left skirt of a kimono
Refers to the left side of a kimono's skirt. Often used in the phrase 左褄を取る, meaning to hold the left hem, a gesture associated with geisha.
The left skirt of the kimono is a little disheveled.
Geisha often walked holding the left hem of their kimono.
Metonymic term for a geisha, derived from the practice of holding the left hem of the kimono while walking. Somewhat dated and literary.
See also: 芸妓
Women called 'hidarizuma' (geisha) were coming and going in the pleasure quarters.