Greetings and Welcome to my Petition for Miko Clothing! *bows*
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First off, please press the green thumb:
In this petition I am asking Gaia to please bring its users the clothing of the Miko.
For those of you who don't know, Miko is a Japanese term that anciently meant "female shaman, shamaness; medium; prophet" who conveyed divine oracles, and currently means "shrine maiden;"
The miko tradition dates back to the ancient eras of Japan. In ancient times, women who went into trances and conveyed prophecy or the words of the gods were called miko, today however, the meaning has changed and the current meaning of 'miko' is a young female attendant of the shinto shrines.
The attire of a miko (traditionally and still worn today) consists of hakama, a kimono shirt, and tabi. Occasionally miko wear a thin white haori called "chihaya". The hakama is usually red, but other colors are not unheard of. The kimono shirt has long, wide sleeves and is always white, as white is a symbol of purity. White or red ribbons often adorn a miko's hair.
This outfit is still shown in many anime series' today and is also found in the very popular anime 'Inuyasha', as shown below. As you can see by the outfit Inuyasha wears, we can convert this outfit for male characters so no one would miss out. And although in the pictures I have as examples they only use red, other colors like green and purple could be used as alternatives.
(this is Inuyasha and Kikyo, in the series 'Inuyasha' wearing traditional shinto clothing)
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Update! New Revised Male Versions:
This is the White Topped Version As Requested by Saturn:
New Revised Female Versions:
This is hair I made to go with the outfits:
If you think that this is a good idea please copy the list and sign your name! I'm also open to any suggestions you have, please just post them below
Petition for Miko clothing:
1.) A_Vampires_Kiss
2.)
UPDATE!
We now have banners!
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New Animated Banner!
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This is the animated banner for the revised male clothing:
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And this for the revised female clothing:
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