My huafu journey started with attending a conference in Japan where at the opening night the Japanese participants all came decked out in kimono and the Korean participants came in their hanbok. I didn't know that there was this formal opening thing so I was in a shirt and yoga pants (perfectly appropriate to any tech conference I've ever been to! 8-), but had I known what would I have done? I am not built for body-con qipao, and a Western suit would have just been sad. I'm working on my sewing skills and when I get there, I've got some fabric I'll make into da ao or pifeng and mamianqun. I'm waiting to see Wen Ming-Na or Michelle Yeoh wear huafu on the red carpet. 😎 When huafu settles into Chinese culture the same way as kimono and hanbok, when the rest of the world riffs on huafu like they do kimono, then the renaissance will be complete. 😎
I have a few very cheap hairpin sets from AliExpress, but cheap as they are, they are still shiny and pretty. I'm trying to figure out a display setup for them...
Had a quick google for fitness dragons. Spendy from Amazon, will have to see what Aliexpress says. 😎 Fab job on your growing hanfu collection. I need to stop collecting supplies and actually make something. 😎 😎
As Chinese fluent diaspora, do you have an opinion on hanfu vs huafu (華服). I came across the term in a tumblr post by ziseviolet. I'd link it but they don't seem to be allowed? (Second attempt at posting this comment. Apologies if there are duplicates)
My huafu journey started with attending a conference in Japan where at the opening night the Japanese participants all came decked out in kimono and the Korean participants came in their hanbok. I didn't know that there was this formal opening thing so I was in a shirt and yoga pants (perfectly appropriate to any tech conference I've ever been to! 8-), but had I known what would I have done? I am not built for body-con qipao, and a Western suit would have just been sad. I'm working on my sewing skills and when I get there, I've got some fabric I'll make into da ao or pifeng and mamianqun. I'm waiting to see Wen Ming-Na or Michelle Yeoh wear huafu on the red carpet. 😎 When huafu settles into Chinese culture the same way as kimono and hanbok, when the rest of the world riffs on huafu like they do kimono, then the renaissance will be complete. 😎
Wow, square in the uncanny valley.
Cool article. Trying to imagine glue that can melt with your breath sticking to skin though. Cold climate? 😅
Are the Fox Spirit shows connected in more than name?
I have a few very cheap hairpin sets from AliExpress, but cheap as they are, they are still shiny and pretty. I'm trying to figure out a display setup for them...
Visualizing from flat is difficult for me, so I needed the paper model. Everything should have pockets! 😁
Had a quick google for fitness dragons. Spendy from Amazon, will have to see what Aliexpress says. 😎 Fab job on your growing hanfu collection. I need to stop collecting supplies and actually make something. 😎 😎
As Chinese fluent diaspora, do you have an opinion on hanfu vs huafu (華服). I came across the term in a tumblr post by ziseviolet. I'd link it but they don't seem to be allowed? (Second attempt at posting this comment. Apologies if there are duplicates)
Interested to check this out for the "commoner" clothing designs.
Should that be seed carving, perhaps?