Is it Rough or Formal not to wear a haori?
Answer
①Rough
Have you ever heard of the word “KINAGASHI”?
What's kinagashi? Kinagashi is one of the ways for men to dress in kimono, and refers to a rough style in which a man does not wear a haori or hakama, but simply fastens an obi to the kimono.
Kinagashi has the concept of “not wearing a haori = rough”.
If compared to western clothing, it would correspond to casual, everyday wear.
For men, not wearing a haori = rough dress, but for women, the opposite is true: not wearing a haori = formal dress. It is interesting that the meaning is reversed for men and women.
