Editing Kimono (section)

=== Yamato period to Nara period (300–794) ===
The first instances of kimono-like garments in Japan were [[Hanfu|traditional Chinese clothing]] introduced to Japan via Chinese envoys in the [[Kofun period]] (300–538 CE; the first part of the Yamato period), through immigration between the two countries and [[Japanese missions to Tang China|envoys to the Tang dynasty court]] leading to Chinese styles of dress, appearance, and culture becoming extremely popular in Japanese court society.<ref name="Dalby Fashioning Culture" /> The Imperial Japanese court quickly adopted Chinese styles of dress and clothing,<ref>{{Citation|url = https://academic.oup.com/jdh/article/30/3/300/3010188 |title = Elizabeth LaCouture, Journal of Design History, Vol. 30, Issue 3, 1 September 2017, Pages 300–314}}.</ref> with evidence of the oldest samples of {{transliteration|ja|[[shibori]]}} tie-dyed fabric stored at the [[Shōsōin|Shōsōin Temple]] being of Chinese origin, due to the limitations of Japan's ability to produce the fabrics at the time.<ref name="Wada">{{cite book |last1=Wada |first1=Yoshiko Iwamoto |last2=Rice |first2=Mary Kellogg |last3=Barton |first3=Jane |title=Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing |date=2011 |publisher=Kodansha USA, Inc |location=New York |isbn=978-1-56836-396-7 |pages=11–13 |edition= 3rd}}</ref> As early as the 4th century CE, images of priestess-queens and tribal chiefs in Japan depicted figures wearing clothing similar to that of [[Han dynasty]] China.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33947597|title=The kimono inspiration : art and art-to-wear in America|date=1996|publisher=Pomegranate|others=Rebecca A. T. Stevens, Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Textile Museum|isbn=0-87654-897-4|edition=1st|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=132|oclc=33947597}}</ref>

In 718 CE, the ''Yoro'' clothing code was instituted, which stipulated that all robes had to be overlapped at the front with a left-to-right closure, following typical Chinese fashions.<ref name="kimono inspiration">{{cite book |last1=Stevens |first1=Rebecca A. T. |last2=Wada |first2=Yoshiko Iwamoto |title=The kimono inspiration: art and art-to-wear in America |location=Washington DC, San Francisco |publisher=The Textile Museum, Pomegranate Artbooks |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33947597 |date=1996 |edition=first |isbn=0-87654-897-4 |oclc=33947597}}</ref>{{rp|133–136}} This convention of wear is still followed today, with a right-to-left closure worn only by the deceased.<ref name="kimono inspiration"/>

Clothing used by the upper classes was significantly simpler to don and wear than dress from the following Heian period.<ref name="sora">{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Krista |title=Dress like an aristocrat from the Nara period at new costume rental shop in Nara【Photos】 |url=https://soranews24.com/2015/12/14/dress-like-an-aristocrat-from-the-nara-period-at-new-costume-rental-shop-in-nara%E3%80%90photos%E3%80%91/ |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=SoraNews24 -Japan News- |date=14 December 2015}}</ref> Sleeves, while narrow, were long enough to cover the fingers, since status was associated with covering more of the body.<ref name=raiment>{{cite journal|last1=Rybalko| first1=Svitlana |title=JAPANESE TRADITIONAL RAIMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF EMERGENT CULTURAL PARADIGMS |journal=Cogito (2066–7094, Humanities Source, EBSCO (Host) |volume=4 |number=2 |date=June 2012 |pages=112–123 |url=https://www.academia.edu/3435310  |url-access=registration |access-date=October 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="sora"/>