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mala_14No, it's not that I actually got some sewing done. trystbat had an awesome ensemble at Costume College inspired by the Chinese show Empresses in the Palace. That made me want an historical Chinese outfit. So I have recently gone down an incredibly interesting rabbit hole of researching historical Chinese clothing. (Which has also put a bit of a damper on my dissertation writing. Oops! I blame Trystan! ;p) It's very different from all the other costuming stuff I've done, which has all been Western clothing. There's lots of rectangular construction type stuff. And I've learned a lot, even though it's been pretty shallow learning, about Chinese history, which I've been very hazy on in spite of my Chinese heritage. Ultimately, if I ever get around to making an outfit, I think I'd go with late Tang dynasty, something like this:
I don't have any appropriate supplies and my myriad of searches have turned up very little in the way of appropriate prints. But maybe I could paint/stamp fabric. Anyways, it's all hypothetical at the moment, so doesn't really matter. I love how the clothes are so simple, but the layers and textures and colours make it look complex. And the lines are so elegant and flowing. It's all really lovely. Plus, it would be fun to have it do double duty as a Mulan cosplay when the movie comes out next year.
I have a Pinterest board. I also found the book 5000 Years of Chinese Costume a really good overview resource. And I found these two YouTube videos by Five Thousand Years helpful for how these kind of clothes work.
trystbat had an awesome ensemble at Costume College inspired by the Chinese show Empresses in the Palace. That made me want an historical Chinese outfit. So I have recently gone down an incredibly interesting rabbit hole of researching historical Chinese clothing. (Which has also put a bit of a damper on my dissertation writing. Oops! I blame Trystan! ;p) It's very different from all the other costuming stuff I've done, which has all been Western clothing. There's lots of rectangular construction type stuff. And I've learned a lot, even though it's been pretty shallow learning, about Chinese history, which I've been very hazy on in spite of my Chinese heritage. Ultimately, if I ever get around to making an outfit, I think I'd go with late Tang dynasty, something like this: I don't have any appropriate supplies and my myriad of searches have turned up very little in the way of appropriate prints. But maybe I could paint/stamp fabric. Anyways, it's all hypothetical at the moment, so doesn't really matter. I love how the clothes are so simple, but the layers and textures and colours make it look complex. And the lines are so elegant and flowing. It's all really lovely. Plus, it would be fun to have it do double duty as a Mulan cosplay when the movie comes out next year.
I have a Pinterest board. I also found the book 5000 Years of Chinese Costume a really good overview resource. And I found these two YouTube videos by Five Thousand Years helpful for how these kind of clothes work.
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Date: 2019-08-03 10:14 pm (UTC)