Here Are Over 45 Sure-Fire Ways to Rock a Kimono!

A kimono makes a simple dress or jeans and a tee into something special, just like a blazer or jacket.  You can cover a body-conscious dress with a flowing kimono. On the other hand, a black lacy tank or any sexy camisole makes a kimono date night ready.  Throw a kimono over a hoodie and jeans outfit.  Use a kimono as a robe around the house.  Or try a kimono as a bathing suit cover-up! There are so many ways to wear a kimono that age doesn’t matter.  In this post, I have come up with over 45 sure-fire ways to rock a kimono.  Take this list, look in your closet, and create some new outfits for yourself!

Ways to Rock a Kimono

Jewelry that goes well with a kimono are: pendants, tassel necklaces, boho-chic necklaces or beads, ethnic earrings, coin earrings, chandelier earrings, cuffs and bangles. The best bag to use with a kimono is a weathered leather bag for a casual vibe, such as a cross-body, tote, hobo or satchel.  On the other hand, if you want to juxtapose against the flowing kimono, you can use an angular clutch. The most common combination is a kimono + a t-shirt or simple top + jeans or jean shorts.  Take a kimono + any denim bottoms (any style, any color, pants or skirts) + a neutral layering tee, tank or silky shell untucked.  Choose a top in white, navy, black, gray, or a color to match the kimono’s solid or print color.  The denim bottoms can be faded, destroyed, fringed, embellished, dark wash, white, or any color; shorts, bootcuts, skinnies, straight legs, or a short jean skirt.  If you’re wearing faded denim, add rugged boots, casual sandals, or super-dressy shoes. If you’re wearing dressier denim, add heels or wedge sandals.

The following ideas are to give you inspo for different ways to wear a kimono.

A Kimono With Jeans and a Tee

1. A kimono over any tee, graphic or not + jean shorts.  Add tan peep-toe booties + necklaces and bracelets.  You may also want to add a straw fedora.
2. A teal kimono + a teal tee + black jeans.  Layer on necklaces or different lengths.  Add metallic bangles.  You may also like to add a fedora.
3. A kimono + a black tee + skinny blue jeans.  Add a long pendant + wedge sandals or heeled ankle boots.  You may also want to add a fringed bag.
4. A kimono + a long t-shirt over flared jeans.  Add a metallic necklace + sunglasses if sunny.

Kimono With Jeans and a Variety of Tops

1. A long camisole with a lacy hem + skinny jeans + a kimono.  You might add a couple of pendants.
2. A kimono with matching belt tied over a shell + blue jeans.  Add large hoop earrings.
3. A sheer black kimono + a black printed top + blue jeans.  Add a gold bar necklace + a cuff pushed up on the arm with a a couple of gold bangles at wrist + multiple rings.
4. A kimono + a camisole + jeans or jean shorts.
5. A kimono + a lace top + jeans.

   

6. A white embroidered mesh tunic tank + blue jeans + a kimono.  Add a gold tassel necklace + a gold cuff + a gold bangle + gold earrings.
7. A kimono + white jeans or trousers + a layering piece.  Add feminine metallic footwear.
8. An embroidered kimono + a long camisole or tank top + blue jeans.  Add gold coin earrings + beaded bracelets.
9. A kimono + faded jeans + a silky shell top.  Add dressy, high-vamped, heeled sandals.

A kimono + a long top + skinnies (any kind of pants; doesn’t have to be jeans)

1. A kimono + a long camisole + black or blue skinnies.  Add coin earrings + bracelets.
2. A kimono + a long tank top + skinnies.  You may like to add a belt over the tank + a couple of rosary necklaces.

A kimono + a column of color

1. Evening:  A sheer black kimono + a black camisole + black skinnies + a black leather jacket or black leather blazer.  Add black heels, sandals or not.
2. A kimono + a black top + black pants.  (For instance:  a long, chiffon kimono + a black tunic + black leggings.  Add turquoise.)
3. A teal fringed kimono + a gray tee + gray pants.
4. A black top + black leather pants + a kimono.
5. A kimono + a white camisole + white pants.
6. A kimono + a black velvet top + black bottoms.  Add a long fine chain pendant.
7. A teal tapestry kimono + a black scoop-neck shell + black knit pants.  Add a turquoise necklace + a turquoise or coral ring.

A kimono + a maxi-dress, a maxi-skirt, a short dress or a mini-skirt.  Add flats or heels.

1. For evening, belt a kimono over a maxi skirt to use it as a top, and add heels.
2. A short kimono + a straight skirt or dress in any length.  Add trendy shoes.
3. A little black dress + a kimono.  Try adding black heeled sandals, chain necklaces, a cuff bracelet.
4. A short black dress + a sheer black kimono.  Add chain necklaces + sheer black stockings.
5. A sundress + a kimono.  You may like to wear flat sandals with it.

1. Add a kimono over a turtleneck and a maxi-skirt.
2. A kimono + a sheath dress.
3. A kimono + a slip dress.
4. A t-shirt dress + a kimono.
5. A kimono, belted or not, over a maxi-dress.
6. A kimono over a short ruffled dress.  Add heels.
7. A sleeveless maxi-dress + a sheer slip dress over it + a kimono over that.
8. A fringed kimono over a slip dress.
9. A kimono over a matching color body-conscious dress.  Add over-the-knee boots + bracelets and rings.
10. A kimono over a sheer embroidered slip dress over a long camisole or tank + skinny jeans.  Add heels.
11. A sweater dress + a kimono in a matching color.  Add necklaces, bracelets, a fedora.

A Kimono + Pants 

You can also wear a kimono with utility pants, gauchos, chinos, harem pants or joggers.  Here are some sample outfits.

1. Kimono + tank top + joggers.  Add sneakers.
2. A teal kimono + a teal striped tank top + black joggers.  Add black ankle boots.  You may also want to add a moto jacket if cool, a long tassel necklace, a statement ring.
3. A kimono + gauchos or wide-leg crops + any top.

Other ways to style a kimono

1. A kimono + pants in a matching color + a neutral long-sleeve top.
2. A kimono + shorts + a t-shirt or layering top.
3. A graphic white t-shirt over black pants + a black & white & blue print kimono, adding a pop of color to the black and white.
4. A sheer black kimono + a black camisole over charcoal pants.  Add a long gold pendant + gold bracelets.
5. A printed kimono + an ivory scoop-neck shell + black knit pants.  Add flat nude-color sandals + a long delicate pendant. 

   

6. A kimono over a shirt and trousers.
7. A kimono + a tank top + jean shorts.  Add biker boots.
8. A thin black turtleneck over corduroy skinnies + a kimono.  Add ankle boots + a fedora.  A cross-body bag can go under your kimono.  Add sunglasses if sunny.

Let’s Connect!

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