Sumo Kaboom

Leslie and Laurie Collins, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo.

Episode 192: Sumo Fashion

This one is alllll about clothes. What they wear, how it's made and why they wear it.

Time Codes:

1:20 apologies for being inaccurate
2:10 No newsflash
2:30 practice mawashi
3:50 how they break in canvas belts
7:15 shimekomi
9:00 middle men and sponsor clubs
11:00 the artistry of Mr. Nakagawa
13:15 the importance of a handwoven silk mawashi
14:30 sagari origins
15:45 Mr Ohno who does the kesho mawashi apron his backstory
17:15 Nishijin weaving definition
17:45 the embroiderer's tools
18:15 Chaplin apron & sponsorship
18:30 anime & manga inspiration
19:15 tassels & meaning behind them
21:00 fundoshi
22:00 Laurie segment
22:45 cotton yukata/somenuki
25:43 what's underneath
26:45 the Japanese tux
28:00 what's underneath... nagajubans?
28:00 family crest dots
29:30 confucian virtues
31:00 why they wear big pants that makes them float

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawashi
https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B8%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%82%8A-509232#goog_rewarded
https://tachiai.org/2020/08/29/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-mawashi/
https://www.driveplaza.com/trip/michinohosomichi/ver35/
https://tachiai.org/2020/08/29/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-mawashi/
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kyushu/feature/CO050452/20220912-OYTAT50000/
http://www.so-bien.com/kimono/yougo/kesyoumawasi.html
https://osumo3.com/2019/01/16/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%A7%E5%94%AF%E4%B8%80%E3%81%AE%E6%89%8B%E7%B9%94%E3%82%8A%E7%B7%A0%E3%82%81%E8%BE%BC%E3%81%BF%E8%81%B7%E4%BA%BA%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%8A%E3%81%B3%E5%BC%98%E3%83%BB%E4%B8%AD%E5%B7%9D/
https://fujimuraikuzo.blogspot.com/2016/12/visiting-traditional-fabric-craftsman.html
https://fujimuraikuzo.blogspot.com/2015/09/kesho-mawashi-for-shodai-sumo-wrestler.html
https://www.silk-tone.com/
https://www.anything.ne.jp/maekake/arch/2019/06/post_557.html
https://datazoo.jp/n/%E7%9B%B8%E6%92%B2%E3%81%AE%E8%8F%AF%EF%BC%81%E5%8C%96%E7%B2%A7%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8F%E3%81%97%E3%82%92%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%8B%E8%81%B7%E4%BA%BA/12791859

https://hochi.news/articles/20231204-OHT1T51154.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://hochi.news/articles/20231204-OHT1T51103.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B7M84BQmlaxd-vFGGqYEOyaLoDdp7d9uQxTer7IHUqQ/edit#heading=h.xl5ualxk7e6b

Music:

"Advanced Japanese Folk" by Audiotoolz
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Audiotoolz/ProgressiveFolk/02-audiotoolz-advancedjapanesefolk
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Intro/Outtro music by MARiAN - Tokyo Trap_
Vaquero Perdido Mini Vandals from the Youtube Free Music Library