formal black kimono with hem designs for married women
A formal kimono worn by married women at ceremonial occasions such as weddings. Typically black with five family crests and a design along the lower skirt.
At weddings, the mothers of the bride and groom often wear black tomesode.
Tomesode is the most formal attire for married women.
formal kimono with patterns at the hem; married woman's ceremonial kimono
black formal kimono with hem designs; married woman's ceremonial kimono
Standard kanji spelling for this formal kimono.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still seen.
The name derives from 留める “fasten; shorten” and 袖 “sleeve,” referring historically to the shortening or fastening of the long sleeves worn before marriage.