I did this for my friend who was curious about how to put on a yukata and tie an obi. Thanks to Georgina for helping me out! XD
Grab your yukata/kimono here, like this:
Take the right side and bring it to your hip to see how high you want it.
Now bring the left side to your opposite hip. A yukata or kimono is always worn this way, unless you are dead. ;)
Take your first tie and tie it around your waist, across the back and to the front again.
Tie it in the front
yatta!
Put your hands in the holes underneat the armpits and straighten out the front, so it's even and looks nice!
Do the same for the back
Pull the back of the neck down for a sexy neck line!
Make sure the yukata is wrapped firmly across your chest, so you're not baring it all for the world to see.
Take your second tie and tie it just below the breast, the same way as the first tie.
(optional) wrap this over the top tie so that if your obi falls off, your yukata won't.
Now take your obi and fold it in half, with the color you want on the outside.
Put it on your shoulder, and hold it with your head.
Take your finger and hold it thusly; begin wrapping it around your body.
Spin in place, instead of moving the obi.
Keep spinning!
Almost there!
Now take that extra stuff that you were holding on your shoulder and tie it to the longer part of the obi.
Like this.
It should look like this. Short on bottom, long on top.
Now take the long part and fold it up like an accordion.
Like this.
...and set it flat against your waist.
Now pinch the middle.
Take the short section of obi and wrap it over your bow.
Put the short section of obi into the first layer and out the bottom.
Now take the short section again and stuff it into the second layer of obi.
Grab the middle of the bow like this.
...and turn it around your waist, so that the bow is in the center of your back.
It should be lined up with the seam in the center of your back.
The end!
