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Recent Examples of obi
Kid-sized yukata, obi belts and slippers are provided, which are not only practical but are likely to make for great family photos.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
For the collection, Dimorestudio’s Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci translated 20,000 obi patterns into modern fabrics.
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Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
Rose Byrne also styled her white lace dress with a thick brown leather obi belt in Paris.
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Now, with two years under its obi, Lin is ready to celebrate Orlando-style with a series of chef collaborations this week.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2024
Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder experimented with colors and patterns in this Manhattan triplex, starting with the bed frame in the primary bedroom, which mixes Holland & Sherry textiles with vintage Japanese obi.
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Kelsey Mulvey,
ELLE Decor,
6 Dec. 2022
At Van Cleef & Arpels, some of these were modeled on inro, the small boxes of wood, leather, metal, ivory or paper that Japanese men hung from their obi (kimonos have no pockets) to carry tobacco or medicinal herbs.
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New York Times,
11 Feb. 2021
Japanese men traditionally used an inrō, a basket worn suspended from an obi or sash, to carry small items including medicine.
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Peter Saenger,
WSJ,
13 Nov. 2020
Kimonos are worn with the left side wrapped over the right and secured with an obi, or sash, around the waist.
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The Economist,
2 Mar. 2020
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
For the collection, Dimorestudio’s Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci translated 20,000 obi patterns into modern fabrics.
—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
Rose Byrne also styled her white lace dress with a thick brown leather obi belt in Paris.
—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Now, with two years under its obi, Lin is ready to celebrate Orlando-style with a series of chef collaborations this week.
—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2024
Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder experimented with colors and patterns in this Manhattan triplex, starting with the bed frame in the primary bedroom, which mixes Holland & Sherry textiles with vintage Japanese obi.
—
Kelsey Mulvey,
ELLE Decor,
6 Dec. 2022
At Van Cleef & Arpels, some of these were modeled on inro, the small boxes of wood, leather, metal, ivory or paper that Japanese men hung from their obi (kimonos have no pockets) to carry tobacco or medicinal herbs.
—
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2021
Japanese men traditionally used an inrō, a basket worn suspended from an obi or sash, to carry small items including medicine.
—
Peter Saenger,
WSJ,
13 Nov. 2020
Kimonos are worn with the left side wrapped over the right and secured with an obi, or sash, around the waist.
—
The Economist,
2 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obi
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Texas Health Mansfield Stadium officially opened for operations Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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That joy was bursting at the seams; the kids couldn't wait for the ceremonial ribbons to be cut.
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Tracks may start with classy piano, but subtlety is almost never the end product; the group wields sidechains like a bandolier, extracting the maximum possible velocity in every kick while retaining the gooey melodic centre.
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On an unseasonably warm February morning, Principal Condra Allred walked the hallways of Cleveland Elementary School's 76-year-old building wearing a pink fanny pack slung over one shoulder like a bandolier.
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The rules would restrict data center water use by requiring closed loop cooling systems, and would increase set back requirements to put more space between data center buildings and nearby homes and businesses.
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Called Kamo‘oalewa, the space rock loops by Earth, coming as close as 9 million miles and as far as 25 million miles from our planet.
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Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
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The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man.
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In fact, the ratio is typical of that found on the outer edge of planet-forming discs around young stars, implying 3I/ATLAS formed a long way out from its parent star, perhaps in the equivalent of its Kuiper belt.
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Lopez completed her look with a thin brown belt, gold jewelry, and open-toe mesh pumps by Femme LA.
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“Obi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obi. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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