This is an outfit based on Tang Dynasty (690-900AD) costumes for women. It consists of an under-robe of very lightweight cream silk. The sleeves of the robe fall over the hands. The skirt is very full and ties just under the arms over the bust. Alas, Kana does not actually have a bust, so the skirt keeps falling down.
I used four different types of kimono silk to make this outfit, one for the robe, one for the collar and scarf, and 2 for the skirt. I had to dig through a lot of my silk stash to find these since color choices for Tang Dynasty outfits don't match color choices for modern kimono.
No, this is not a kimono. No, this is also not a hanbok. And no, this is not a qipao or cheongsan.
Yes, this is based on historical patterns for Chinese clothing.
'But why does it look like a hanbok or a kimono?'
That's because China was a very cosmopolitan place in 700AD, and emissaries from surrounding countries (including Japan and Korea) took a lot of cultural inspiration from the Tang Dyansty. Including writing systems and fashion.
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