“The maiko [apprentice geisha] and geiko [geisha] have two sets of ceremonial crested kimono one for winter, the other for summer… The maiko’s kimono, which is of winter weight, plus all its accessories, weighs almost twenty kilograms [forty-four pounds], which may be half what she weighs herself, not surprisingly, it takes some time to get accustomed to it.” From “Geisha: a living tradition” by Kyoko Aihara, first published 1999, pages 63 & 66. This type of fully-patterned formal kimono is normally associated with a Ryurei-style Tea Ceremony.