Jyunihitoe is a formal dress of a Japanese noble lady in the Heian Period. Ladies put on layers of kimono, and the gross weight of the kimono is about 20 kilograms. It is said that there were some people who could not walk because of the weight of their kimono. "Jyuni" means twelve, but in fact, ladies do not wear twelve kimono. 
There are a lot of combination of colors and it matched by seasons or events. For example, this is colors for spring and it is images of cherry blossom.
This is colors for summer, and it is images of pink.
This is colors for fall,and it is images of maple.
This is colors for winter, and it is images of walnut.
These are only a few examples. There are more than 200
combinations of colors.
Pictures from http://www.kimono-japan.co.jp/jidaiisyo/01.html
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I' very interested in many kinds of color patterns!!!
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