Hi ! I searched DOA and the internet and Etsy for such patterns and have had no luck so I'm posting to see if anyone has leads or resources to share! I'm looking for Japanese fashion patterns, specifically haori, hakama pants, and kimono for SD13 or SDGRB male (63cm). Thanks!
A very helpful thing about early historic clothing is that it's usually just a bunch of rectangles measured to the shoulder width and arm length and so on of the intended wearer. Do you need help sorting out how to fit a human sized pattern to a doll? That I can do, from something like this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/511228995214607237/. I really need to spend this summer doing some rectangular construction tutorials... Edit: This person on Flickr has done some patterning posts for MSD size, I'll see if they show how to assemble.
You could definitely start with DGRequiem's patterns. They sell 1/3 scale, and you can size them up for larger dolls.
/threads/free-authentic-copyright-legal-kimono-patterns.697210/ This thread also has some advice on scaling patterns for hakama and kimono for bjd
Undead Threads has free patterns for a kimono and haori. While DGRequiem's hakama pattern (also available on Etsy) is in the girl's section, the description mentions that the pattern is unisex. There's also this tutorial, which is designed for humans, but because you draft the pattern using body measurements and a provided template, you can use your doll's measurements instead. If you search for "hakama pants tutorial," you can find a number of videos as well.
That is an excellent suggestion and skill to have, thank you for offering and I will reach out if I need any help! :O This is a great resource. The Etsy search is a little wonky, I didn't find them during my search. Thank you! Thank you for sharing this, bookmarking this! Yes, there's so many great patterns I can use and create a wardrobe as needed. This is excellent. I completely forgot about Undead Threads over the years and was glad to see the site is still up, thank you for linking to them. I'll check youtube too for those tutorials!
For culturally faithful sewing, I recommend watching the videos by Wakamono Kimono Lab. His videos are step-by-step tutorials on how to sew male and female cuts for kimono and haori, and there's a tutorial for andon (skirt) hakama. They were easy enough for me (very newbie to sewing) to follow. He sells patterns -- all human-sized -- through his website. They need to be resized for doll proportions, but newbie-me was able to do it with some testing, and now I have custom kimono patterns for all of my dolls. As Rosslyn said, traditional Japanese clothes are generally made from a whole lot of rectangles: my patterns are just a list of measurements for every fabric rectangle to be cut. (Much much simpler than modern clothes, which currently mystifies me... ) W.Kimono Lab's website has customer photos... my doll photos are there. I bought Shimizu san's haori pattern (newbie-me needed a starting point and from there I learned how to resize a pattern), emailed him with questions, and sent him photos of the finished pieces. He's very gracious and helpful!
I have the hakama pattern for 1/3rd scale girls from DGRequiem. The instructions leave a bit to be desired but it's easy enough. I scaled it up for my 68cm boy and it wasn't too hard. LITTLE naked, so altering the side slit is wise if your male model is on the slim side lmao. I also have the female hanfu pattern. That one requires a LOT more fussing to make fit a 60cm male, and I wouldn't suggest it as a base for a kimono. Can't comment on the Kimono pattern she sells though. It's not one of the dozen+ i bought