Ma Ke, 46, was the first Chinese designer invited to Paris Fashion Week in 2007, and her handmade creations have become part of the Victoria and Albert Museum collection in London. She is also the designer of Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan. Ma Ke is one of China’s most prolific designers, she’s famous, she’s the woman behind the Chinese…
Social media trend: Disney princesses in Chinese traditional clothing
The combination of Disney princesses and Chinese traditional costume has emerged recently in the Chinese social media platform, Weibo. Some bloggers who like Chinese traditional costume and Disney characters imagined that Disney princesses put on Chinese traditional clothing like the hanfu, and some of bloggers drew the images by themselves. The above picture shows that…
Guest Post: Chinese traditional dress in Costume Drama, make it or break it?
Costume drama is a type of drama that is popular recently in the Chinese market, and it always uses the setting of ancient China, before which the last dynasty collapsed in 1992. It’s fascinating to see a whole bunch of gorgeous ancient clothing in TV plays, which narrates various stories of different dynasties in ancient…
Critical Post: You can’t describe Chinese promoters of the hanfu culture as nationalists
In recent years, the number of promoters of the hanfu culture has increased both online and offline. And the promotion activities of this traditional costume are held all over China every year. The increasing influence of the hanfu culture attracts some attention of foreign media as well. Recently, I read an article with the headline…
Survey: Should we save the “hanfu”?
In my last post in the blog of Oriental Enchantment, I discussed an issue that the most Han Chinese don’t wear their traditional dress – hanfu and the reasons behind this phenomenon. Then there are some other questions remain, what do people think of the hanfu? Should we save the hanfu culture? How to protect…
Video: Why don’t the Han Chinese wear their traditional clothing nowadays?
Hanfu is an outstanding representative of Chinese history and etiquette culture, which is the national costume of Han people in China. But today, it’s unusual to see Chinese wear traditional dress on the street. And most Han Chinese do not wear the hanfu, although during their traditional festival. It’s so sad that no one recognizes that China’ s costume is…
‘Story of Yanxi Palace’: How a drama appeals a heated discussion about Chinese imperial aesthetic – the velvet flower
Story of Yanxi Palace, a 70-episode Qing dynasty imperial drama, became an instant online hit in this summer and garnered more than 15 billion views by its finale on Chinese video platform iQiyi in August. The drama features many authentic props in order to recreate a tumultuous era in China’s history. What’s more, the high…
The Chinese fascination: Minorities dressing in China
Hanfu is the traditional costume of the Han Chinese, who are the ethnic majority group in China. Interestingly, China is a multi-ethnic nation. There are numerous clothing designs and forms in Chinese ethnic minorities’ dressing culture. Besides the Han Chinese, who make up over 90% of China’s population. There are officially 55 minority ethnic groups…
Traditional Chinese costume exhibition held in Xitang ancient town, China’s Zhejiang
People wearing traditional costumes attended an activity during a traditional Chinese costume exhibition held in Xitang ancient town of Jiashan, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 27, 2018. This is the 6th Xitang Han- Fu cultural festival, which started in 2013. The annual Xitang Han-Fu cultural festival is a great effort for traditional culture to save itself….
FAQ: What will you find in this blog?
Q1. What does the blog title “Oriental Enchantment” mean? “Oriental Enchantment” is a journey to explore Chinese traditional dress culture. Q2. What kind of Chinese traditional costume this blog will cover? The blog will discuss the costume culture about hanfu, qipao, minorities dressing, the Chinese fan, velvet flower, brilliant-colored brocade, etc. Q3. What can readers…
