Reconstitution of the winter outfit worn by the lady in the “Legend of snowy night” (Yuki no yo no densetsu) illustration by Yumeji Takehisa
In the past, as central heating was definitely not a thing in Japan, kimono were worn heavily layered* to help keeping body warmth :)
(* I have found different names for those middle layers, nakagi and dounuki being apparently the most used)














