Chinese Clothing-Women- Hanfu guide

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chinese clothing, chinese clothing timeline, fashion, guide, hanfu, qu ju, ru qun. ming dynasty, tang dynasty

Last night I found a rich source of material on chinese clothing specifically hanfu (han chinese clothes) on tumblr and I was so excited because it’s just my thing. So admittedly after a while i started to get all confused because each dynasty has a distinct sort of clothing style to it, as seen in other parts of the world through history, fashion changes all the time. So this post is for me to sort through all the material i’ve been looking at. Credits for the pictures are to its owners and none of them is mine, hopefully as this guide helps me get the names and styles right it will also help you too.

Disclaimer: There are of course variations to the clothes but i think these are the general ones that common folk would have worn, i tried not to go into the ones nobility wore because that would be another headache. If there are any mistakes here I apologise, and please do let me know about it. I hope to get a book on this to read up more! Oh look at the timeline below i found that useful in understanding the way fashion changed and the variations.

Qu Ju  曲裾

-I would say, the way i identify this clothing is by the upper vest which reaches the waist and also the skirt which seems like a two peice due to the upper layer.

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BeiZi  褙子及大氅 (song/Ming Dynasty)

– Here, i would say it’s the cloak that really stands out as an identifier

Ru Qun (Tang and Song dynasty)  襦裙

– I like these alot and they look like the korean hanbook, though there are variations the idea is about the same, look for high waist/breast styles.

Breast High Ru Qun 齊胸襦裙

Clay figure of breast height ru qun

 

U-necked banbi (half-sleeve) ruqun

 

Short Sleeved Ru Qun 半臂襦裙

 

AoQun (Ming Dynasty)  襖裙

– I think these are nice too, a really big top and a really big skirt, not form fitting but the material and patterns makes it beautiful.

Banbi (Hanfu Half Sleeve Jacket)

the dress underneath is modern, but i like how they meshed the modern and traditional together. As i read, it seems that the banbi was worn over the ruqun, so it’s the olden day jacket.

I also found this timeline guide which i think will be very helpful

 

Bu Bu Jing Qing 步步惊情 -Bu Bu Jing Xin 2 + official stills

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bu bu jing qing, chinese drama, lui shi shi, nicky wu, official stills bu bu jing xin 2

Last year i was hooked on BBJX and now they’ve already started filming for the second series. I know i should have posted something earlier but I just didn’t have time, but hey, summer is here! So far news has been coming in through tumblr for me, but i know that you can get some updates through spcnet.The thread for BBJQ is only 8 pages long though

http://www.spcnet.tv/forums/showthread.php/37487-Bu-Bu-Jing-Qing%E3%80%8A%E6%AD%A5%E6%AD%A5%E6%83%8A%E6%83%85%E3%80%8B#.UZpAlZwcBvY

So what do i personally think about it? Well I am happy that the two leads are back but other than that there are many new characters, and something about a lui shi shi look alike? I don’t know, simply regurgitating the story into modern day times is difficult because let’s face it, it’ll be boring. If you want to do that you’ve got to be smart about it, take lots of twists and clever reinterpretations about event. I’m thinking about the lizzie bennet diaries now (don’t mind my weird brain connections please) It took pride and prejudice and gave it their own intepretation, because hey, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted like so many times. What i’m trying to say here is, that is what bu bu jing Qing has to do if it wants to remain fresh, assuming they want to stick to a similar storyline.

Now let us just have some official pics cause pics are always fun aren’t they?

Look at that hair O.O

Annie Liu! (Rou lan)

Can i say that I am not a fan of lui shi shi’s hairstyle here, short and straight, that’s all? It makes her head look flat, and she looks so pale, gosh she looked much better in the costumes than in modern day wear, poor thing.

When will it be released? What i’ve heard so far maybe august or later, fingers crossed people, oh wait… i’ll need subtitles so i’ll have to wait longer. darn.