://www.dokuga.com/forum/34-authors-tools/68517-glossary-of-japanese-clothing#68517

I'd strongly recommend reading EelKat's take on making a historically accurate Sesshomaru costume. I especially enjoyed her speculation that the western lands actually part of China and that he's traveled to parts of Portugal,and Mongolia (based upon his outfit).
www.squidoo.com/LordSesshomaruCostume
www.squidoo.com/LordSesshomaruCostume2
www.squidoo.com/LordSesshomaruHistory

Those links are a good starting point, and within them there are plenty of other links to click upon to read up on

Or the part at the end when it's speculated that he was originally intended to be a female.... which does make sense.

Edit: He wears the same type of armor as Princess Abi... that was kinda strange me but made sense overall. Then again, other then the Inu no Taisho, I've never seen a demon really wearing armor.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments and helping me. I really love Dokugians. You guys are always so helpful. Thank you guys so much for all the links. I will go through them and make sure to read each one careful. Thank you so much again.

WiccanMethuselah wrote:
If you're looking for information about the InuYasha characters and their clothing, you might want to look at this excellent resource:

http://www.dokuga.com/forum/34-authors-tools/70752-glossary-of-japanese-clothing-inuyasha-characters

It contains some of the most exhaustive research I've seen to date of the clothing styles that the characters wear.

~~Wiccan~~

EDIT: Another excellent thread, also developed by Aura Depths is this one:

http://www.dokuga.com/forum/34-authors-tools/68517-glossary-of-japanese-clothing#68517

That's exactly what I wanted to see! I love you so much right now Wiccan! Thank you

Kneazles wrote:
I'd strongly recommend reading EelKat's take on making a historically accurate Sesshomaru costume. I especially enjoyed her speculation that the western lands actually part of China and that he's traveled to parts of Portugal,and Mongolia (based upon his outfit).
www.squidoo.com/LordSesshomaruCostume
www.squidoo.com/LordSesshomaruCostume2
www.squidoo.com/LordSesshomaruHistory

Those links are a good starting point, and within them there are plenty of other links to click upon to read up on

That was very interesting! I have a couple of friends who would actually like to cosplay as Sesshy, so I send them the links. Very helpful, thank you Kneazles

Your welcome. I was looking at it as something to attempt myself but it seems like an ambitious project for a first time attempt at a costume

Yeah, it's pretty elaborate for a first time costume. Why don't you try something simpler? I'm thinking of one of Jigoku Shoujo's outfits this year, if a reaally good friend of mine helps me make it lol

I will probably try something simpler, its just a matter of choosing a character I like and that I'd feel comfortable in the costume which eliminates a lot of female characters. Ironically it is not the clothing but the shoes that I need to feel comfortable in. I can't wear a heel unless its very solid and very low other wise I -will- break an ankle. Of course I could just ask my cousin if there's a costume she'd like to make for herself and she and I can work on it together.

I love Sesshomaru's haori pattern. The red and white flowers are very appealing. I am so getting a tattoo of this design but sadly I wont be able to use white. Anyone have a color theme ideas that will make up for the white? It doesn't even have to have red in it.

Maybe a light blue would go with his flower pattern. o.o?

Hmm I need two colors. Light blue and what else? Though lighter colors fade over time.