I’m a very huge fan of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, and I always envisioned the elves as wearing hanfu. So here’s my cosplay of Fingon from the Silmarillion! (i accidentally left the belt at home 😭). I chose a Tang dynasty style round collar top from 等云来原创国风铺子 on Taobao! I also plan to do more cosplay like this in the future! Enjoy (:
Comments
- Linn · Cooool, extremely good-looking
- louise · five star cosplay 👍
- bree · thank you so much!
- bree · thank you!!
- Merriel · Interesting view. I think the Peter Jackson movies did use mandarin elements on the male elves, and it suit them. However I don’t see Elves in Middle Earth adorning such relaxed, loose garments, since they are pretty much always under the pressure of impeding war, but in Valinor, sure, it would be nice! ^^
- bree · yeah! i definitely wanted to reflect Fingon’s status as a prince of the Noldor and as an archer. it probably would have worked better if the robe fit me a bit better, but alas! im tiny lol
- Dreamsbycats · Looks cool. Never thought of elves wearing hanfu
- bree · thanks!! i was inspired by lord of the rings fans in China who do similar cosplay
- maximina · ❤️❤️❤️
- lovelace · No offense, you’re so handsome. 😁
- bree · omgggg 🥰🥰🥰 thank you!!!
- michelleross · the 2nd picture is awesome
- bree · thank you so much!!!
- Vmad02 · Love it! I agree the high elves would look stunning in hanfu. I wear some of my hanfu with elf ears. It just goes together very well.
- bree · oooh you should totally post photos! i bet you’d look amazing
2. 游侠/Wandering Hero/Rogue Style Hanfu Advice
hi! so I’m planning my next Silmarillion hanfu cosplay, and this time I want to cosplay Beren. Beren is a wandering outlaw hero who lives in the wild while fighting evil, so i think he’d fit the wandering hero archetype quite well. does anyone have advice for reputable shops/brands/sets that would match this look? (most inspo photos saved from xhs). thank you! 💕
Comments
- louise · Is he Xiao Zhan?
- ccheryl · I have bought wuxia clothes on Aliexpress before, but the quality is not very good.
- bree · the last two photos are of him!
- Dreamsbycats · Sorry, don’t know any brands, but based on those photos, I feel like you could find modern everyday clothes to layer on to get the same effect. Since it’s layered like that I think you could gamble on ordering a basic Wei style layer.
- bree · oooh that makes sense, thank you!
- lovelace · Sure, I’m a fan 😍
- michelleross · Hello, is this a movie or a cdrama?
3. What’s Your All Time Favorite Hanfu?
I’m new to hanfu, so I’m curious! what’s your all time favorite set/hanfu look?
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- anonso · For daily, I’ll choose Song style set
- PRANATHI · For me it’s always tang,
- bree · i love the tang dynasty!! the poetry and culture and fashion from that era is so fascinating
- Dreamsbycats · I adore the Wei/Jin look but wear Song or Ming style more. A current favourite of mine
- bree · that’s so beautiful!!!
- Dreamsbycats · I hope it goes up on newhanfu. But ni meng’s other hanfu are also very nice
- Amy · I love Tang Hanfu! Xiao Tang style is my fave. 😀
4. Help Me Pick a 游侠/Wandering Hero/Rogue Style Hanfu!
hi! so I talked about this in an earlier post about planning my next Silmarillion hanfu cosplay, which is Beren. Beren is a wandering outlaw hero who lives in the wild while fighting evil. thanks to your comments, I’ve been able to find a few options, so now I’ve narrowed it down to these. what do you think?
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- Merriel · I like 3. Beren needs to be rugged, and I thinks the first 2 are too tame. He’s also a prince, so, rugged but still dignified. So that’s 3 for me.
- bree · thanks!!! i was leaning towards 3 and 4
- anonso · the 3rd one 👍
- PRANATHI · I like 3rd one
- Dreamsbycats · Purple one looks nice
- rachel6 · Any update?
- bree · i bought the third one and it made me look like Jesus rather than beren lololol
