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dangermousie · 6 hours

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Do I know what this drama is about? No.

Do I care what this drama is about? With a cast this pretty, also no.

#cdrama #shui long yin #luo yunxi #fang yilun #alen fang #xiao shunyao #ao ziyi #bao shangen #jeremy tsui #chen yao #riley wang #lin yun #xie binbin #jiang zhenyu #yang shize

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cheetahing · 2 days

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quick and dirty edit since @the-wintry-mizzenmast called these the "married for 10 years" dihua looks.

#mysterious lotus casebook #di feisheng #li lianhua #dihua #feihua #xiao shunyao #cheng yi #stuff i made

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lyselkatzfandomluvs · 6 hours

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Shûi Lóng Yín 水龍吟

Xiao ShùnYáo 肖順堯 - Shên LángHún 沈郎魂

#shui long yin #xiao shunyao #shen langhun #cdrama #squeeeeee #Yaoyao looks SO GOOD in this drama #can't wait

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kingsandbastardz · 3 months

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So for basically my whole life I'd grown up with and was resigned to accept that the chinese concept of formal/nice clothing of my and the previous generation has been western clothes. So at any awards ceremonies or performances, entertainers would show up mostly in western suits/dresses and maaaaaybe you'll spot the occasional cheongsam if they're going for a Wong Fei Hong vibe. Which, you know, kinda sucks if you have any concept of western cultural imperialism in asia.

So when the hanfu revivalist movement started, I was waiting to see when it would enter the mainstream -- my hope was for fashion designers to integrate traditional/dynastic elements into their work and make it common place enough that I can buy this shit online for ME. Because I WANT.

Though some of the designs can be a bit hit or miss, I am LOVING what various stars and entertainers are wearing out and about now.

Anyway - here's a collection of Xiao Shunyao's modern hanfu inspired/hybridized stage outfits from the last couple years. For his MLC performances, his stylists seem to be borrowing inspiration from his Di Feisheng and possibly other character costume silhouettes.

I'd been seeing a few comments about how his outfits play with gender - and some of his outfits do! But I think the interesting thing to discuss is from which standard is he playing with gender? Because from a western perspective, the things he does with his western suit tops, belting on top of the jacket for a tightly cinched waist, and the addition of a trailing skirt = femme. But if you're talking from a hanfu-hybridized pov, that's just a modern take on hanfu and having any of those elements is not inherently femme and would often read masc to me.

So these things aren't necessarily gendered because they exist traditionally in chinese men's clothing or costume designs (ie video games, comics, historical fiction illustrations and film, etc, so therefore in the modern lexicon of masculine/acceptable for men):

presence or lack of a skirt

silky, velvety, gauzy or sparkly material choice, esp in formal or stage clothing

short or long length of skirt

embroidery

flowers/floral/bird designs

folding fans

certain styles of makeup

beading, gold, tassels, jewels

non-chunky jewelry

headbands

widely flowing silhouettes

What XSY's stylists are doing with some western clothing items are interesting. I'm convinced there have been one or two western jacket tops made of thinner material that they're folding over the front, and belting down instead of buttoning (which then matches with his other outfits that are designed specifically to do this). Then they're adding a skirt, cloak or bracer element to it.

The western portions often bring a military minimalist feel which they balance with a more gauzy material in the skirt or cloak portions.

Things I think are playing with gender:

row 1 - image 1: red di feisheng-inspired outfit

The lace-up girdle is there to match the bracers in both material and style. And it's positioned to be similar to the heavy belt that Di Feisheng wears. HOWEVER. That style of girdle/corset-like clothing item can't be divorced from the modern idea of sexy leather corsets. So imo, this waist piece on that outfit was a choice. Especially when paired with his allergic-to-collars-higher-than-his-sternum necklines. And if you take into context how masculine yet female coded his character is in the drama, the whole look evokes that.

row 2, image 1: black western suit with belt on top, hat, cloak, black boots and not-visible but also a black tassel fringe skirt

Hat and cloak moves the intention of the outfit from western toward a more Asian slant, because alone, it looks like a western black suit with western heeled boots, cinched waist with a lady's belt (seated photoshoot) and western style tassel skirt. The suit top consists of a vest and a shrug-like sleeve portion that appears masculine at first glance. But take the shrug and pair it with the tassel skirt (I can't find the red carpet photos but here is a better view of the skirt when seated), and I think you got a look that's both intentionally edging toward the femme in a western sense but also confusing matters by hiding within the parameters of both western and chinese traditional male styling.

row 2 - image 2 : white asymetrical western jacket styled in a front fold-over style, gauze skirt, trailing pearl embellishments

The more traditional leaning version of this is the white outfit in row 3 that he wears to the Hi6 Hello Saturday variety show -- the skirt portion on that outfit is one I'd consider non-gendered. Row 1, images 2 and 3 are examples of masculine/neutral uses of gauze that plays with flow of form but isn't inherently femme. This stage outfit is very western-appearing masculine suiting, until you hit the skirt which is giving me long ballerina tie-on skirt with the additional swan/mermaid pearl strings. Imo, another example of deliberately using traditional masculine styling but switching it up with the combination of material choice and make that is feminine.

row 2, image 3: black space military boots, black suiting, black -silver ombre sequin trailing skirt and white gauzy shawl with black floral design

The over all design is going for a masculine military-feel. (think this outfit for shen langhun) But instead of a thicker military cloak, it's replaced with a woman's gauze shawl and a skirt that trails behind him very much like the back of a woman's formal fish-tail gown when he moves around. If you take into context Wang Herun's outfit is a white-silver sequined dress cut in a way to also give a space-military-queen vibe, imo they both coordinated their outfits to balance out with both femme and masc qualities.

Thoughts? I'm curious what others think about this.

While I wait for the CNY photoshoot for XSY's red and black look, here's him with his stage collaborators with a nice range of skirt lengths, period influences and material choices. The woman in the center is the one with the most military-fighter design out of the bunch. The dudes are all in variations of formal-wear-with-good-kicking-boots (and lots of crotch space).

#xiao shunyao #mysterious lotus casebook cast #my royal ramblings #fashion #chinese fashion #gendered fashion in cultural context

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zishuge · 5 months

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The only thing I remember is killing people. You say I'm someone who saves people. I won't kill you — but I don't believe you either. Do you think I'm a fool? You're not a fool. Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023) | Ep. 20

#mysterious lotus casebook #莲花楼 #li lianhua #di feisheng #cheng yi #xiao shunyao #cdrama #cdramaedit #cdramasource #asiandramasource #mlcedit #*gifs:mine #the fact that this is one of the rare occasions that li lianhua is actually being honest #because di feisheng ///did/// try to save him #(he didn't succeed but... semantics. *li lianhua voice* it doesn't matter. also — not too important.)#at the same time he's employing the honesty in the middle of taking advantage of his memory loss to get him to do his bidding #this man is unbelievable.#BUT what's even more unbelievable is that despite the manipulation #his smile at the end is 100% sincere.#and it says i know you; you know me #you see — we're a matching set #you have me written in your palm; i have you running in my veins #i know we all like to joke that li lianhua physically cannot stop himself from telling lies every time he opens his mouth #but actually sometimes #even when he's telling lies #he cannot help but be genuine #and every time i think about it too much i want to run into traffic

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mutantfactor · 2 months

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Mysterious Lotus Casebook | pov: there are only 2 beds

#sharing is caring Happy Valentine's Day! 💕🪷🛕💕#(btw i have the lotus tower model and this is what it feels lke building it)#mysterious lotus casebook #lian hua lou #莲花楼 #li lianhua #li xiangyi #di feisheng #fang duobing #cheng yi #zeng shunxi #xiao shunyao #my:gif #mf mlc #cdrama

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smittenskitten · 9 months

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#he protects

#mysterious lotus casebook #cdramaedit #zeng shunxi #cheng yi #xiao shunyao #joseph zeng #mlcbedit #asiandramaedit #prangon gifs

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yesdramas · 9 days

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MYSTERIOUS LOTUS CASEBOOK 莲花楼 — 2023, dir. Guo Hu, Ren Hai Tao

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night-rider-lily · 2 months

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I keep seeing new behind the scenes pics of dramas i really love and i just wanna share them all-

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xinyuehui · 8 months

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◠ ◟ ☾ It seems to be today. The battle at the East Sea ten years ago was on this day. I didn't expect after fighting to the death ten years ago, ten years later, we'd be drinking together like this in our wedding room. ☽ ◞ ◠

#莲花楼 #mysterious lotus casebook #lian hua lou #cdramasource #dailyasiandramas #asiandramasource #dramasource #chineseartistsinc #cdramanet #chinesemedia #cdramaedit #cdramagifs #chinese drama #cdrama #caps #ep38 #di feisheng #xiao shunyao #li lianhua #cheng yi #the show ended at this episode 😌😌💖💖💖 this ep was gold it was everything to me #ITS ALL IN THE MOON THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART ALEXA PLAY ME TERESA TENG #remembering your anniversaries with your mortal enemy 💕 celebrating it under the moonlight in your wedding room💘💘#okay but the way dfs says 就如今天 it was just like today that's so soft???? its like saying 一切依你 everything as you say as you wish #thats such a boyfriend thing to say????!?!!!! 你就宠他吧🥺🥺🥺#ive been thinking about making this for days literally 😳🤧

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difeisheng · 9 months

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lianhualou domestic issues (x)

subtitles by me :)

#sorry i kind of love these dumb promo skits #mysterious lotus casebook #li xiangyi #fang duobing #di feisheng #mysterious lotus casebook cast #cheng yi #zeng shunxi #xiao shunyao #video #ashton originals

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thedreamerstoryteller · 4 months

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#I have already said that his chest will be the death of me #Xiao Shunyao is hot #He is stunning with this hairstyle and make up #Actually he is always stunning #He wears v-neck shirts because he knows how they affect us #But damn man! If you keep doing this I will be death before 2024!#The little dragon on his cheek is chef's kiss #With the hairstyle and the face mask in the top right photo he reminds me the character of a videogame like Mortal Kombat or Dead or Alive #I would always choose him to play #I can hear the off-screen voice of the game saying “Xiao Shunyao wins. Flawless Victory”#He is flawless by the way #i love him #xiao shunyao #chinese drama #cdrama #mysterious lotus casebook #lian hua lou #shui long yin #di feisheng

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lyselkatzfandomluvs · 7 months

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Mysterious Lotus Casebook 蓮花樓

Behind The Scenes - opening duel sequence

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*SWOON*

#mysterious lotus casebook #lian hua lou #li xiangyi #di feisheng #cheng yi #xiao shunyao #li lianhua #bts #behind the scenes #cdrama #I've watched this so many times

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la-muerta · 11 days

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肖顺尧 Xiao Shunyao for 《力争上游》 – 23 Nov 2023

#xiao shunyao #肖顺尧 #I spent so much time looking for a way to watch this I might as well gif it #once again I am not looking respectfully lol #mysterious lotus casebook cast #and of course the nipple ring makes an appearance again #LM's gifs #I made a thing

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zishuge · 6 months

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Di Feisheng taking every opportunity to roast Li Xiangyi; Li Lianhua is only amused Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023)

#mysterious lotus casebook #莲花楼 #li lianhua #li xiangyi #di feisheng #cheng yi #xiao shunyao #cdrama #cdramaedit #cdramasource #mlcedit #*gifs:mine #there's probably more but these are the ones i could think of immediately #i feel like 10 years ago li xiangyi would've been BIG mad #but li lianhua is just *amused eyeroll* oh you #big divorced energy #in that second one llh was more amused at fang duobing's reaction but i think it still counts #and by the end dfs wasn't even seriously trying to make a jab it's just pure habit #激 is such a hard word to translate really

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a-memory-a-distant-echo · 8 days

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hey not to be deeply weird about it but just to check, has everyone else already seen this interview with xiao shunyao in which he (correctly) argues that actually di feisheng is a deeply loyal and affectionate character, and also that li xiangyi gives di feisheng a reason to live?

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i'm so fucking normal about it

#he also touches on a thing that i'm obsessed with #which is media as a proxy for emotional catharsis that we can't experience in real life #ANYHOW feeling so incredibly normal thanks for asking #mysterious lotus casebook #di feisheng #xiao shunyao #Youtube

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