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Step by Step —— My Experience in DIY Hanfu Hair Accessories in Ming Dynasty Style As a passionate fan of Hanfu, I love participating in the creation of my own Hanfu hair accessories. This article will share some of my insights and experiences during the process of making Hanfu hair accessories. I hope it can help more Hanfu enthusiasts. One, Material Selection The materials for making Hanfu hair accessories should be light, soft, and have a certain elasticity to facilitate shaping and ensure comfort when wearing. Silk, tulle, velvet cloth, etc., are all very ideal choices. In addition, some metal products or jewelry can be used to add a touch of luxury to the hair accessories. Two, Preparation of Tools 1. Scissors and cutting tools: used for cutting and trimming materials. 2. Needles and threads: used for sewing and embroidery work. 3. Tape or glue: used for securing and connecting materials. 4. Tweezers and wire cutters: used for decoration and disassembly of parts. 5. Iron and hot glue gun: used for ironing materials or securing decorations. Three, Production Process 1. Choose the style of the hair accessory: select an appropriate hair accessory style according to your preferred style. You can…

Hanfu, as a treasure of traditional Chinese clothing culture, carries rich historical and cultural connotations. In Chinese history, with the change of dynasties, Hanfu has also developed different styles and characteristics. Among them, Zhou-style Hanfu and Ming-style Hanfu, as two representative periods, more reflect different stages of Han ethnic clothing culture. This article will focus on comparing Zhou-style Hanfu and Ming-style Hanfu to better understand the development history of Hanfu and its cultural connotations. One, Zhou-style Hanfu 1. Cutting and patterns: Zhou-style Hanfu emphasizes ritual regulations, with regular cutting and dignified colors. Men's clothing mainly includes upper garments, lower garments, and headwear, while women have robes, skirts, and hairstyles. In terms of patterns, they are mainly dominated by mythical creatures, flowers, and plants such as dragon patterns, phoenix patterns, and cloud patterns, symbolizing auspiciousness. 2. Materials and colors: Zhou-style Hanfu uses silk as the main material, employing noble colors like gold, red, and green, highlighting the imperial style. Officials at different ranks had distinct colors for their attire, reflecting social hierarchy. 3. Accessories and adornments: Men wore jade pendants and carried swords, while women adorned themselves with silk headdresses and earrings. The clothing was embellished with exquisite accessories like jade…

Original Author: Huafeng Mozhu (华风墨逐) Hanfu Cutting & Sewing Patterns Detail Zhongyi (中衣) Aoqun (袄裙) Ruqun (襦裙) Beizi (褙子) Pan collar Aoqun (盘领袄) Quju (曲裾) Banbi (半臂) Shuhe (裋褐) Zhiduo/Zhishen/Daopao (直裰/直身/道袍) Panling Pao/Lanshan (盘领袍/襕衫) Shenyi (深衣) Yisan (曳撒) Inspired Hanfu (改良汉服) Updating   Preface Ethnic costumes are different from ordinary clothes that only play the role of warmth and decoration, but they are one of the elements of the appearance of a nation and an important carrier of its traditional culture. It is also an important carrier of the traditional culture of a nation. The cultural connotation of traditional costumes of different nationalities is different, and it can naturally show the spiritual civilization and aesthetics of the nation. Hanfu is the traditional costume of the Han people, also known as "Han Zhuang" or "Hua Fu".Since the time of the Yellow Emperor, Yao and Shun, hanfu has taken a basic form, and after the inheritance of the rituals of the Zhou Dynasty, it has formed a perfect system of clothing and crown and spread to the people in the Han Dynasty. The hanfu had been developed for thousands of years until the fall of the Ming Dynasty, when it was temporarily stopped.…

The "Jiaoling Youren (交领右衽, cross-collar-and-right-wrapped, the left lapel covers the right lapel when wearing)" based on flat cutting is a typical collar that has been passed down in the Chinese civilization for thousands of years. It fully embodies the diverse and integrated pattern since ancient times, carries Chinese common cultural connotation as a nation, and is a symbol of the spiritual essence extracted from the long history of Chinese civilization. Chinese traditional costumes are profound and have a long history, Jiaoling Youren is like main threads linking thousands of years' of flowery clouds together to inherit continuously with boundless beauty. The character "衣 (clothing)" already existed in oracle bone script which reveals its structural feature: two lapels overlap each other forming into textual symbols.   01 What is Jiaoling Youren One of the most prominent features of Hanfu is the collar design that crosses left over right to form a "Y" shape known as the Jiaoling Youren style. This collar design has more than 5,000 years of history since Zhou Dynasty. Even though Hanfu keeps innovating with different styles such as straight collars, tank tops, and stand-up collars, the cross-collared Hanfu still maintains its mainstream position among these styles.  …

The modern hanfu is an improved version of traditional Chinese clothing, also called as new hanfu. The modern hanfu is on the basis of Western-style clothing, formed by integrating the basic elements of traditional hanfu outfit. The new hanfu is split into several varieties based on its features that can be part of the form characteristics, patterns, or aesthetic. If you take the word "Hanfu" back to its roots, it simply was the Chinese word for “Han People's Clothing.” Later on, it evolved to mean specifically, traditional Chinese clothing. As they came into popularity in the ancient period, manufacturers began producing these pieces of hanfu with many cutting methods, and they’d cut various lines of fabric, sew them together. It's usually a very loose design that meant they wouldn’t have to have multiple sizes and fits. Eventually, hanfu style developed and people began wearing on a large scale, integrated into their everyday style. Hanfu designers improved their craft to such an extent that it became an art form and not simply as apparel. Traditional hanfu became more valuable and more collectible as pieces of art. That’s not to say that an appreciation of the hanfu today has to be all…