| The netsuke with two openings for the string to pass, acted as a toggle to prevent the sagemono from slipping down from the obi. |
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| Higher-ranking practitioners may wear formal kimono, obi and hakama for public demonstrations. |
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| He had his waraji on his feet and his swords tightly secured through his obi before Taro returned, a snow-colored mare being lead by the reins. |
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| Authentic Japanese vintage kimonos, obi, fabrics and unusual vintage items possess their own history and charm. |
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| Cleaning her fans before tucking them into her obi, Lori looked up startled to see Tari looking pale. |
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| The owner was in traditional Japanese dress-a red kimono with an obi and sandals, her black hair pulled back in a tight bun. |
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| Her yukata was large on her, but still clung to her curves where the obi tied around her waist. |
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| She also wore a Priestess's outfit, made up of a white large-sleeved kimono with a red hakama that was tied to the obi that kept it from falling. |
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| A kimono-look batik blouse and a knee-length fine skirt, for instance, had an obi to match. |
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| The green satin obi was matched perfectly with the different colours of her yukata. |
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| The fabric was of a sky-blue color with designs of lotus blossoms, and her obi was dark-blue to stand out against the bright colors. |
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| A striped scarf becomes a runner, and a half yard of silk can be tied around a pitcher in the style of an obi, a broad sash worn with a kimono. |
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| About my height and three inches taller, she wore a blue kimono with a yellow obi. |
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| After securing her obi and weapons, she moved onto her pair of thick leather boots that protected nearly her entire leg. |
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| She could see where Tari had hiked up her kimono skirt and tied it with her obi. |
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| So far I have worn a thick kimono with a narrow obi but the old gentleman thinks this is all wrong. |
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| Her obi flutters in a breeze that gently stills as if all breathing in the world had stopped. |
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| The village leader wore a simple brown kimono with a black obi. |
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| In the beginning, it was important for the carver to produce small, rounded netsuke without any sharp edges or points, because it was worn between the obi and the hip. |
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| The wide obi is very beautiful but it looks beastly uncomfortable. |
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| She wore a purple yukata that was tied at the waist with a thin black obi. |
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| In the softer, romantic vein, Rodriguez offered spicy yellow or orange long or short silk dresses with an oriental touch in flowing kimono sleeves and an occasional obi sash. |
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| The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing. |
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| The contemporary wide obi dates only from the 18th century. |
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| However, according to tradition your obi should never be washed. |
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| They had known nothing of woolen cloth, but now the popularity of obi made of imported grogram spread like wildfire. This popularity produced various stories in its wake. |
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| Skolars punished the schoolboy error with Obi Ijeoma driving over for a try. |
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| While on a drive to repossess a refrigerator from a customer who can't keep up with her payments, Obi unpacks the morality of crime in the new South Africa. |
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| What the film does allege is that OBI may have purchased mass quantities of aspirin to ship to victims at Goma. |
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| The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga. |
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| Chelsea made two changes to the side that lost at Manchester United, with Frank Lampard making way for John Obi Mikel and Nicolas Anelka starting ahead of Didier Drogba. |
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