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[madalibi]

All the threads in the sub-forum on Chinese Dressing and Fashion are here! The index entries are:

- Important resources and information
- History
- Hanfu 漢服/汉服
- Qipao 旗袍, Cheongsam 長衫/长衫, and other "national costumes"
- Beauty and skin
- Details (colors, girdles, textiles, etc.)
- Footbinding and other deformations
- The head! (Hats, headdresses, hairstyles, etc.)
- Shoes and accessories
- Others

Some threads appear in several sections. Don't forget to check the last section!


Important resources and information

Ancient Chinese attire: Chinese dress through the ages
Footbinding: its origins, history, and many meanings
Traditional Chinese clothing: different styles in different periods


History

Ancient Chinese attire: Chinese dress through the ages
Ancient Chinese dress codes: quotes or teachings from Confucius, etc.
Ancient Chinese mourning clothes
Ancient Han clothing
Any Chinese practices of decorative mutilation? E.g. cranial deformation
Best traditional Chinese costume (by dynastic era)
Chinese clothing of civilians in the 1930s: summer weight
Chinese clothing Qing, Ming, Han/Tang
Chinese women's dresses: history and present - from wife, daughter of Li Hongzhang to Tang Yan
Clothings of the 56 ethnic nationalities of China: traditional costumes of Chinese ethnic groups
Clothing styles through time: a qestion about pre-1700 clothing
Court dress and hairstyle in "Han Wu Da Di": historically accurate?
Footbinding: its origins, history, and many meanings
Hanfu or Han clothing before the Qing dynasty
History of Northern People clothing: how did "barbarian" clothing differ from Hanfu in the past?
Khitan hairstyle and costume during Liao dynasty
Mandarin squares or "rank badges" (buzi 補子)
Neat site on Chinese costume
Need to identify what dynasty this costume is from...
Rank and style: power dressing in Imperial China
Robes of imperial China: an exhibit
School uniform in Republican China
Tang and Song dynasty Hanfu: does anyone have examples?
Traditional Chinese clothing: different styles in different periods
Traditional Han fashion
Warrior's headband - Guan Yu's headdress in a TV series
Woman's inner clothing in imperial China
Yuan-dynasty dressing and clothing, in Mongol style


Hanfu 漢服/汉服

Ancient Han clothing
Best traditional Chinese costume (by dynastic era)
Buying Chinese clothing online
Chinese clothes
Chinese have no national, cultural suit/costume?
Court dress and hairstyle in "Han Wu Da Di": historically accurate?
My custom-made ancient Chinese clothing
Hanfu accessory for daily gear?
Hanfu creeping back into mainstreamHanfu or Han clothing before the Qing dynasty
Hanfu movement in Taiwan
Hanfu at the Olympics: official dress?
Hanfu: one of the world's most beautiful costumes
Hanfu photography and styling studio
Hanfu revival in China now - From "Asia Times"... should read this!
Hanfu revival: is this really being tried?
Hanfu revival parallel to kilt revival?
I want to know more about Hanfu: how did Hanfu of each dynasty differ?
Is this a Hanfu?
Sewing patterns for Hanfu
Tang and Song dynasty Hanfu: does anyone have examples?
Traditional Han fashion
What does this Hanfu image mean?
Will the Chinese delegation wear Hanfu... during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics?
Xinhua's Hanfu gallery


Qipao 旗袍, Cheongsam 長衫/长衫, and other "national costumes" (excluding Hanfu)

Best traditional Chinese costume (by dynastic era)
Charming and sexy Chinese cheongsam
Chinese Cheongsam
Chinese have no national, cultural suit/costume?
Clothings of the 56 ethnic nationalities of China: traditional costumes of Chinese ethnic groups
History of Northern People clothing: how did "barbarian" clothing differ from Hanfu in the past?
Origin of Qipao: myths and rumours
Qipao
Qipao query: Communist attitudes to dresses
Is Tangzhuang Manchu?
Where to buy "Cheongsam" for men?
Zhongshan suit


Beauty and skin

Asians with freckles?
Attitudes towards dark skin changing in China - Repeat of the Western trend?
Concept of beauty
Why do Chinese girls dye their hair? Modern Chinese beauty culture?


Details (colors, girdles, fabrics, etc.)

Ancestral cloth from great, great, ..., grandfather - need help identifying the era/timeline of the cloth
Chinese girdle and topknots: how were they called in Chinese?
Chinese patterns/symbols in relation to fashion
The dragon and clothing: Chinese-style clothingHelp on making a robe
Mandarin squares or "rank badges" (buzi 補子)
Rank and style: power dressing in Imperial China
Taboo colours in traditional Han attires: what do colours symbolise?
Tussah silk: a unique Chinese product
Use of hemp (麻布) in Chinese clothing


Footbinding and other deformations

Any Chinese practices of decorative mutilation? E.g. cranial deformation
Footbinding: its origins, history, and many meanings


The head! (Hats, headdresses, hairstyles, etc.)

Ancient Chinese children's hairstyles: why were they so different from adult hairstyles?
Ancient Chinese hats
Chinese girdles and topknots: how were they called in Chinese?
Court dress and hairstyle in "Han Wu Da Di": historically accurate?
Feathered headdress
Golden ornaments on babies' hats?
Hairstyle for young Chinese girls
Long, braided hair in modern China: would it be frowned upon?
The Manchu queue fashion revived by... an African-American "preacher" (no joke)
Poll: Hair queue revival - Qing dynasty braid...
Qing dynasty: court ladies' hats - Manchu ladies' hat and hair-style
A question about the topknot: when did it begin and why?
Small Chinese hats: a beginner in need of enlightenment!
Traditional Chinese women's fancy headdresses
Warrior's headband - Guan Yu's headdress in a TV series
Why do Chinese girls dye their hair? Modern Chinese beauty culture?


Shoes and accessories

A glimpse of traditional Chinese shoes
Fashions from ancient China (古尚时风): bags, shoes, etc.
Footbinding: its origins, history, and many meanings
Golden ornaments on babies' hats?
Hanfu accessory for daily gear?
Traditional belt-hung gemstone ornament (玉佩)


Others

Ancestral cloth from great, great, ..., grandfather - need help identifying the era/timeline of the cloth
Buying Chinese clothing online
Characteristics of Peking opera costumes
Chinese clothing e-store
Chinese garb for women in the SCA
Chinese masks: post your favorite!
Emperors only wear yellow
Help on making a robe
Lion-dance costumes
Wedding coat my father brought home after WWII

[Liu]

Very, very useful ! Thanks madalibi !

[kaiselin]

Once again, an excellent and much needed job done quite well.

This will make it much easier for all who need to research Chinese clothing for a multiple different uses. Hopefully this will keep people from posting duplicate questions as well.

Thank you madalibi!

[kaiselin]

I suggest that this link that JohnD provided in Chinese Art and Calligraphy is an excellant source for those wanting details in embroidery, hair styles, jewelry and color schemes of Chinese gowns.

http://www.chinahist...p...c=28175&hl=

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but I found this page with a bunch of paintings by Taiwanese painter Der Jen. Simply incredible paintings.

http://www.mdolla.co...se-painter.html

[Adain21]

Thanks for taking the time to help, I really apprciate it.

[madalibi]

Thanks for taking the time to help, I really apprciate it.

And thanks for taking notice, Adain21! I have just updated the index so that all threads in this forum are now in there.

Madalibi

[An0nymous]

thanks this is gonna be very useful

[georgiobuzz]

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[georgiobuzz]

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