wide and long. Depending on its material, colours and patterns, are suitable for any and all occasions, from the most informal to the most formal of situations. are most commonly made of ), but can also be made from silk pongee (known as ), silk gauze and heavier, brocade-type weaves of silk. A variety of knots exist for the , and it is most commonly worn in the knot. Accessories Men's are not generally worn with accessories, being for the most part too thin to accommodate any of the accessories worn with women's . However, in the Edo period, practical box-shaped accessories called , which hung from with a fastener called , became popular. is a general term for bags and boxes for cigarettes, pipes, ink, brushes, etc. Among them, a small stackable box for seals and medicines is . , which originated in the Sengoku period, were first used as practical goods, but after the middle of the Edo period, when were gorgeously decorated with various lacquer techniques such as and , samurai and wealthy merchants competed to collect them and wore them as accessories with kimono. And from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period, became a complete art collection. Nowadays, are rarely worn as kimono accessories, but there are collectors all over the world. Children's Children's are generally soft, simple sashes, designed to be easy and comfortable to wear, though older children may wear simple, stiffer made short, such as and ; as they age, children begin to wear kimono outfits that are essentially miniaturised versions of adult kimono and . The youngest children wear soft, scarf-like . Children's types is a type of men's . It is named for its length, three . The is sometimes known simply as . During the Edo period, it gained popularity as a simple and easy-to-wear paired with casual, everyday kimono. According to some theories, the originates from a scarf of the same length, which was folded and used as a sash. A typically is shaped like a , narrow and with short stitches. It is usually made from soft cotton-like cloth. Because of its shortness, the is tied in the style, which is much like a square knot. were previously worn to prevent kimono from trailing along the floor when walking outside, used to tie up the excess length when going out; over time, this style