Giving It Away

Before getting into the world of hanfu, you might have thought that a $30 outfit was expensive, and you would haggle over accessories. But since entering the world of hanfu, your mindset has changed: "What? This originally priced 399 yuan six-meter embroidered qixiong is only 99 yuan in the first five minutes of its release? Damn! That's practically free; not buying it would be crazy!" "Aaaah, my favorite store is having an anniversary sale with a promotion to take 200 off purchases over 500 yuan, it's like they're giving it away for free!" As a result, you, who used to be frugal, fall for the merchants' tricks every time, buying countless sets of several hundred yuan worth of hanfu, filling up your closet without ever thinking it's too much. You've also bought many kinds of accessories. You haven't lost weight, but your wallet certainly has. However, the widely accepted meaning of traditional costumes (guzhuang) has now become the clothing worn in historical dramas, primarily used for filming. These clothes are often artistically created for the needs of drama, without fixed patterns, and rely entirely on the designer's whims, merely looking ancient on the surface. Therefore, in this sense, guzhuang is…