Summer Sun

Summer is coming soon! Here's how to pick out your hanfu for summer vacation! Do you live in a place where it gets hotter than hell’s armpit during the summer? Do you absolutely hate the summer sun and the heat that comes with summer vacation? Do you want to look fabulous as a way to console yourself about the horrible heat wave coming on? Then look no further! Here are some ways to keep cool in hanfu during the summer. STYLES First let’s talk about different styles of hanfu that are more or less good for the summer heat. Some hanfu tend to work better during the summer than others, as some are most suited to cold weather just by virtue of the cut of the clothing itself, while some are automatically cooler. Let’s go over some of the hotter styles of hanfu. One style of hanfu to avoid is the Ming dynasty aoqun. While very elegant and beautiful, the double-layered aoqun is often thick and heavy with tightly knit fabric and a lot of shapes that don’t allow air to pass through. For example, pipa sleeves, the usual sleeve shape for the ao or top of Ming dynasty clothing,…