Editing Japanese tea ceremony (section)

===Clothing===
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{{See also|Kimono}}
[[File:Japan tea ceremony 1165.jpg|thumb|Tea being prepared outdoors called ''nodate'', underneath a red parasol called ''nodatekasa''. The hostess wears a brown ''kimono''.]]

Many of the movements and components of tea ceremonies evolved from the wearing of ''kimono''. For example, certain movements are designed to keep dangling sleeves out of the way or prevent them from becoming dirty. Other motions allow for the straightening of the ''kimono'' and the {{transliteration|ja|[[hakama]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=8 Interesting Facts About Japanese Tea Ceremony {{!}} Nilufer Tea |url=https://nilufertea.com/8-interesting-facts-about-japanese-tea-ceremony/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Some aspects of tea ceremony – such as the use of silk {{transliteration|ja|[[fukusa]]}} cloths – cannot be performed without wearing a ''kimono'' and {{transliteration|ja|[[obi (sash)|obi]]}}, or a belt substitute, as the cloth is folded and tucked into the {{transliteration|ja|obi}} within the ceremony. Other items, such as {{transliteration|ja|kaishi}}, smaller cloths known as {{nihongo||小袱紗|kobukusa}}, and [[Japanese fan|fans]], require ''kimono'' collars, sleeves and the {{transliteration|ja|obi}} worn with them in order to be used throughout the ceremony; otherwise, a substitute for storing these items on the person must be found.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fukuro Obi – 抹茶 Green Tea |url=https://www.yumeyakimono.com/obi/fukuro-obi-green-tea |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Yumeya Kimono |language=en-US}}</ref>

For this reason, most tea ceremonies are conducted in ''kimono'', and though students may practice wearing Western clothes, students of tea ceremony will need to wear ''kimono'' at some point. On formal occasions, the host of the tea ceremony will always wear ''kimono'', and for guests, formal ''kimono'' or Western formal wear must be worn. No matter the style of clothing, the attire worn at a tea gathering is usually subdued and conservative, so as not to be distracting.

For women, the type of ''kimono'' worn is usually an {{transliteration|ja|[[Kimono#Iromuji|iromuji]]}} – a solid-colour, unpatterned ''kimono'', worn with a {{transliteration|ja|[[obi (sash)#nagoya obi|nagoya obi]]}} in an appropriate {{transliteration|ja|[[tanmono]]}} fabric; [[slub-weave]] silks, {{transliteration|ja|[[shibori]]}} patterns and generally bright-coloured {{transliteration|ja|obi}} are not worn. {{transliteration|ja|[[Kimono#Edo komon|Edo komon]]}} kimono may also be worn, as their patterns are small enough as to be unobtrusive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanese Traditional Tea Garments {{!}} Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms |url=https://obubutea.com/japanese-traditional-tea-garments/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=obubutea.com}}</ref>

Men may wear ''kimono'' only, or (for more formal occasions) a combination of ''kimono'' and {{transliteration|ja|[[hakama]]}} (a long, divided or undivided skirt worn over the ''kimono''). Those who have earned the right may wear a ''kimono'' with a {{nihongo||十徳|[[Kimono#Accessories and related garments|jittoku]]}} or {{transliteration|ja|juttoku}} jacket instead of {{transliteration|ja|hakama}}.

Women wear various styles of ''kimono'' depending on the season and the event; women generally do not wear {{transliteration|ja|hakama}} for tea occasions, and do not gain the right to wear a {{transliteration|ja|jittoku}}.

Lined ''kimono'' are worn by both men and women in the winter months, and unlined ''kimono'' are worn in the summer. For formal occasions, {{nihongo||紋付着物|montsuki kimono}} (''kimono'' with three to five [[family crest]]s on the sleeves and back) are worn. Both men and women wear white {{transliteration|ja|tabi}} (divided-toe socks).