ocr: "Many older women wear kimono in winter because it's warm, : says my mother. "They know how to wear it, but for those who don't wear it often, it is very uncomfortable. My mother, Mitsuko Miyagawa Although the in tormal kimono construction of the casual cotton kimono is like the formal silk kimono, the tabric is lighter and less restricting. The formal kimono is worn to weddings, tunerals and other ceremonles. "I - enjoy wearing it...if the kimono is Deautllul, I feel beautllul, more ladylike.. - - and very Japanese. RETURI
