However, when you open a shopping website and look for a beautiful Hanfu (ancient Chinese costume), it is not cheap. Although it looks good when worn, Hanfu cannot be worn as daily clothing every day. Spending hundreds of dollars on a piece of clothing that can only be worn a few times does not seem cost-effective. Today, let the editor of Mama Camp bring everyone to see how to make homemade ancient costumes. This way, the clothes you make yourself will only cost the price of the fabric, and the fun of making them by hand is also greater. You can also make clothes that fit you perfectly according to your own measurements.
With the re-emergence of the term “Hanfu,” the actual Hanfu and the unique flat cutting techniques of traditional Chinese clothing have also reappeared on the internet. Like Li Zongwei (online name “Xin Er Hao Gu”), who was originally an educator, after conceiving the idea of making his own Hanfu, he drew patterns, cut and sewed the garments based on historical records. After several months, he finally restored the first set of deep clothing (a type of Hanfu). Later, Wang Yuliang from Australia, the Argentine netizen “Lianzhu Zi,” Du Jun, the owner of Hansound Pavilion in Hangzhou, and Liu Hehua in Shenzhen all embarked on their journeys to make their own Hanfu.
As the pace of social life accelerates, most children know very little about traditional culture and etiquette. On this Children's Day, let the children understand the making of Hanfu, etiquette, and culture, experiencing the vastness and profundity of Chinese culture. The process of making Hanfu is complex, joyful, and sometimes perplexing. Let's take a look! During the first communication between teachers and parents about the homemade Hanfu show on Children's Day, Teacher Zhai searched for many pictures, and the parents actively participated. A child's education cannot be separated from their parents. When wearing Hanfu, hairstyles and accessories should also be included. Parents listened to the teacher's explanation very attentively. Teachers, parents, and children prepared materials together, making Hanfu and props, and the accessories were beautifully made. To welcome Children's Day, teachers, parents, and children put in a lot of effort during the topic selection, production, and rehearsal processes. As the saying goes, “Ten years of practice for one minute on stage,” although it wasn't ten years, we did prepare for a long time. Parents cooperated actively, and the children were extremely excited. Today, Children's Day has begun, and the children are waiting for makeup with much fun. I am so moved that my mouth is wide open; don't look at me, I will be shy. Hmm, waiting before going on stage, I see, I wait until the flowers wither, and finally, it's almost time. Let me show you my elegance on stage, am I beautiful? The parents made them with waste materials, and their hands are really skillful, designing each child with their own style. I am a beautiful girl in ancient style, flying out gracefully, dignified, elegant, grand, and graceful, performing beautifully. Little handsome guy? The great hero arrives. I am a playful little player. After the performance, the children were very happy, showcasing their talents on stage, performing excellently in every aspect, and applause is given to the teachers, parents, and children for their hard work.
The revival of Hanfu has been ongoing for eighteen years. Those familiar with the Hanfu movement may remember that many people define 2003 as the year of the Hanfu revival, because in that year, there were both young overseas Chinese in Australia like Qing Song Baixue making their own Hanfu and a teacher named “Xin Er Hao Gu” in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, who wore his self-made deep clothing out after work. There was also Wang Letian, an electrician in Zhengzhou, who directly wore Hanfu into the bustling streets and was reported by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, thus turning it into a public event. This allowed the Hanfu revival to move beyond online discussions and become a part of people's real lives in the 21st century.
However, when you open a shopping website and look for a beautiful Hanfu, it is not cheap. Although it looks good when worn, Hanfu cannot be worn as daily clothing every day. Spending hundreds of dollars on a piece of clothing that can only be worn a few times does not seem cost-effective. Therefore, today, let the editor show you how to make your own ancient costumes. This way, the clothes you make yourself will only cost the price of the fabric, and the fun of making them by hand is also greater. You can also make clothes that fit you perfectly according to your own measurements.
In junior high school, I started paying attention to the forms of Hanfu (because of the doll circle, wanting to make clothes for dolls naturally led me to research a lot of information and even diagrams). At that time, there were only so-called “tongpao” (fellow Hanfu enthusiasts) making their own Hanfu and so-called studio costumes, with no distinction between authentic and imitation. Occasionally browsing, it seemed quite harmonious (everyone called each other “tongpao” and praised the “Hanfu” others made). However, a couple of years later, suddenly in the doll forum I managed, someone claiming to be a “Hanfu enthusiast” was causing trouble, starting with someone posting a thread about “doll ancient costumes,” then this person was frantically correcting and arguing below. I remember that was the era when Xuan Ji was still wearing the curved skirt.
The Donghua South Alley Leisure Tourism Street in Qingzhou Ancient City is a new comprehensive tourism and leisure street that integrates leisure, tourism, sightseeing, and internet celebrity check-in spots. With the aim of creating a well-known internet celebrity street domestically, the street uses 380,000 LED beads, over 600 LED light sets, and 60-degree light projection to create a characteristic night scene featuring rockeries, small bridges, flowing water, green plants, waterfalls, and fog effects. The street includes a 60-meter-long mountain and water landscape belt, nearly 200 meters of rural scenery area, a 280-square-meter provincial largest light canopy, and the first dedicated store in the province specializing in home-brewed fruit wine. Nearly a thousand sets of ancient costumes and Hanfu are provided free of charge to visitors for changing.
Among them, the relatively successful one is the initial children's Hanfu series by Hanshang Huilian. Despite the main brand stopping the update of its self-made series videos, Hanshang Huilian continues to update the self-made series videos of the initial series, reflecting its emphasis and commitment to the children's Hanfu market. In a context where a single Hanfu SKU selling over 500 units per month is considered a success, at the time of writing, the Tmall store of the initial series has two SKUs with monthly sales exceeding 500, even surpassing the main brand of Hanshang Huilian (the highest monthly sales of a single SKU being only over 300).
With the re-emergence of the term “Hanfu,” the actual Hanfu and the unique flat cutting techniques of traditional Chinese clothing have also reappeared on the internet. Like Li Zongwei (online name “Xin Er Hao Gu”), who was originally an educator, after conceiving the idea of making his own Hanfu, he drew patterns, cut and sewed the garments based on historical records. After several months, he finally restored the first set of deep clothing. Later, Wang Yuliang from Australia, the Argentine netizen “Lianzhu Zi,” Du Jun, the owner of Hansound Pavilion in Hangzhou, and Liu Hehua in Shenzhen all embarked on their journeys to make their own Hanfu.
Yan Haiyin, the head of the Hong Kong Hanfu Association “Zijin Han Yun,” also told reporters that there are currently no Hanfu physical stores in Hong Kong, only second-hand transfers, but headwear and accessories are made and sold by Hong Kong residents. She herself went through great lengths to embark on the path of promoting Hanfu. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she fell in love with Hanfu when she saw ancient costumes on TV as a child, but at that time, there was no concept of Hanfu, and such clothing could not be found in real life. She could only wear kimonos or hanboks to satisfy her desire. In 2006, while in New Zealand, she heard that her Hong Kong friends liked to shop on Taobao and became curious. She was surprised to find Hanfu on the web page, “I was so happy, after waiting for more than 20 years, Hanfu finally appeared! I immediately ordered a box of Hanfu sent from China to New Zealand, paying a lot for shipping.”