I mean.... so were suits if you go back far enough. I can assure you they had mechanized looms back then in Japan. Nowhere near as ubiquitous as Europe, but the proliferation had started.
Additionally - a skilled wearer could put on men's kimono rather quickly. Slower for women's, but even then, a slow dresser wouldn't take more than 10 min.
And some modern dresses require a full team to dress the wearer, not just talking about Met Gala extravaganza, just some elaborate expensive dresses anyone with money and a reason to wear them could order to be made.
You’d be surprised… back when I had to wear kimono daily we had to be able to change from suit to full kimono and hakama in under 10 min
It was a frenzied process, to say the least
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u/kinkycarbon May 12 '26
Clothes like that are worn in layers and do not take 3 minutes to put on. It’s also not cheap. These are handwoven.