The Study on the Construction of Japanese Clothing Kimono Related to the Human Body Motion (Part 1)

The Relation between the Shoulder Length and Holding up Motion of Arm

Abstract

Kimono is constructed flat and easy in length- and width-wise direction, so that it is accomodated to some any body forms. However, the yuki-the sum of shoulder width and sleeve width?is constructed less easy and should be varied according to body form. The present experimental research has been designed to find the relation between the shoulder width and holding up motion of arm.
It has been found that during holding up and down arm repeatedly, the sleeve line and a fixed point on the side line of miyatsuguchi-the open part of kimono sleeve-are less displaced and so the dressing is less wearing out of shape, as the shoulder width is construct ed shorter and the sleeve width longer.