夫の母が２０代に着た訪問着を3点ご紹介します。これは義母が娘時代に着たもので、長いこと箪笥の中で眠っていたものを私が受け継ぎました。着物の歴史は古いのですが、訪問着の歴史は意外に浅く、大正の終わり頃に、気軽に着れるよそ行きという主旨で、三越から売り出されたものだとか、わずか100年ほどの歴史しかありません。この訪問着は、その初期の頃の物と言えます。袖が今のものと比べて長いことにお気づきでしょうか。色も柄も今とはとても違います。ファッションが変わって行ったのですね。 

These three Homongis had been worn by my mother in law in her girlhood. They have been unused in her closet since then, and finally given to me now. While Kimono has a long history in Japanese culture, Homongi actually has relatively short history, only about 100 years in total. It has been said that Mitsukoshi, one of the oldest Japanese department stores, first started selling Homongi around the end of Taisho era and intended that people can wear it more casually.  It seems that these Homongis are also from early times of that period. You might notice that these sleeves are relatively long compare to the ones available nowadays, and the colors and patterns on them are also different. I assume their styles understandably reflect the change of general sense of fashion.