The traditional forms of zori are seen whether worn with other traditional clothing
Zori (. ?) are the flat Japanese sandals and thonged made rice straw or other fibres of factory, fabric, enamelled wood, leather, rubber, materials or-of more into more-synthetic. Z.ri are completely similar to the rockers, which appeared the first time in the United States formerly around the second world war as rubber imitations of the sandals out of wooden of thin strap carried a long time to Japan.
The traditional forms of zori are seen whether worn with other traditional clothing; the modern forms are rather common, particularly in summer. While GETA are nowadays carried with the yukata without ceremony, the z.ri are associated with the more formal kimono. The formality of the occasion affects the choice of the kimono and the z.ri. The snap ring covered the z.ri which resembles plaits of tatami are not employed with the kimono, but is considered work of the use or is matched with Western or Japanese clothing occasional, for example jinbei. Thus they line up close to wood GETA.
The women z.ri of vinyl of S ('plastic) are formal, but less formal than the z.ri covered by gibe of fabric, sometimes, who are employed with most formal of the kimono, for example, wedding and funeral use. The men 'z.ri of S are often plastic imitation of straw, with the foam or the soles of cork. The hanao, or the thin straps, for the men are often white or black. The women 'z.ri of S can also be of imitation of straw, but the hanao are usually red, and they line up below the z.ri coloured vinyl or gibe in the formality. As a formal use, all the fabric and plastic z.ri for women require the use of the white socks of tabi. The men have more latitude, and can employ same the z.ri imitation with the use without ceremony (without tabi) and formal with socks of tabi.
The hanao is joined symmetrically, so much there is not any difference between the left and right shoe. The hanao of the z.ri can be made of velvet-like material, like in the case of the plastic z.ri of imitation of straw. The hanao for a more formal coloured vinyl z.ri are the thin belts of vinyl or gibe, or more with far and the fabric or vinyl belts upholstered. The fabric is often or the fabric used for the shoe, or chirimen, crepe-like Japanese rayon or silk fabric. The men 'z.ri of S could also comprise leather or furnish out of leather the hanao with imitation. The use of hanao and the end right easily, and sometimes the fashion of hanao and the coordination of the accessories claim to replace the hanao. The hanao can be replaced by ailerons of the sole.
The women 'z.ri of S are seldom flat, except the zori of imitation of straw. The soles come in different thicknesses and angles. It there capable z.ri modern which is left discovered by fabric or vinyl, and the shoe, except the inner sole, is the black, hard plastic with a non-skid external sole. Usually the external sole is gray and genuine leather.
Like all the Japanese sandals, the z.ri take account of freedom of movement of air around the feet, a device which probably occurred because of the wet climate which prevails in all the major part of Japan. They are easily slipped moving and stop, which is important in a culture where shoes are constantly removed and put behind above. In a tight kimono the attachment of the laces would be impracticable, which serves as an explanation with the triumph of the shoe of thin strap in Japan.
