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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker
As for real, authentic kimonos, hair, and makeup, I'm not Japanese but I think that it can be done respectfully by non-Japanese if they've educated themselves about the culture, the history, and the meaning. I think there is a difference between wearing an authentic kimono because you have learned about and admire the culture vs dressing up in a cheap, slutty-looking costume that equates geisha with being just a sex object.
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Given that there has been at least one
non-Japanese geisha, if you don't count
Liza Dalby, who never formally trained as one, you could dress up as a geisha. I think there is a Romanian geisha as well.