衿えり下した

noun

drop from collar to hem; collar-to-hem measurement

Used for kimono, yukata, and similar garments. Refers to the vertical distance from the back collar (衿) down to the bottom hem.

• 着き物ものの衿えり下したを長ながめに仕し立たててもらった。

  I had the kimono made with a longer collar-to-hem drop.

• この浴衣ゆかたは衿えり下したが短みじかすぎて、着きると裾すそが上あがってしまう。

  This yukata's collar-to-hem measurement is too short, so the hem rides up when worn.