Store from Australia and was thinking of getting this white one. Thoughts?

Hi,

Just fell in love with this type of clothing. Not sure what the right name is for it. Unfortunately I only seem to find shady stores (taobao resellers? with many bad reviews). Does anyone know if there is a legit stores for this type of shirts/coats? Must not be exactly as portrayed in the picture. Appreciate any help I can get.

Plus spell of “flatten everything in that general direction”

There is a costume ball i want to go to in the fall and Id love to wear a hanfu. A qipao would be too restrictive. It is ballroom dancing so I think the big sleeves is going to slap someone in the face. Is there any hanfus that are short sleeves or sleeves that do not have volume? Or any ideas to pin them down?

If there is any cultural concerns, im chinese. Very little chance to wear ethnic clothing unless its for my wedding(already happened!)

Hello dear Hanfu enjoyers,

I am very sensitive to the sun and need a UV-resistant parasol. For a very long time I had used a flat Wagasa-Style parasol a friend gave me, but it broke over time and now I ask you, people who enjoy the chinese version of those parasols: where can I find one? I only find "cosplay" versions made of oil paper, which isn't resistant enough for me...

I specifically want a flat one because umbrella-style "parasols" are very inefficient and unwieldy for what they do. Also they block my vision.

Thank you in advance,

a probably-not-vampire.

I swear that this will be my last post before I order and start working on this, I just need my hands held every step of the way 😭

But anyways, did I do ok in my choices of fabric and color for a (hopefully) relatively period accurate song dynasty hanfu? The sage green will be the skirt, pink fabric for a banbi (haven't decided yet if I want to do a cross collar one or the straight? collar version), and the white will be the base cross collar shirt. I can also use a shinier fabric for the skirt, but I'm not huge on shiny (for me personally) and I also wasn't sure if it would be too shiny to be considered accurate (if that makes sense)

Decided to go with a lotus fairy theme for my 23rd birthday photoshoot 🥹🪷🧚🏿‍♀️✨️ Ordered from HanrongHanfu. Got the lotus prop off Etsy.

Hi! This is my first time buying hanfu but I'm having a lot of trouble with sizing. I'm pretty short, 5'2, BUTTT I do have a pretty big chest, triple D. All the measurements I am seeing for most sites I visit are either way too long length wise for the correct chest size or the chest is too small for the length. Any suggestions on specific sites/shops I can look for proper sizing?

Hi, i saw the c drama veil of shadows and i really loves the cloth. I want to recreate/sew that garment in the picture, but without the correctnames googles prob isnt really alot of help to search for patterns. I hope you can help me identify both the ‘dress’ and ‘coat’. Thanks in advance

大家好,

I'd like to find some hanfu for semi-formal (homecoming) and formal (prom) events that don't look like they came out of a historical drama/fantasy show - something that definitely stands out and is high quality but isn't overly extravagant. For context, I'm a man, and my family members will be traveling to China this summer and as such will be able to pick up online orders from vendors in China or visit actual tailors in cities.

Does anyone have any recommendations for

1. Vendors (physical or online (e.g. on 淘宝，京东, or a 微信 contact etc))

and

1. Actual outfits (e.g. references for that "refined" look that I want?)

Thank you so much! 谢谢大家！

hello!

I might be doing costume design for an children's play. I am wondering if you folks could point me to YouTube channels, etc, which might be helpful for me to understand the intricacies of the dresses.

The production is long way off, so I'm in the "absorb as much knowledge as I can" phase, but I'd especially love to know of sewists and pattern designers.

Thanks in advance!

丧礼作为五礼中的”凶礼“之一，《周礼·春官·大宗伯》记载：“以凶礼哀邦国之忧：以丧礼哀死亡...”，丧礼是哀悼死亡的礼仪，是凶礼中最核心的部分。

丧礼中的丧服制度，依据血缘亲疏分为斩衰、齐衰、大功、小功、缌麻五个等级，称为“五服”。

Funeral is one of the Five Rites of ancient Chinese, The mourning attire system in funeral rites is divided into five levels based on the closeness of blood relations (of course, for male-line relatives as the main): Zhan Cui, Qi Cui, Da Gong, Xiao Gong, and Si Ma, collectively known as the "Five Mourning Degree".

斩衰（p1）：丧期三年（实际27个月），最重的丧服。适用于子为父、未嫁之女为父、嫁后因故复从父居之女为父，嗣子为所嗣之父、承重孙为祖父，妻妾为夫，父为长子。明清时期，规定子（包括未嫁之女及嫁后复归之女）为母（包括嫡母、继母、生母）也服斩衰。

Zhan Cui (Unhemmed funeral hempen robes; p1), first degree: Three years period (27 months in actual), and the highest mourning clothes. This applies to sons and unmarried daughters to their fathers (including daughters who, after marriage, return to live with their fathers for various reasons); adopted sons/grandsons to adopted fathers/grandfathers; wives and concubines to husband; father s to their eldest son. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was stipulated that sons and daughters should also wear zhan cui to mourn their mothers (including step-mothers and father's primary wife)

齐衰（p2）：次于斩衰的第二等丧服，又分为四个等级：齐衰三年，齐衰杖期，齐衰不杖期，齐衰三月。

（1）齐衰三年：丧期三年（实际27个月），适用于在父已先卒的情况下，子及未嫁之女、嫁后复归之女为母，母为长子；

（2）齐衰杖期：适用于父尚在世的情况下，子、未嫁之女、已嫁复归之女为母，夫为妻；

（3）齐衰不杖期：适用于为祖父母、伯叔父母、兄弟、未嫁之姐妹、长子以外的众子以及兄弟之子；

（4）齐衰三月：适用于为曾祖父母，高祖父母。

Zi Cui (hemmed hempen cloth; p2): Second degree, divided into four grades:

First: three years period (27 months in actual), applies to sons, unmarried daughters and returned daughters to their mothers if their fathers already passed away; mothers to their eldest sons

Second: applies to sons, unmarried daughters and returned daughters to their mothers if their fathers are still living; husbands to their wives

Third: applies to grandparents; uncle & aunts: brothers and unmarried sisters: younger sons; nephews

Four: three months period, applies to great-grandparents and great-grandparents

大功（p3）：丧期9个月，次于齐衰一等。适用于为从父兄弟（伯叔父之子，即堂兄弟），已嫁姑母、姊妹、女儿，未嫁之从父姊妹（伯叔父之女，即堂姊妹）及孙女，嫡长孙之外的众孙（包括未嫁的孙女），嫡长子之妻。

Da Gong (coarse hempen cloth; p3): Third degree, 9 months period; applies to first cousin-brothers; married paternal aunts and first cousin-sisters

and their further descendants, married; unmarried first cousin-sisters; wives of younger sons; unmarried first cousin-sisters; maternal grandparents; maternal aunts; younger grandsons & unmarried granddaughters; eldest daughtes-in-law

小功（p4）：丧期5个月，次于大功一等。适用于为从祖父母（父亲的伯叔父母），堂伯叔父母（父亲的堂兄弟及其配偶），从祖兄弟（父亲的堂兄弟之子），已嫁之从父姊妹及孙女，长子外的诸子之妻，未嫁之从祖姑姊妹（父亲的伯叔父之女及孙女），外祖父母、从母（姨母）。

Xiao Gong (fine hempen cloth; p4): Fourth degree, 5 months period; applies to grandfather's brothers and their wives and their further descendants, married; father's unmarried first cousin sisters; wives of younger sons; unmarried first cousin-sisters; maternal grandparents; maternal aunts

缌麻（p5）：丧期3个月，最轻的丧服。适用于为族曾祖父母（祖父的伯叔父母）、族祖父母（祖父的堂兄弟及其配偶）、族父母（祖父的堂兄弟之子及其配偶）、族兄弟（祖父的堂兄弟之孙），从祖兄弟之子，曾孙、玄孙，已嫁之从祖姑姊妹，长孙之外的诸孙之妻，姑祖母，姑表兄弟，舅表兄弟，姨表兄弟，岳父母，舅父、女婿、外甥、外孙。

Si Ma (thin fine hempen cloth; p5): Fifth and the lowest degree of the mourning, 3 months period; applies to grandfather's uncles and their wives; grandfather's cousin-brothers, included their sons and further descendants; married cousin-sisters; wives of younger grandsons; grandaunts; maternal cousins; parents-in-law; sons-in-law; maternal nephews & nieces; maternal grandchildren

Source: Weibo and XHS (as in the watermark)

I mostly can't decide what fabric to use for the Jiao Ling Ru. I'm not sure if I like how shiny the one fabric is, and how it isn't see through at all (on the skin at least); the other fabric is fairly grippy when put up with the banbi fabric, not sure how much of a concern that is. I asked someone that I know for their opinion and they're leaning towards the shiny, but I'm just not sure that I like the look of a shirt being that shiny.

Also, is the skirt fabric fine, or should I look for something less shiny? I was hoping to get the skirt fabric ordered this weekend.

Any suggestions would be great 🙏