At that time, the highest-ranking prostitute in Japan was called "Huakui", also known as Taifu. Based not only beautiful appearance, but also high cultural accomplishment. They are good at music, tea ceremony, flower path, poetry, calligraphy, dance and other traditional skills.
Most of them wear gorgeous kimonos, and the biggest difference from geisha is that their complicated headdresses and kimono belts are tied in front. Like ordinary women, geisha wear kimono belts behind their backs in order to highlight their skills and not sell themselves.
The bow in front of kimono is a belt knot, which is a part of kimono. Wearing a belt can prevent the kimono from loosening, show the beauty of the body, and also play a decorative role, making the gorgeous kimono more colorful.
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Japanese kimonos are not only divided into men's and women's kimonos (men's kimonos are monotonous in color, black, with few styles, thin belts, simple accessories and convenient to wear; Women's kimonos are colorful, with wide waist bandwidth, many types and styles, and many accessories? Unmarried and married, as well as casual clothes and dresses.
Women's kimonos are brightly colored and have a wide waist. Different kimono belts have different knots and different hairstyles. Married women wear "cuff" kimono, while unmarried women wear "cuff vibration" kimono. In addition, according to the different purposes of going out, such as visiting, playing and shopping, the patterns, colors and styles of wearing kimonos are also different.
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