直衣

Etymology
From, stem of , but more literally, "to make straight", in reference to the straightness. Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  round-collared, skirted over-robe worn as daily wear by Japanese nobles from the Heian era. Unlike the  the colour was not rank-prescribed. By custom white figured silk, lined with  in the winter, and overdye-purple silk-gauze in the summer. Worn with  and.