La Perla | Ballet Blanc • in soft violet lightweight cotton + Broderie Anglaise | Spring Summer 2022
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hello! i have been trying to find some research on sarashi, but couldn't exactly find out if sarashi was still used in the 2000s in japan. would you happen to know if they still used sarashi or was the 2000s modern enough for women to switch to sports bras and other alternatives?
alternatively, would you also know if chest binders were a thing in japan in the 2000s as another alternative?
sorry if this question is weird :,] thank you tho if you answer it!
Hi! Technically you could still use sarashi nowadays, some people do! In fact, it depends what you refers to as sarashi: the long piece of cotton which can be used to cut diapers, towels etc? Or the undergarment?
Sarashi as undergarment probably fell out of fashion because kimono fell out of fashion - and in both case were mostly replaced by Western style garments. Tbh, I only can fathom sarashi in the 2000's being used by veeery old people, during traditional events like festivals.. or by yankee delinquants wanted to look like yakuza xD
Nowadays, modern undergarments are far more easier to put on and wash + often comfier (think tech fabrics like breathable/heat textile for ex.).
Women who often wear kimono have been using kimono bra (着物ブラジャー or キモノブラ) which look something like this:
You can see how the shape is quite similar to sport bra and binders, though material is much less constrictive.
The main point of those bra is that they have inner "pockets" you can pad to fill out your figure in order to achieve a clean kimono silhouette. Pads are for ex. often added to collarbones area, see the half moons shapes on this model:
This is just part of aaaaaall the padding which can be used in kimono fashion:
Note that extreme padding was not as much of a thing before kitsuke dressing schools rose (=after kimono stopped being worn everyday by the majority of people).
Personally, I (and most of tiddy owners kimono wearers I know) use sport bra or bralette + ditch most padding* - even if it means getting a "messier" kimono line.
*I usually only pad my spine area which is pretty curved, but even then padding is not as dramatic as this one ^^;
So, keep in mind that using padding or not is pretty much up to you and depending on your body type and how confortable you are with not looking like a perfect tube (=the "dream" shape in kitsuke school kimono fashion).
Hope this helps!
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