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The upper garment, called a kataginu, is sleeveless with extended shoulders stiffened with paper. The lower pleated garment, known as hakama, has narrow ties and a waist board designed to give support to the back. \r\n\r\nKamishimo are generally made of hemp rather than silk and are patterned using stencils. The family crest, or <i>mon</i>, of the samurai, resisted with paste and then brushed with pigments, appears on the front and back of the kataginu and the back board of the hakama.  It is the crest of the Aoyama clan.  \n\nFor the <i>Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk</i> exhibition, staged at the V&amp;A in 2020, the kamishimo was mounted on a mannequin, together with a black kimono specially made by museum conservators, to give a sense of how the ensemble would have appeared when worn. In reality, the back of the kataginu would have been tucked into the hakama, but this was not done for the display and photograph so as to avoid damage to the fabric. 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