Putting on a traditional kimono is notoriously difficult, but Yui was an absolute professional, using great skill to adjust the length and put on the several different layers of robe, sash and various accessories.
In Mr. Moen's "Oiran," an aging courtesan meditates on life, her layers of colorful robes slipping off to reveal a severe black underdress, which is then covered again as she puts the robes back, one by one.
He stood unshaved and burning with fever, dressed in sopping house slippers and several layers of old robes and cotton jackets, waiting — for what, he wasn't sure.
"All robes are diagrams of the universe," she said as she unwrapped layers of tissue from robes stored flat in drawers to protect them from light and dust.
The silhouette of robes and gowns was also overstated: if the shoulders of the original robes were slightly padded, the shoulders of the costume were higher and wider.
As each new robe is put on and secured with a tie, the entire set of robes is held in place by a single, ornamented belt.
For the online jihad, clerics also maintain a form of authority through physical appearance such as long beards, wearing of robes and the strong aggressive tone of voice.
Patterned after a Manchu court robe and sewn in layers of multicolored silk and satin, it is embroidered with the form of a flying bat, a symbol of happiness, whose tendril-thin wings unfurl across the sleeves.
In Dolpo, Halifax wore a black robe with a white hat, layers of black down vests and coats, and a pair of Merrells.
