Hemmed around the neck because the jersey fabric I worked with felt "flimsy" without the hem. And if you have wide fabric and do it on the fold no need to sew shoulder seams - making it even faster!
Kimonos are EVERYWHERE. I just went shopping yesterday at Ion to celebrate the end of my exams (FINALLY), and every major fashion outlet I visited all sold kimonos! These kimono cardigans were ava.