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fouryearsofshades Originally from fouryearsofshades
Asked by Anonymous

Hi there! How are you? I just wanted to ask how people can walk without tripping in hanfu?! They're so long and covers their shoes it looks so easy to accidentally step on the end when walking

Thank you

fouryearsofshades

Practice./j

The skirts is actually supposed to be one inch above the back of the feet, so it is actually doable. Nowadays people also wear those which are ankle/calf lengths as daily wear. Also nowadays people usually buy ready-to-wear and often they are not in the right length. Those are rarely seen on photoshoots. Models usually wear skirts so long that they drapes onto the ground because it looks better in photos. If one wear really long skirts, they can wear qiaotoulv (shoes with head pointing upwards) to catch the hem.

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In my personal experience, walking on flat ground is usually alright. It is the stairs that is giving me problem.I often stepped on the hem or even worse, the ties. If one is unconcerned about image, one could just grabbed their skirt up really high (proper hanfu attire includes petticoat and long pants) or tucked the hem into the waist (which is actually pretty common in the old days while working) and climbed that way.

atlaculture Originally from atlaculture

Cultural Fashion: Earth King Kuei Pt.2 - Everything Else

atlaculture:

The “Cultural Fashion” posts that no one asked for! ^_^

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The Earth King’s design is inspired by the dress of Qing Dynasty emperors (1636–1912) for their royal portraits. The clothing that the Earth King wears is inspired by Qing emperor robes known as gunlongpao (袞龙袍), which translates to “imperial dragon robes”. Out of everything in the Earth King’s design, the robes have the most symbolism and history behind them.

The yellow coloring of both the Earth King’s robe and the dragon robe is significant. In Chinese culture, yellow is associated with the element of earth, Chinese civilization, and the emperor. The importance of yellow is due to the many Chinese societies that sprung up around the Yellow River. Similarly, one of most influential Chinese deities is the “Yellow Emperor”, considered to be a divine leader and the patron of invention. Fun Fact: The Mandarin word for emperor (皇帝) sounds similar to the phrase “yellow earth” (黄地), as both are pronounced huāngdì. Just in case there were any ambiguity left as to what inspired the Earth King and Ba Sing Se…

Aside from the coloring, the Earth King’s shirt also possesses the same rounded cross collar (pianjin/偏襟) and sleeves as Qing Dynasty dragon robes. The fitted cuffs ending in a distinct U-shape are known as mǎtíxiù (马蹄袖), which translates to “horse hoof cuffs”. The Earth King also wears a belt similar to what is shown in the Qing Dynasty emperor portraits.

Finally, the shoes that the Earth King wears were not traditionally worn by Qing Dynasty emperors, as they tended to wear more chunky shoes. His shoes are instead modeled off qiao tou lǚ (翘头履) or “raised toe shoes”, which were popular during the Tang Dynasty. The purpose of raised toe shoes was to prevent the hem of a long skirt from completely covering the feet, making it easier to walk without stepping on any fabric. The Earth King’s skirt isn’t really long enough to accidentally be stepped on, so I guess he just likes the curly-toe look.

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