Kimono clothing ornament

Abstract

To provide a Kimono clothing ornament capable of easily enhancing decorativeness of Kimono clothing.SOLUTION: A Kimono clothing ornament 1 comprises a decoration body 10 and a string-like body 20, and being used by being attached to a Kimono clothing Obi belt or a Kimono clothing collar, the decoration body 10 is formed in a belt-like shape, and provided with a storage part 11 along an edge extending in the longitudinal direction, the storage part 11 is detachably attached to the Kimono clothing Obi belt or the Kimono clothing collar by a fixing tool 30, and thereby, it is possible to cover at least a part of the front side of the Kimono clothing Obi belt or the Kimono clothing collar, the string-like body 20 is inserted into the storage part 11 to protrude from openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a frill is formed by pulling the decoration body 10 against the string-like body 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a Japanese clothing ornament, and more particularly to a Japanese clothing ornament that is attached to a Japanese clothing sash or a Japanese clothing collar. [Background technology]

[0002] Although kimono is an ancient part of Japanese culture, the number of people wearing them has drastically decreased and it is on the verge of extinction. People tend to shy away from kimono as it is difficult to wear and seems old-fashioned, but to dispel this image, it is necessary to develop attractive and innovative new accessories for kimono that meet the needs of modern people. For this reason, various kimono accessories, such as obi decorations and collar decorations, have been studied for some time. As a conventional method of decorating Japanese clothing, Patent Document 1 discloses attaching lace to an obi plate used when putting on a kimono or yukata, and having the lace protrude from the obi when in use. Patent Document 2 also discloses sewing decorative tape such as lace into a kimono obi, with part of the decorative tape protruding from the edge to enhance the decorativeness of the edge. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 3123916 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-245706 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Conventional decoration of Japanese clothing is simply done by attaching decorative elements such as lace to the obi or belt of the clothing, so there is room for further improvement in terms of enhancing the decorative effect.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a Japanese clothing ornament that can easily enhance the decorativeness of Japanese clothing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The above-mentioned object of the present invention is achieved by a Japanese clothing ornament comprising a decorative body and a string-like body, which is attached to a Japanese obi or a Japanese collar, wherein the decorative body is formed in a belt-like shape and has a storage section along the edge extending in the longitudinal direction, and the storage section is detachably attached to the Japanese obi or the Japanese collar with a fastener, thereby covering at least a portion of the front side of the Japanese obi or the Japanese collar, and the string-like body is inserted into the storage section so as to protrude from openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a frill is formed by pulling the decorative body against the string-like body.

[0007] In this Japanese clothing ornament, it is preferable that the string-like body is fixed to the storage section at the center in the longitudinal direction.

[0008] The ornament preferably comprises a plurality of overlapping belts connected to the storage section in an overlapping state, and the ornament can be unfolded by folding back any of the overlapping belts in the short direction with the storage section attached to the obi or collar of a kimono. The multiple overlapping belts preferably have different lengths in the short direction.

[0009] The fixing devices can be fixed to the front and back of the storage section.

[0010] The fixing member is preferably fixed to the storage section together with the string-like body at the center in the longitudinal direction of the string-like body.

[0011] The string-like body preferably has a plurality of engaging portions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, and the housing portion preferably has, at both longitudinal ends thereof, engaged portions that engage with any of the engaging portions. The engaging portions can be formed from either the male or female member that constitutes the snap button, and the engaged portions can be formed from the other of the male or female member that constitutes the snap button. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a kimono ornament that can easily enhance the decorativeness of kimono. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a Japanese clothing ornament according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a rear view showing the state in which the decorative body of the Japanese clothing ornament is shrunk. [Figure 5] 1 is a diagram showing one step of a method for decorating a Japanese clothing using the above-mentioned Japanese clothing ornament. [Figure 6] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing other steps of the decoration method. [Figure 7] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing still other steps of the decoration method. [Figure 8] 10A to 10C are diagrams showing still other steps of the decoration method. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the state in which a kimono ornament is attached to a kimono obi using the above decoration method. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a Japanese clothing ornament according to another embodiment of the present invention is attached to a Japanese clothing collar. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a front view of a Japanese clothing ornament according to one embodiment of the present invention. The Japanese clothing ornament 1 shown in Fig. 1 is detachably attached to a Japanese clothing obi to decorate the Japanese clothing, and comprises an ornamental body 10, a string-like body 20, and a fastener 30. The Japanese clothing obi to which the Japanese clothing ornament 1 is attached is not particularly limited, and examples include formal obi such as a fukuro obi, half-width obi to be worn with casual Japanese clothing such as a yukata, and simple obi to be used with children's Japanese clothing.

[0015] The decorative body 10 is a strip-shaped member made of lace fabric or the like, with one edge folded back in the short direction and sewn on, creating a storage compartment 11 along the edge extending in the longitudinal direction. The storage compartment 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape with openings on both longitudinal ends. The longitudinal length of the decorative body 10 is, for example, 50 to 80 cm.

[0016] The string-like body 20 comprises a strip-like main body 21 made of a non-elastic material, and attachment portions 22a, 22b formed by folding back both longitudinal ends of the main body 21. The string-like body 20 is inserted into the storage portion 11 so that both ends protrude from the openings 11a, 11b of the storage portion 11, exposing the attachment portions 22a, 22b. The width of the string-like body 20 is, for example, 2 to 4 cm. The central longitudinal portion of the string-like body 20 is fixed to the storage portion 11 together with a fixing device 30.

[0017] Fig. 2 is a plan view of the main part of Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, fixing device 30 has three elastically deformable protrusions 31, 32, and 33 arranged in parallel by bending a wire made of metal or the like. Fixing device 30 is arranged approximately in the center of the longitudinal direction of housing portion 11 so that the tips of protrusions 31, 32, and 33 extend beyond the edge of housing portion 11. Base ends 34 of protrusions 31, 32, and 33 are fixed to housing portion 11 by sewing thread 35 together with string-like body 20 inserted through housing portion 11.

[0018] Fig. 3 is a rear view of the kimono ornament 1 shown in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 3, the ornament 10 has two overlapping belts 12a, 12b that are connected to the storage section 11 in an overlapping state by sandwiching another piece of fabric where one piece of fabric is folded and sewn to form the storage section 11. The two overlapping belts 12a, 12b have different lengths in the short side direction, and are formed so that the short side length of the overlapping belt 12a on the front side is longer than the short side length of the overlapping belt 12b on the back side.

[0019] Tabs 13a, 13b are attached to the edges of openings 11a, 11b of storage section 11 so as to protrude outward on the back side of string-like body 20. Tabs 13a, 13b are formed with a width smaller than that of string-like body 20 so as not to be exposed on the front side, and engaged portions 41a, 41b made of female members of snap buttons are provided on the surfaces facing string-like body 20.

[0020] Meanwhile, the string-like body 20 is provided with engaging portions 40a, 40b, which are made of male snap button members, on the surface facing the tabs 13a, 13b. A plurality of engaging portions 40a, 40b are arranged for each of the engaged portions 41a, 41b so that they are positioned inside the storage portion 11 when the ornamental body 10 is extended in the longitudinal direction. The engaging portions 40a, 40b are arranged at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the string-like body 20, and as shown in FIG. 4, by contracting the ornamental body 10 in the longitudinal direction along the string-like body 20, one of the engaging portions 40a, 40b can be exposed from the storage portion 11 and engaged with the corresponding engaged portion 41a, 41b. The number of engaging portions 40a, 40b is not particularly limited, and only one engaging portion may be provided for each of the engaged portions 41a, 41b.

[0021] The kimono ornament 1 having the above-mentioned configuration can be attached to the edge of the obi when wearing the kimono and tying the obi, thereby decorating the kimono. Below, a method for decorating a kimono using the kimono ornament 1 of this embodiment will be explained with reference to Figures 5 to 8. Note that Figures 5 to 8 show the kimono ornament 1 and the obi 100 in a flat, unfolded state from the front side.

[0022] First, as shown in FIG. 5, the fastener 30 attached to the storage section 11 of the decorative body 10 is engaged with the obi 100 from above, clamping the upper edge of the obi 100 between the central protrusion 32 and the protrusions 31, 33 on both sides. The central protrusion 32 may be inserted into the thickness center of the obi 100 to clamp the obi 100. Next, two fasteners 30, 30 prepared separately from the fastener 30 are engaged so that the upper edges of the obi 100 and the attachment sections 22a, 22b are clamped between the central protrusion 32 and the protrusions 31, 33 on both sides. In this way, the storage section 11 of the decorative body 10 and both ends of the string-like body 20 are fixed to the back side of the obi 100 by the fastener 30, as shown in FIG. 6.

[0023] Next, by folding only the overlapping band 12a on the front side of the decorative body 10 back in the short direction at the upper edge of the storage section 11 and hanging it down, the two overlapping bands 12b, 12a are arranged one above the other, as shown in Figure 7, and the decorative body 10 can be unfolded, with at least a portion of the front side of the kimono obi 100 covered by the overlapping band 12a. After this, by pulling the decorative body 10 from both sides and contracting it relative to the string-like body 20, pleated ruffles F are formed on the decorative body 10, as shown in Figure 8. In this way, as shown in Figure 9, the decorative ornament of this embodiment can easily add three-dimensional and gorgeous decoration to a kimono. The contracted decorative body 10 can be easily restored to its original state and easily transformed into a flat decoration.

[0024] After the decorative body 10 has been shrunk, the three-dimensional shape of the decorative body 10 can be maintained as desired by appropriately selecting from a plurality of engaging portions 40a, 40b to engage with the engaged portions 41a, 41b shown in Figure 3. In this embodiment, the center portion of the string-like body 20 in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the decorative body 10, so both longitudinal sides of the decorative body 10 can be easily shrunk along the string-like body 20, and the desired three-dimensional shape of the decorative body 10 can be easily formed. However, the string-like body 20 may also be inserted without being fixed to the storage portion 11. In this case, it is preferable that the string-like body 20 be prevented from slipping out of the storage portion 11.

[0025] In this embodiment, the engaged portions 41a, 41b are provided on the tabs 13a, 13b provided on both ends of the storage section 11, but the positions of the engaged portions 41a, 41b are not particularly limited, and for example, the engaged portions 41a, 41b may be provided on the inner surface near the openings 11a, 11b of the storage section 11. The engaging portions 40a, 40b and the engaged portions 41a, 41b may be interchangeable female and male members of snap buttons, and may further be other structures that detachably engage with each other, such as a button and hole, a magnet, a hook-and-loop fastener, etc.

[0026] In the kimono ornament 1 of this embodiment, both ends of the string-like body 20 are fixed to the obi 100 by fasteners 30. However, the string-like body 20 does not necessarily have to be fixed to the obi 100. For example, the string-like body 20 may be attached by lengthening the length and tying both ends of the string-like body 20 together on the back side of the wearer, or it may be attached using a dressing string, belt, clip, or the like. In these cases, the string-like body 20 prevents the kimono ornament 1 from loosening after being worn, and also prevents the obi 100 from falling off due to loosening. Note that both ends of the string-like body 20 can be buried in the obi-tying portion of the obi 100, which covers most of the back side of the kimono, so as not to be exposed to the outside.

[0027] In addition, in this embodiment, the decorative body 10 is attached to the kimono obi 100 using a fixing device 30 provided in the storage section 11, but the fixing device 30 does not necessarily have to be fixed to the storage section 11, and it is also possible to attach the decorative body 10 to the kimono obi 100 using a fixing device 30 that is separate from the storage section 11.

[0028] On the other hand, the fasteners 30 may be fixed to both the front and back sides of the storage section 11 (i.e., both the front and back sides of the storage section 11), or the fasteners 30 on either side may be selected to be attached to the obi 100. In particular, when the ornament 10 is composed of multiple overlapping obi belts or when the short-side lengths of the multiple overlapping obi belts are different from each other, changing the fasteners 30 used to attach the ornament 10 to the obi 100 can greatly change the shape of the ornament 10 obtained by folding back one of the overlapping obi belts 12a, 12b, allowing for the enjoyment of each decoration. Furthermore, when the obi belt 100 is wrapped around the wearer in two layers, such as a two-piece obi belt, the fasteners 30 on the front and back sides can be attached to both the outer and inner obi belts, improving the fit of the obi belt 100. When the fasteners 30 are fixed to the front and back of the storage section 11 together with the string-like bodies 20, it is preferable that each fastener 30 is attached to the center of the string-like bodies 20 in the longitudinal direction.

[0029] The fastener 30 may be any device that detachably attaches the ornament 10 to the obi 100, such as a clip or hairpin. When fastening the fastener 30 together with the string 20 to the storage section 11, providing the fastener 30 at the longitudinal center of the string 20 serves as a guide for the attachment position of the ornament 10 relative to the obi 100 and maintains a balanced attachment state of the ornament 10. However, the fastener 30 may be attached to a location other than the longitudinal center of the ornament 10 or string 20, or the fastener 30 may be attached to multiple locations on the ornament 10 or string 20.

[0030] The decorative effect of the ornament 10 can be enhanced by spreading the two overlapping obi sashes 12a, 12b apart, as in this embodiment, but it can also be a single obi-shaped piece that can cover at least a portion of the obi 100. Alternatively, the ornament 10 can be made by overlapping three or more overlapping obi sashes, which will make the ornament 10 appear more luxurious after being shrunk. The short-side lengths of the multiple overlapping obi sashes may be the same, but by varying the short-side lengths of each overlapping obi sash, it is possible to easily create highly decorative, complex, three-dimensional patterns. The ornament 10 may also be used to decorate the upper part of the obi 100 without hanging down.

[0031] The kimono ornament 1 of this embodiment is configured as an obi ornament that can be attached to a kimono obi 100, but by adjusting the width and length of the ornament 10 to fit the kimono collar, it can also be used as a collar ornament that can be attached to the kimono collar. When used as a collar ornament, the longitudinal length of the ornament 10 is, for example, 70 to 120 cm. A preferred location for attaching the kimono ornament 1 to the kimono collar is, for example, the sewn edge between the front bodice and the back of the kimono collar. An example of the kimono ornament of the present invention used as a collar ornament is shown in Figure 10. [Explanation of symbols]

[0032] 1 Kimono decoration 10 Decoration 11 Storage section 12a, 12b overlapping zone 20 String-like body 30 Fixtures 40a,40b Engagement part 41a, 41b Engaged part 100 Kimono Obi F frill

Claims

1. A Japanese clothing ornament that includes a decorative body and a string-like body and is attached to a Japanese clothing obi or a Japanese clothing collar, The ornament is formed in a belt-like shape and has a storage section provided along an edge extending in the longitudinal direction. By detachably attaching the storage section to the kimono obi or kimono collar with a fixing device, it is possible to cover at least a portion of the front side of the kimono obi or kimono collar, The string-like body is inserted into the housing portion so as to protrude from both end openings in the longitudinal direction, The frills are formed by squeezing the decorative body against the string-like body.

2. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 1, wherein the string-like body is fixed to the storage portion at a longitudinal center portion thereof.

3. The decorative body includes a plurality of overlapping bands connected to the receiving portion in an overlapping state, 2. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 1, wherein the decorative body can be expanded by folding back either the overlapping obi or the collar in the short direction while the storage section is attached to the obi or the collar.

4. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 3, wherein the overlapping belts have mutually different lengths in the short side direction.

5. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 1, wherein the fixing devices are fixed to the front and back of the storage section.

6. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device is fixed to the storage section together with the string-like body at a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the string-like body.

7. The string-like body has a plurality of engagement portions provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction, 2. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 1, wherein the housing portion has a receiving portion at each of both longitudinal ends thereof, the receiving portion being adapted to engage with one of the engaging portions.

8. The engaging portion is made up of either a male or female member constituting a snap button, 8. The Japanese clothing ornament according to claim 7, wherein the engaged portion is the other of the male and female components of the snap button.

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