著者

本間 小枝子

出版者

跡見学園女子大学

雑誌

跡見学園女子大学短期大学部紀要 = Bulletin of Atomi Junior College (ISSN:13422561)

巻号頁・発行日

no.34, pp.A45-A58, 1998-04

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The wearing Japanese style clothes of Sumo-wrestlers is determined according to rank (a tradition to distinguish the clothes worn by junior-grade wrestlers, the makushita rank). Formal wear (montsuki, haori, hakama) can first be worn only after reaching the juryo rank. Based on clothing construction, this investigation was made of the hakama with respect to measurements, cut and sewing. The results show that the body measurements of wrestlers at and above the juryo rank become larger, and based on trial calculations, a cloth width of 45-48 cm and length of 1,500 cm are required. However, the tailors actually use standard hakama fabric with a cloth width of 40 cm and length of 1,100 cm, adjusting the tuck and cut for each part. Moreover, the clothing is sturdily tailored, so current practice calls for hand-sewing the portions that are visible from the front and machine-sewing the reverse side.