In fact, cosplay is something we often did in our childhood. Do you still remember when you watched Superman and to imitate him, you put a summer blanket over your back and jumped around everywhere? And when watching Ultraman, mimicking his classic cross-shaped ultimate move, children would most commonly use a five-yuan Ultraman mask from the carpet to look more like Ultraman. Moreover, wearing the mask, kids felt as if they were Ultraman themselves. This was the earliest form of cosplay.
“Every girl had a fairy dream in her childhood, such as running around the yard with a bedsheet or pillowcase. So when I encountered Hanfu (traditional Chinese clothing), it felt like my childhood dreams came true. At that time, a friend bought a set of ancient costumes, and we took photos together. Later, I found them very beautiful and started to research.” After quitting her job, she began to shoot various series of works, and in 2014, she started the ‘Chinese Style Tour Shooting,' increasingly feeling the beauty of Hanfu. It was during this time that she began to gain attention, even attracting actress Xu Jiao to find her for Hanfu photoshoots.
Poetic and Hanfu's connection seems to have been destined since childhood. In her youth, Poetic loved watching historical dramas like “My Fair Princess,” “The Legend of White Snake,” “Journey to the West,” and “Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain.” These are all part of her childhood memories. “Who didn't mimic Bai Niangzi by draping a bedsheet over their head in their childhood?” Poetic laughed. Back then, she was fascinated by the ancient costumes worn by the characters in the shows. Poetic particularly liked the fan on Lin Shiyin's head in “Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain.” “I even bought a sandalwood fan and tried to pose like Lin Shiyin by putting it in my hair.”
The elegant and ancient style of Hanfu is so beautiful that it takes your breath away. The clean white Hanfu with wide sleeves looks more ethereal than ordinary straight sleeves, giving a fairy-like feeling when moving. However, compared to the latter, wide sleeves are not very convenient to wear and are not suitable for daily wear. They are perfect for outings or participating in Hanfu events. The basic characteristics of Wei-Jin style include a crossed collar and wide sleeves. The crossed-collar and waist-level suit style is more streamlined than the front-closing or chest-level Hanfu styles, giving a more martial feel. The Wei-Jin style suit in the picture looks simple and elegant, but it is embroidered with many phoenix-like patterns, making it elegant without being monotonous. Many girls are captivated by characters like Xiaolongnü and Wang Yuyan in historical dramas, not just because of their beauty but also because of their costumes. Who doesn't love a fairy-like white ancient costume? Now that Hanfu is so popular, it can fulfill our childhood dreams. You don't have to pretend to be an empress by draping a bedsheet anymore. Take a look at these clean, fresh, and ethereal white Hanfu outfits and see if they are the type you like. The Wei-Jin style was initially created by Hanfu merchants based on the costumes in historical dramas.
For most Hanfu stylists, the joy of “draping a bedsheet” in childhood has made them unable to resist the ethereal beauty of Hanfu as adults. “None of us 90s who love Hanfu haven't draped a bedsheet before. When we watched ‘The Legend of White Snake' as children, we would drape a bedsheet to imitate the characters in the TV show. At that time, just draping a bedsheet made us feel ethereal, and perhaps that was when a seed was planted in our hearts, leading us to fall in love with Hanfu,” said Yu'er, a Hanfu stylist at Mitanji Traditional Makeup Studio.
In recent years, more and more popular historical dramas have emerged, and ancient-style clothing designed based on Hanfu from the Tang Dynasty has become widely popular. As traditional Chinese attire, Hanfu is appreciated by more and more people for its ancient and elegant charm and graceful, flowing design. Previously, well-known child star Lin Miaoke shared a set of ancient-style photos on her social media platform, captioning them with “Let's go into the ancient style” and tagging the topic of ancient-style Hanfu. Her ancient-style look was quite different from her previous cute style, and with her slim face, she looked very beautiful, capturing the essence of ancient elegance and grace, stunningly beautiful as she was in her childhood, brightening everyone's eyes.
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When we were children, weren't we all the same, loving to watch mythological dramas with lots of beautiful women? Although some of the plots were quite ridiculous, we still enjoyed them and fantasized about having magical powers. Even though some of the plots were ridiculous, they didn't just focus on romance; they mostly conveyed positive energy for the country and the people, such as fighting demons and saving the world, and guiding demons to redemption. In short, the scope of those dramas was much larger than today's fantasy dramas, which often revolve around tens of thousands of years, several lifetimes, and the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children. Is this progress or regression in thought?
Since Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people, there was no traditional clothing for the Han people before, and now that it finally exists, people are naturally enthusiastic about reviving it. Moreover, many people watched historical dramas while draping bed sheets in their childhood, and Hanfu represents a childhood longing for ancient costumes. On a smaller scale, Hanfu is just a beautiful dress. Wearing something pretty when going out to play and taking photos is not a problem, just like any other dress. Who doesn't like beautiful clothes? Even when buying clothes normally, people buy what they like and find attractive, so the beauty of Hanfu is one of the reasons it attracts people.
At that time, he followed a teacher to learn photography, and this teacher recommended the works of an ancient-style photographer to him. He was captivated by these works and, after learning more, discovered that the stunning costumes in the photos were Hanfu. “At that time, I thought they were really beautiful. It felt like the ancient-style dramas I watched and the martial arts games I played in my childhood had become real life. It turned out that besides film and television productions, you could also wear such clothes and appear in public with such an image.”