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Traditional Asian Attire Demo.by ~0OBluubloodO0

Traditional Art / Mixed Media / Conceptual

When I was taking fashion at school I really liked to add Oriental elements into everything I design, however something I've realised is that many people's lack of understanding of the difference between the cultures of many Asian countries are quite serious, no offense to anybody, it is something I've observed and taken notice quite often. For example a ball dress concept I've drew had wide, drapy sleeves and my TFA teacher immediately complimented me on how good my 'kimono' looked...and then I told her it is in fact an adaptation from the Chinese garment Hanfu.

She looked at me like I just came back from Mars.

The truth is that the media these day seemed to promote Japanese culture quite well but that of others perhaps not so much. What most people think is that kimono is the ultimate Japanese fashion emblem while that of Chinese is the Qi-pao(or some call it Cheongsam), the body hugging, mandarin-collared, slightly 'slutty' dress...last time I've posted my ball-dress design onto my personal blog a few people actually said: "That's copied from kimono." and even "Why do you Chinese people like to copy others so much?"

And I was like 0_0 son of a bridge are you FRUCKING kidding me?!!
And then I was lyk hell no these people need to be educated about the Far East for Lady Gaga's sake...
So here I drew these, partially from my past concepts...

As you can see Hanfu is accually THE Chinese attire, its been around since god knows when and only until three hundred years ago, when the Manchus took over the Han, that Qipao was worn instead. And even then, Qipao didn't look like the one I drew, the tight-bodied adaptation was due to 1930's Shanghai social elites wanting something sexier to show off their tits and thighs and yeah....

As for the Korean Hanbok if you are into Kpop groups then you'd be pretty familiar with that.

Hanfu is really complex and its form varies depending on seasons, ranks and time periods, my concept drawing was inspired from the Song Dynasty female scholars.

So if anyone bothered to read all this stuff I spat out hope you got a much better understanding for tradition East Asian garments.

Have a great day ppl. (my...this should be a journal

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*pinkmayhem 4 days ago New member Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Great discretion an I love how you brought your teacher down to size many school teachers need it because half the time they don't know what there talking about thank you for showing your beautiful work to the world of dA you are so talented please also check out my gallery thanks xx

~cobaltbrush 6 days ago

Seeing this art reminds me of the time I have started drawing. No matter how many times I've drawn Chinese warriors or fighters, my peers (today) mistaken them as Japanese samurai.

By the way, nice drawing, and quite a description you've made.

*mihijime Apr 22, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

wow - very informative... Thanks! I love the look of Kimono but the Hanfu is also so pretty - I really never knew the difference before. My daughter rather prefers the Qi-pao style and actually has one she got when younger.

*mandaren Apr 21, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I love Hanfus more than Kimonos. They just seem more elegant and graceful while the Japanese Kimono seems more rigid and confining. Both garments are lovely though.

At times it almost seems as though debating these garments history with uneducated people is like asking which came first, the Kimono or the Hanfu?

I think the Hanfu was first though....

~0OBluubloodO0 Apr 21, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You're quite right...Kimono was adapted based on Hanfu.

~Shoye Apr 7, 2013

haha, and Chinese people say that Kimonos were originally copied from Hanfu lol

well said and good picture! Like your works <3

~Giadini Apr 3, 2013 Professional General Artist

I have to say that I'm no expert on fashion but these drawing are brilliant!

Great work!!

~Kon13 Apr 2, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

When I first looked at this I thought they were characters from Dynasty Warriors. lol I love it thought and I really like that you've told a bit about the clothes. Thank you so much~!

~0OBluubloodO0 Apr 3, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

^w^ Welcome~

~Klaw117 Mar 22, 2013

Ok, I never leave comments on this site (I only made this account to get past the censors that some artists put up), but this drawing was so good that I felt compelled to break my silence.

First of all, THANK YOU for actually trying to educate those who are less informed than the rest of us. It pains me to see people perpetuating the stereotype that all Asians are the same along with the fact that developments in politics have swept aside several noteworthy traditional aspects of society including the national costume. Seeing someone trying to promote the good traditional aspects of society always makes me happy.

Second, are you going to make another version of this drawing that shows the traditional male versions of the East Asian national costumes? Everyone focuses on the female aspect, but I'd like to learn more about the male aspect. I know that there's a male version of the Hanfu (I only know this from watching Hong Kong dramas), but I don't know anything about the male versions of the Korean or Japanese national costumes. The only other thing I know is that the Zhongshan/Mao suit emerged in post-Qing China.

Personally, my favorite is the Hanfu due to its cultural value and my Chinese heritage. It sucks that it isn't seen as much as the hanbok or kimono in modern times. However, I'm not gonna lie; as a guy, I do enjoy seeing a pretty girl wear a cheongsam/qipao as long as it doesn't make her look slutty.

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