#Ming Dynasty

[rongzhi]

Chinese period clothing from different dynasties.

English added by me :)

[blondebrainpower]

Gold hair ornament shaped like a dragon. China, Ming dynasty, 14th-16th century

[hanfugallery]

chinese hanfu by 画画的小麻雀

[moononmyfloor]

So I made a Mamianqun!

I've been wanting to make a one for so long. Then I saw this fabric in an outlet that sells faulty fabrics discarded from factories, where you can find some unusual stuff that you can't find in regular shops.

This fabric is supposed to have this print all over, but got only printed at the bottom. If you squint you can see faded print marks on the middle section too. The moment I saw this I immediately thought of a mamianqun because a lot of mamianqun come with bottom print 😍.

However do not copy me in this, because I only thought of the pattern and not the fact that the fabric is too bulky and heavy especially for dress with humongous volume. It does not make for for the nicest, crispiest pleats as you can see in the pictures below. Also this is gonna be such a pain to wash and dry.

But I will give myself a pat on the back because this is my first attempt, and for someone who has never taken a formal sewing class nor is able to properly follow any instructional guide because I'm scatterbrained like that, I think I did a pretty swell job! ☺

Even though it took me a whole damn day and numerous frustrating unpicking and redoing over and over again, lol.

Though I am not able to provide you a guide (because like I said, I myself am incapable of following any), I used the following four sources to get an idea about what I am trying to do to begin with. I studied these four, then attempted it myself and figured it out gradually as I went, through trial and error.

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1. This helped me understand the overall geometry of the garment.

2. This gave me clear visual aid about what the end product should look like.

3. This doll-size mamianqun video was simple and gave a very good and non-complex demo of the process.

4. This helped me with understanding how to attach the waistband.

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The modifications I added myself are:

Making the waistband a button-up. As the skirt was already so heavy, I thought a long strip of a tie would make it even more difficult to handle. But at the same time it is not easy to secure something like this so it wouldn't accidentally fall apart. So I used two sturdy buttons from the front, and another button in the back, from inside (you can't see it)

Adding pockets! In the 3rd source I posted above, at the 0:41 mark you see that there's this one huge pleat that gets folded inwards, right?

And I thought, two simple vertical and horizontal stitches from inside can turn them to pockets, so why not!

The final product! Yayyy!

(Don't look at the imperfections, they are shy ok!)

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[chinesehanfu]

[Hanfu · 漢服]China Ming Dynasty Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu Photoshoots-【秋色】

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📸Photo：@朱山尽_

👗Hanfu：  @寻秦原创汉服产科 ​​​

🔗Weibo：https://weibo.com/6906018733/MdDZCqlrF

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[fmd-art]

Song and Ming dynasties' hanfu studies

[lionofchaeronea]

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[funstealer]

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[newhanfu]

Ming Dynasty Wedding Hanfu Costume

via Yan Bin Sha Hanfu (砚滨纱)

[hanfugallery]

chinese hanfu by 清欢纪

[ziseviolet]

What type of Hanfu would old women wear? All models seem young

Hi, thanks for the question!

Old women would wear the same type of hanfu as any other adult women. As far as I know, adult women did not have to change their hanfu style once they reached a certain age. Plus, there’s also the fact that average life expectancy was shorter back then. 

All the current hanfu models seem young because the hanfu customer base is young. As I mentioned in this post, the average age of hanfu devotees is 21 years old (as of 2019), so hanfu brands use younger models to appeal to their main clientele. This is the same reasoning behind why there’s more women’s hanfu available compared to men’s hanfu.

However, things seem to be improving as we are seeing more older women participate in hanfu photoshoots and fashion shows. For example, there’s an article here about a 76-year-old grandmother (and former Beijing opera actress) who loves wearing hanfu and has walked in several hanfu fashion shows. Here are some photos/gifs of her:

As you can see from the photos, Ming dynasty-style hanfu is the hanfu style most commonly associated with elderly folks nowadays because of its relatively more conservative design. I personally would love to see them rocking other styles of hanfu as well!

For more photos, please see my senior hanfu tag. And if any followers have additional information/resources, do share!

Hope this helps!

[fouryearsofshades]

显微镜下的大明 Under the microscope (2023)

[changan-moon]

Anthropomorphic illustrations of Chinese cultural relics by 画画的玉玉卿