Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

As we all know, there are various types of Chinese long skirt, and it is hard not to be impressed by the classical and elegant patterns, with either plain or gorgeous embroidered prints, and various accessories that make the whole person look dignified and atmospheric.

Today, we will introduce you to the hanfu set match with "Hua Niao Qun (花鸟裙, flower bird skirt)", which is elegant and does not look too plain.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

Hua Niao Qun, from the collection of the Kong Family Mansion (孔府旧藏), is one of the most artistically valuable, highly crafted and elegantly fresh of the Ma Mian Qun.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

Artifacts of Hua Niao Qun

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

Modern restoration of Hua Niao Qun

The dress depicts a vibrant scroll of flowers and birds, including cuddly mandarin ducks, hibiscus and kingfishers, heron and stone bamboo, pomegranate and lotus flowers, and brilliant red polygonum.

Beautifully embroidered and detailed, wearing the Hua Niao Qun, you seem to have a garden on your skirt folds, fairy air.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

 

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The Fashion Principle of Hanfu "Hua Niao Qun"

As the name implies, the "Hua Niao Qun" is a kind of Chinese long skirt combination of flowers and birds with the Hanfu style, which is embroidered on the hem of skirt.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

As shown in the picture, the whole hanfu set chooses plain colors, such as white, gray, light brown, etc. The overall look of the hanfu is like an ancient ink painting, distinctive and eye-catching.

The main fashion method used for the "Hua Niao Qun" is to leave a large area white and partially embellished, so that the bird and flower elements can become more prominent, and unique.

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How to match the "Hua Niao Qun" better?

If you are interested in this style of Chinese long skirt, or if you have a Hua Niao Qun, here are a few tips on how to make it look better and become a bright hanfu girl on the street!

Hairstyles and headpieces

The most important thing is "integrity" for a niche style with fixed elements like this. And with the Hua Niao Qun hairstyle, it should look flowing but not sloppy, try to use more coiffure or braided hair style, such as Feitian Ji, Lingshe Ji, etc., no hanging hair and broken hair, will look very clean, reveal the neck will also make the whole person looks more slim and delicate.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

For hair accessories, you can use hair bands, hairpins, and Buyao made of flower and bird patterns to make the whole Hanfu outfit more harmonious and unified.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

With light hanfu makeup

Want to create elegant senior Hua Niao Qun style, makeup is also very important, elegant atmosphere of the hanfu, naturally, with a dignified senior light makeup, which is called "style unity".

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

The overall makeup is recommended to use a clear matte foundation, focusing on eye and lip makeup, choose a dark eyebrow powder, with a trim and highlighting to carve out the three-dimensional sense of features.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

Focus on the overall color scheme

For a simple color dress, the overall color scheme determines the direction of the dressing style. Because the color of Hua Niao Qun is generally simple, light-colored fabrics embellished with colorful embroidery, so the color scheme of the outfit is based on light colors.

Then with the bag and shoes, to ensure that the overall tone of unity, you can use the versatile white, silver or gray, you can also choose the same color different saturation colors, both different and will not affect the overall style.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

And try to choose the "whole color block" color scheme, the same single product on a variety of colors, it is easy to look a little cluttered.

Smart use of hanfu accessories

When it comes to classical dresses, I believe the most impressive thing is often some jewel-encrusted accessories or the phoenix crowns that often appear in hanfu dramas, so if you want to make the Hua Niao Qun more classical, it is also very important to use hanfu accessories cleverly.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

For example, round fans, pearl necklaces, paper umbrellas, small fragrant bags, etc., these accessories can not only increase the integrity of the outfit, to play the role of the finishing touch, but also to create a sense of atmosphere, very suitable for setting some scenes for photos, so that the level of the outfit is richer.

The light-colored Hua Niao Qun with quiet makeup, can create a sort of temperament of a lady, so that the whole person looks classical sense, and the whole style is relatively simple, can be used in many occasions, including daily wear.

Chinese Long Skirt Fashion Through the Centuries - Hua Niao Qun

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The above is the features of the Chinese long skirt: Hua Niao Qun and how to match it. If there are any specific hanfu styles matching you'd like to learn about, please let me know by leaving a comment.

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  1. Merriel

    What a specific piece! I love that it has historical evidence.

  2. Jimmymy

    Very beautiful dress, elegant.