The haori is a silk upper-dress, -- a kind of sleeved cloak, -- worn by both sexes; but the poem suggests a woman's haori, which is usually of richer color or material. ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)
For instance, for formal occasions, men wore Western-style hats with haori, a traditional waistcoat, hakama, an outer garment worn over the kimono that is either split like pants between the legs or nonsplit like a skirt. ❋ Unknown (2010)
A groom wears a haori on the top and a hakama on the bottom, all in black. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Carrie, check Folkwear.com - they have several different Japanese patterns kimono, hakama, happi, haori, etc. ❋ Unknown (2006)
If your Duros are of the classic wide kimono-sleeved variety, rather than one of the ones with more/other sleeve options, you could think about an upper layer in a style which would be appropriate with the Duro - that is, an upper/outer garment of the hapi/haori variety. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Ten five-year-old boys, dressed in haori and wearing towels tied around their heads, are accompanied by adults to the local shrine, where they make one circuit and offer models of fishing boats. ❋ Unknown (2005)
At this signal a coolie appeared, carrying a handsome black lacquer chest with the same crest in gold upon it as Dr. Nosoki wore in white on his haori. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)
The widow was painted white; her lips were reddened with vermilion; her hair was elaborately dressed and ornamented with carved shell pins; she wore a beautiful dress of sky-blue silk, with a haori of fine white crepe and a scarlet crepe girdle embroidered in gold, and looked like a bride on her marriage day rather than a widow. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)
She wore a light purple kimono with a sharkskin pattern and a fancy black haori a jacket-like garment worn over kimono. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)
Diving under the _haori_ into which Cho [u] bei was struggling he bounced out the front, leaving ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Turning unexpectedly her sunshade caught in his _haori_ (cloak), which thereby was slightly torn. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
With these words, and a sad look at her erring daughter, O'Naka donned street garb, threw a _haori_ (cloak) over her shoulders, climbed down into her clogs, and their patter soon disappeared down the street. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
The _haori_ (cloak) was of the corrugated Akashi crape. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Kibei insisted on aiding Iémon; and Iémon did not dare to refuse his services in donning the _haori_. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
She shivered slightly, and he slipped his arm out of the sleeve of his haori ❋ Unknown (1911)
In taking off the haori, the brilliant lining is displayed, -- and at such an instant the fluttering splendor might well be likened to the appearance of a butterfly in motion. ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)
More loosely, but more effectively, the verses might thus be rendered: "Like a woman slipping off her haori -- that is the appearance of a butterfly." ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)
They were portrayed on the silk linings of haori (2), on women's kerchiefs of chirimen (3), in the embroidery of girdles, in the designs of silk shirts and of children's holiday robes, -- not to speak of cheaper printed goods, such as calicoes and toweling. ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)
The [haori] is a lightweight silk jacket used to help keep the [kimono] clean and dry. They vary in length and are considered an essential part of ceremonial kimono attire. They are meant to be worn open. It's usually taken off and [folded up] before one enters the place they are visiting. ❋ ♫ Highway To Hell ♫ (2011)
