The is a Japanese traditional garment.

People were afraid the Rockettes would have to wear Kimonos, wrote Susan Tolchin, of George Mason University, the author of Buying Into America.

By watching other geisha, and with the assistance of the owner of the geisha house, apprentices also become skilled dealing with clients and in the complex traditions surrounding selecting and wearing kimono, a floor length silk robe embroidered with intricate designs which is held together by a sash at the waist which is called an obi.