#wedding Hanfu
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I think Qu Xiaofeng’s wedding dress in Goodbye My Princess was inspired to some extent by the “court ladies” statues from the Tang dynasty (618–907).
#china#chinese culture#east asia#chinese history#cdrama#chinese drama#hanfu#tang dynasty#wedding Hanfu#chinese wedding#dynastic China#goodbye my princess
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A Ming Dynasty wedding hanfu photoshoot
English added by me :)
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Ming Dynasty Wedding Hanfu Costume
via Yan Bin Sha Hanfu (砚滨纱)
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New Life Begins: Li family costume appreciation
DISCLAIMER:
I am not Chinese by nationality nor ethnicity, nor have I received any formal education on Chinese culture and history. Therefore my observations may be erroneous and I'd be grateful for any correction offered by a more knowledgeable party!
Period dramas are not meant to be 100% accurate representation of historical details. Some dramas may attempt to have some semblance of reenactment, in which case it would simply be a bonus. Especially ahistorical fusion dramas will attempt more modified takes on historical wardrobes, sometimes mish-mash pieces with elements from multiple dynasties. So take everything here with a grain of salt.
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The wardrobe of New Life Begins, for the most part gave me a vague Song Dynasty inspired aesthetic. If you followed this drama faithfully you may have noticed that it had gone an extra mile with its worldbuilding details, where there are 9 provinces that would remind you of real provinces of China due to their placements and unique characteristics. I did a post about that here.
There I said, the FL Li Wei's home province Jichuan, makes me think of Yunnan- adjacent area because it is described as mountainous and well-suited for farming, atop other reasons such as its placement on the map..
AND how the styling of the Li family stood out among the other characters! Some details, reminded me slightly of Miao ethnicity, who are especially noted for their silver jewellery.
Here are the similarities I noticed:
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The hairpins and combs
(Left: Miao combs, Right: Li mama's combs)
Additionally notice Li baby brother's thick silver necklace.
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Irregular front lapels of the jacket and bead tassels on hemlines
I don't think I have ever seen something like this on Han Chinese hanfu jackets.
(Left: Miao dress, Right: Li Wei's dress when she first arrived)
Later, when she marries as the Legal Main wife, her wedding dress also improves in details to honor her background, compared to when she first married in as a concubine where she wore a regular red wedding hanfu like everyone else. At first I wondered if it's an alternate version of Xiuhefu but then felt like the finer details resemble the Miao dress more. It wouldn't be far-fetch of an estimation considering how the rest of details I mentioned above also direct to the same conclusion.
Notice the elaborate headdress quite different from the Han wedding jewellery we usually see, the dress itself being a jacket-skirt combo and not a one-piece outer robe etc hanfu.
And of course, the beaded tassel details continue. See the dress in motion here.
I really like that during Yin Zheng's visit to Li Wei's hometown, they incorporated some silver ornament details to his dresses as well.🥰
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Overall I think it's not a stretch for me to say that New Life Begins did care for its visual storytelling a lot, that it attempted to do something layered with its character and costume designs. It is so delightful to see the merging of different elements of different heritages like this, and it is very much fun to go treasure hunting for those details!
I hope you enjoyed this AND, once again, do correct me if I got this wrong!
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#Hanfu#wedding hanfu#traditional chinese clothing#Miao ethnicity#new life begins#silver jewellery#chinese drama#cdrama#卿卿日常
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OP: "The wedding toast clothes chosen by Mum!"
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@centuryberry
CHAPTER 12
Don’t cry you idiot, you’re going to smudge your makeup
#queen of the mountain#rea moots#rea’s little sketches#THE WEDDING HANFUS#TOOK#SO MUCH PLANNING#AND SO MUCH TIME#AND IT’S SO WORTH IT#anddd tumblr keeps eating my quality#BUT NEVER MIND THAT#THE WEDDINGGGGG#Chapter 12#shadowpeach#lmk wukong#lmk macaque#six eared macaque#sun wukong
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ganqing wedding
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静还决 JING HUAN JUE HANFU for 国风大典
#国风大典#王鹤润#wang herun#艾米#ai mi#cactor#hanfu#chinese fashion#chineseartistsinc#chinesemedia#caps#姐姐们给个姬会吧！！#tagged the models names in alt in case anyone is interested 🩷🩷🩷🩷#and yes the first one is wang herun our beloved jiaojie in a wedding dress once again 😂💖
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chinese hanfu for wedding
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Handmade Flower Hair Pins For Weddings Ancient Hair Ornaments
Handmade Chinese Ancient Style Flower Hair Pins;
Fine workmanship, perfect for wedding, cosplay, party, dancing, etc;
Handmade Flower Hair Pins For Weddings Ancient Hair Ornaments.
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Green and Red wedding Hanfu
Wuxia and Xianxia costumes usually combine historical Hanfu designs and their own modern-fantasy twists.
1st drama: Word of Honor 山河令
2nd drama: A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College 国子监来了个女弟子
3rd drama: Beauty of Resilience 花戎
#china#chinese culture#east asia#chinese history#cdrama#chinese drama#hanfu#wedding hanfu#ming dynasty portrait#word of honor#art#Phoenix crown#fengguan
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hey (culture ask incoming) im wondering about weddings in china and whether people generally wear more western style wedding clothes or traditional chinese style?
(Long-winded answer incoming)
Depends.
I would say Chinese/hanfu style wedding attire has been making a big comeback (so to speak) in recent years as a side effect of the hanfu revival movement, but there is also Chinese wedding attire that is distinctly it's own genre of clothing, i.e, bridal/groom wear. When you look at it, you know (if you know) that it's wedding attire. More on this in a second.
Still, for those who can afford it, it is popular these days to wear both western style wedding attire and Chinese wedding attire. Most people who I've seen wear both change into the Chinese attire for the wedding banquet. If they wear a western wedding dress, it will be at the ceremony/walking down the aisle. Likewise, if they wear both hanfu and Chinese wedding attire, they will wear the hanfu for the ceremony. Another thing to keep in mind is that in China, it is quite popular to take wedding photos in a myriad of outfits, not just the one you will be wearing on the occasion. So people nowadays may take photos in all the different kinds of wedding attire (via clothing rentals), whether they are going to wear it at their wedding or not. In that spirit, they still technically wear both western and Chinese style wedding clothes.
Hopefully that answers your question there. I have a #chinese wedding that covers a lot of videos but in which you can see the types of gowns and all that which I will briefly go into below.
So: when it comes to "traditional Chinese style" wedding attire, what does that really mean?
To me, three main types of clothing come to mind: 1) Chinese Wedding Attire™ , 2) Chinese style wedding attire, 3) Wedding hanfu
1) Chinese Wedding Attire™, AKA 秀禾服 Xiùhé
Visually distinct, it is not really hanfu nor qizhuang but a secret third thing.... In this case, it is a blend of Qing dynasty and Republican era styles dubbed "xiuhe". As bridal wear specifically, it is actually a rather recent trend (21st century), but it's become a fixture in Chinese wedding wear. While the colors can vary wildly and magnificently, the classic colors here are gold and red.
The style that exists today shows Qing dynasty influence in its construction and at its core consists of both bride and groom wearing embroidered tang suit tops and a matching silk skirt. The bride usually wears hair ornaments/pins in place of a veil. Since there are pins in the hair, brides may wear a xiapei/cape with a long train instead.
A few bridal styles (keep in mind that these are just the classic cuts and colors—there are other styles/colors that contain recognisable elements of bridal wear but are made of different fabrics, have different draping, have more tassels, have a softer look, etc):
2) Chinese style wedding attire
This is admittedly somewhat of the same thing as Wedding Attire™, just toned down as it was more popular/commonplace in the last century, when it was what was most affordable for most, but it's a style that nonetheless comes to mind. With this, the key is simply that the bride wears a mostly all red dress/top+skirt and the groom wears a suit. Bride and groom will also often wear a red flower/ribbon pinned to their top or worn around them gift-wrapped style, haha. My mom just wore a red top and bottom to her wedding dinner (that's as much detail as I've ever gotten out of her lol) when she got married in the early 80s. Another thing is, since white is a funerary color/color of death in Asian cultures, some people also just wear Western style wedding dresses that are red.
3) Wedding hanfu
As you can imagine, this is ornate hanfu that is worn for weddings. Song/Ming style hanfu is particularly popular here.This clothing is traditional in the sense that it has historical basis and is what those who could afford to word for weddings historically. Historical wedding colors varied but color pairings like red & blue and red & green are traditional (man wears red, woman wears blue/green; 红男绿女). Wearing hanfu for weddings is a trend that has become popular with the hanfu revival movement and is, as you might guess, a trend for Han Chinese people
Chinese ethnic minorities have their own wedding attire that they may choose to wear/wear as well (if they do a banquet, etc). Or they might just wear red/xiuhe/western style dresses, too—this is another area where wedding photos let you basically wear everything.
(just a few examples:)
#text#answered ask#chinese wedding#hanfu#long post#少数民族#LMAO I just noticed I accidentally included the same couple twice in the hanfu section 💀#…it’s ok her makeup and hairpiece is slightly different
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Noble Ming Style Hanfu
From Hanfu Photographer Lei Zhen Zi (雷震紫)
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have u ever thought about oso and erina's wedding? :3c
OUUuaaouuuughhghhhh yesss but I never decided on what theme.. just kissing and being wit family and fun… Osomatsu in this is in wedding kimono which I also think is very cute….
Can u imagine… them… 🥺
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Song dynasty inspired wedding dress by 听月小筑
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Song - 西厢寻他 by 伯爵Johnny/唐伯虎Annie
One custom in traditional Chinese weddings is the three prostrates: one to Heaven and Earth, one to the husband's mother and father, and then one to each other.
[eng by me]
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