[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Tang Dynasty(618-907A.D) Traditional Clothing Hanfu & Hairstyle reference to Terracotta statuette of China’s Tang Dynasty Court Lady with hair bun【盛唐·仕女】
【Historical Reference Artifacts】:
Terracotta statuette of a China’s Tang Dynasty Court Lady with hair bun (7th-10th Century)
Musée Guimet, France
the chinese actress Michelle Yeoh • photographer Agnes Lloyd-Platt • stylist Audrey Hu • hair Tié Toyoma • makeup Daniel Martin • nails Artist Sophie A. • art set design Nicola Scarlino • production artProduction @artproduction__, Eyesee Production @eyesee_production
The rise of fast fashion and an even faster rise of pollution and overconsumption.
Fashion is what you make it and what you take from it. Anyone has the right to express themselves in their own way and experience any and all types of fashion at any age. Along with all of the best fashion statements are specific fashion trends that are very prevalent, either in that season or a decade-long type trend. Fast fashion has become a significant problem within the industry, and many people either fight against it or for it. In an article on Good On You, fast fashion is described as “cheap, trendy clothing that samples ideas from the catwalk or celebrity culture and turns them into garments in high street stores at breakneck speed to meet consumer demand (Rauturier, 2022).” About 20 or so years ago, fashion changed forever, it became an individual’s passion/hobby, it became an industry that was very quickly changing, and it became so much cheaper than ever before. Yes, there are still brands that have pricing that rises with each passing year; however, the problem lands with the companies that are charging $5 for a top and $15 for a full set. Companies such as Fashion Nova, Shein, Zaful, Pretty Little Things, and so many more, are fast fashion brands that are constantly producing more and more items that align with the fashion that other major brands, which are charging insanely high prices for their clothing. Brands such as Off-White, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Balenciaga, etc. are all companies that have been used by other companies to create pieces for hundreds and hundreds of dollars less than the real company. Fast fashion companies also sell many accessories, swimwear, tech accessories, shoes, etc. that are so much cheaper than anywhere else.
The problem with all of these companies is that they charge almost nothing for their clothing and it is mostly all made in China. This creates a major problem with unhealthy work environments and poor pay for the people creating these items. Another major issue is that fast fashion creates a large amount of overproduction, overconsumption, and waste in our world. This leads to a massive amount of pollution in the environment, especially when people purchase items that are popular at that moment and then a few weeks or months later it's out of style and they throw them away. I know many people try to sell these items to resale stores, such as Plato’s and Uptown Cheapstake, but the problem is that these items are so cheap they have such a small resale price and then eventually they end up in landfills or being disposed of in other ways. This process of creating clothes so fast and in such a high quantity is due to the Industrial Revolution that created technology that has made it easier to mass produce clothing, rather than having to prepare and then weave fabric to create the clothing. Therefore, so many clothes are produced, some not ever bought in store, and then trashed as quickly as it was to create them. Pollution has always been a factor that we as humans have to watch and monitor to make sure that our world is still safe to live in and so that our future family members that a safe place to live as well. For example, Polyester is one of the most popular fabrics, this fabric is created from the derivatives of fossil fuels, which emit and aids in the addition of global warming. Many other fabrics attribute to these problems as well, all rooting back to main fast fashion.
It is so very easy to want to purchase these items from these low-cost companies, but what does this really intel? It means purchasing from places that are destroying our environment, allowing their workers to suffer in unsafe work environments, and most of all adding to pollution.
[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in different periods of the Tang Dynasty BY Artist: @末春 & 左丘萌 in Book《 中国妆束-大唐女儿行 /China Fashion》
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"中国妆束-大唐女儿行" attempts to re-interpret the real fashion of women's make-up at that time with the view of the Tang Dynasty people based on the Tang Dynasty cultural relics found in archaeological excavations and compared with the records in handed down historical materials or unearthed documents.
Since there's quite a lot of interest in Chinese-inspired cyberpunk and adjacent aesthetics, just wanted to share these neat "Chinese style meets the Matrix"-esque looks from popular brand 大青龙肆/Da Qing Long Si. There's also an English website here.