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The square-neck dress usually has a relatively larger neckline; therefore, girls with bigger or rounder faces can choose a square-neck dress to modify their face shape. Wearing a square-neck dress exposes the neck and surrounding skin, horizontally elongating the shoulder proportion, making the face appear narrower and achieving the effect of visually altering the face shape. The square-neck dress is not fattening; it exposes a large area of the collarbone and shoulders and can appropriately adjust the shoulder proportion, making one look slimmer. You can choose a solid color style for the square-neck dress, which will be simpler and more elegant, or you can choose a printed style to make it look prettier. In daily life, we often see some girls who really like to wear black dresses. Because a black dress makes one look slimmer, and we also find that black dresses are very versatile; no matter what kind of coat you wear over them, they always look particularly good. So, as a girl, there must be a black dress in your wardrobe. When choosing a black dress, you can also use some styling techniques to make the black dress look even better on you. Moreover, the loose skirt…

The shoe curl design is not unique to China, but it is a representative feature of ancient Chinese shoes. Both men's and women's shoes in ancient times had curled toes, with the distinction being "men's square and women's round." The shoe curl design appeared as early as ancient times, and by the Han Dynasty, there was a revolutionary design for the split toe of shoes, known as the "split-toe shoe." The No. 1 Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan, and the No. 68 Phoenix Mountain Han Tomb in Jiangling, Hubei, both unearthed split-toe shoes with pointed curled toes. Since then, even shoes made of grass and hemp were designed with high curled toes. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the main changes in women's shoes were in the toe design, which could be round, square, or pointed, divided into several petals, or layered, but all maintained the high curled toe design. Embroidered shoes are part of our Han nationality's attire and are very distinctive. Generally, embroidered shoes are worn with Hanfu, as people in ancient times wore these embroidered shoes when wearing this type of clothing, creating a harmonious look. Regarding boots, they are also commonly found in Hanfu shops.…

When many people think of Hanfu, it must be the traditional clothing with long sleeves and fluttering skirts. Although different people have different impressions of Hanfu, there is a common understanding that it must have strong Chinese elements. But in fact, there are also Hanfu styles that go well with more fashionable elements in addition to the traditional format. As Christmas is coming up this year, let's take a look at what a Hanfu for Christmas style looks like. Square Collar Pi Ao + Standing Collar Ao + Pleated Skirt As we all know, autumn and winter are the most suitable seasons for Ming-style Hanfu, because most of them are very warm. The first set's top is a traditional Ming-style short Ao (袄) with standing collar and parallel opening, which is fresh and elegant, but it is not very "Christmas style" and warm, so it can be paired with a square collar half-sleeved Pi Ao (披袄) to ward off the cold wind and look more demure and lovely. The bottom skirt is a pleated skirt with modern elements, which is dignified and mature. The addition of Christmas style will be in this mature into cute and playful, with a top…

Sleeves in Hanfu The sleeves in Hanfu, also known as "Mei (袂)", its shape is quite unique in the history of the national costume of the whole world. Sleeves are usually called "narrow sleeves" and "large sleeves", also known as small sleeves and wide sleeves. The popular sleeves of different dynasties are different, but most of them are developed at the same time, only the shape is slightly different. So what's the difference between the sleeves in Hanfu? Straight sleeve (直袖) The straight sleeves of Hanfu can be simply divided into the narrow straight types and wide straight types. The former usually opens at about half of the upper body and extends horizontally outwards; the latter is wider and extends outwards from the waist opening. The square straight sleeve is open beside the belt, extending horizontally outwards, in a thin rectangle. Pipa sleeve (琵琶袖) Pipa sleeve is a kind of sleeve type of Hanfu, which is often seen in the Ming Dynasty. Pipa sleeve is used for Shenyi and other clothing. It is named Pipa sleeve for its large sleeve and smallmouth, narrow armpit and Pipa like shape. The sagging part of the sleeve is round and wide. The cuffs…

Today, Hanfu Culture Society will introduce Zhaojia (罩甲) to you, a very handsome traditional Chinese outfit for males. [Structure and History] Zhaojia, square or round collar, lapels, metal or cloth buttons, sleeveless or short sleeves, slits on both sides. This structure is very convenient for horseback riding and movement, and it is mostly used as an outer garment on top of the Tieli (贴里) and Yisan (曳撒). Zhaojia first originated in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be found through ancient painting materials that Zhaojia was generally used as a military uniform in ancient times, and was very common during the emperor's hunting trips and in ceremonial processions. Most of the Zhaojia used by the royal family were decorated with patterns such as woven gold dragons in Yunjian (云肩) and Xilan (膝襕), the famous Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has a piece of Zhaojia (from the twenty-third year of the Wanli) in its collection, which is decorated with a dragon motif and a prominent gold "卍" pattern. The bottom of this Zhaojia is decorated with dragon, colorful clouds, and mountain and sea patterns, which is very gorgeous. In addition, Zhaojia still popular in the folk,…

Is it appropriate to wear hanfu in summer? Hanfu makers are more concerned with this question. Light fabrics, half-sleeve designs, and fresh colors have become their solution to allow hanfu lovers to wear beautiful hanfu even in the hot summer. Redsugarx in the community has already shared how to choose hanfu in summer. And in this post, I've brought together 10 green hanfu dress styles, I hope will helpful in your next hanfu shopping. They all have one thing in common, give you a touch of freshness in the summer heat. So, let's get started. 1 Modified hanfu top + Bai Die Qun   2 Ming dynasty: square collar Shan + sarong skirt   3 Song dynasty: Moxiong + Shan + San Jian Qun   4 Song Dynasty: Hanfu camisole + Beizi + Bai Die Qun   5 Song Dynasty: Hanfu camisole + Beizi + Zhe Qun   6 Ming dynasty: round-necked Shan + Moxiong + Ma Mian Qun   7 Wei and Jin dynasties: Ruqun   8 Ming Dynasty: sarong Shan + Ma Mian Qun   9 Qixiong Shanqun   10 Song Dynasty: Shanqun + Beizi