Different Color Styles of Hanfu

Winter hanfu dressing wear can probably be summarized as two different types. One is a short lining top + pants and skirt overlay, the other is to rely on a long coat or thick enough outerwear to keep warm. No matter which types is used, matching is the top priority, no one want to become dressed bloated in winter! Follow Hanfu Times to find your winter Hanfu inspiration.   Eye-catching Colors There are many color-matching principles that can be applied in winter hanfu. Clever matching can also make you more brilliant, such as color clash matching. Bright colors can choose peacock green, olive, treasure blue, and other blue and green cool shades. If choose warm colors, it will enlarge the sense of expansion. The middle color can be used as beige, light white, and more natural. The olive color is more suitable for wearing as a jacket, inside with black or khaki. If you wear it inside, it is recommended to add a belt. The lapel jacket + airplane sleeves + two pieces of skirt can be worn as a change of season in autumn and winter. Black with floral patterns, light series of solid colors with white, are bright enough.…...

Is it appropriate to wear hanfu in summer? Hanfu makers are more concerned with this question. Light fabrics, half-sleeve designs, and fresh colors have become their solution to allow hanfu lovers to wear beautiful hanfu even in the hot summer. Redsugarx in the community has already shared how to choose hanfu in summer. And in this post, I've brought together 10 green hanfu dress styles, I hope will helpful in your next hanfu shopping. They all have one thing in common, give you a touch of freshness in the summer heat. So, let's get started. 1 Modified hanfu top + Bai Die Qun   2 Ming dynasty: square collar Shan + sarong skirt   3 Song dynasty: Moxiong + Shan + San Jian Qun   4 Song Dynasty: Hanfu camisole + Beizi + Bai Die Qun   5 Song Dynasty: Hanfu camisole + Beizi + Zhe Qun   6 Ming dynasty: round-necked Shan + Moxiong + Ma Mian Qun   7 Wei and Jin dynasties: Ruqun   8 Ming Dynasty: sarong Shan + Ma Mian Qun   9 Qixiong Shanqun   10 Song Dynasty: Shanqun + Beizi More about summer hanfu:...

So the Mamianqun, or 馬面裙, or horse-faced skirt, has been blowing up lately especially because of the Dior controversy—here's an in-depth dive into the history, construction, and features of the famous horse-face skirt.   A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MAMIANQUN The mamianqun or horse-faced skirt is a skirt that first originated somewhere close to the Song dynasty worn by high-class courtesans (who were like celebrities and fashion icons tbh) in the form of colorful pleated silk. It’s named this way because of its resemblance to the mamian fortress, which has stairs on either side (like the pleats) and a door in the front and back (like the skirt doors). The ‘doors’ sides of the fortress were known as the *horse faces* or mamian/馬面 because these were the faces of the fortress where the horses would pass through. It became extremely popular in the following Ming dynasty and stayed popular through the Qing dynasty through Manchurian rule—it’s been around for a long, long time! Mamianqun are more convenient for movement and offer a regal, classy aesthetic as well as a very recognizable and unique silhouette. Even Princess Diana wore one once! BASIC CONSTRUCTION OF A MAMIANQUN The Skirt Doors From the…...

Chinese clothing is the epitome of Chinese civilization. Traditional clothing colors are influenced by the "Theory of the Five Elements" and are divided into five colors: green, red, black, white, and yellow. The different colors revered by different dynasties reflect the characteristics of their dynasties. In this article, the most representative six dynasties of ancient China are selected: Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing, and their popular colors are analyzed.   Chinese Colours in Han Dynasty Characteristics: Simple and natural Popular colors: Xuan (玄, smoky black), Chi (赤, upsdell red), White (白), Green (绿) In 206 B.C., the Han Dynasty was founded. Influenced by the Taoist art of Huanglao and Confucianism, Han Dynasty costumes pursued the essential beauty. The color of Han Dynasty clothing was mainly monochromatic, and it was a respect for the dark and light colors, which made it look dignified, simple and natural. Carried the idea of "ritual rule and Taoism", and fabric dyeing of Han Dynasty clothing followed the beliefs of the five elements of yin and yang, with dark colors representing dignity. Color Xuan in Han Dynasty clothing After the Han Dynasty destroyed the Qin Dynasty, water virtue was revered according to the doctrine…...

Perhaps you still remember the summer days of your childhood, with red-fleshed watermelons, fragrant lotus flowers, soft sunlight, and the green of the forest. Han Time base three color palettes: soft yellow, peach, and grass green as features, shares hanfu styles (including hanfu-inspired and traditional hanfu) that are suitable for late spring and early summer.   01 Soft yellow As soon as this color is mentioned, the breath can instantly become light. This color, starting with small goose down feathers, floating in the air. Goose yellow, with green, looks elegant, but lively with orange. The versatile color can easily switch between elegance and lightness.   02 Peach Whenever the color of a young girl is mentioned, peach red is essential. Peach color, such as a woman's smile. With peach, there is no better color than willow green. This color scheme is like a clash of colors, saturation and do not have to be so strong, but just the right bloom, suitable for the hanfu's subtle aesthetic.   03 Grass green Elegant green, naturally, can be matched with gray, quiet and graceful. Bright green, can also be paired with white, adding fresh and bright meaning; with black, with a bit of…...

If you are looking for some great ideas about how to choose green hanfu clothing for your spring, then this post will help you get started. Cover five different green hanfu suggestions from the Han Time (汉服时代), as well as beautiful hanfu accessories. The dance "Zhi Ci Qing Lǜ" has brought "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" back into the limelight and made the color cyan green popular. The number of products derived from this painting has also increased, and this has given hanfu lovers a wider choice of green hanfu. "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" is a silk painting on cyan green color, 51.5 cm in length and 1191.5 cm in width, with a vast and superb atmosphere, now collected in the National Palace Museum. It emphasizes a self-contained landscape mood, with a glimpse of the aesthetics of the Song through color. It must be said that the best blend with this mood is Gambiered Guangdong silk, with nature's own color as a base and the staining of cyan green, which can be said to bring out the subtle details of the ancient painting. Similarly, the cyan green color in "A Thousand Li of Rivers and…...

Since the epidemic, what exactly is the color that can give a refreshing feeling? PANTONE gave their answer: Very Peri, which has a very beautiful Chinese name 长春花蓝 (periwinkle blue). How to integrate it in your 2022 hanfu wear, follow Han Time to find out.   Pantone's Color of 2022 - Very Peri Just a few days ago, PANTONE announced the color of the year 2022, Very Peri. Very Peri is not a conventional color, but a blend of more than two colors. Perhaps it is the presence of the fantasy personality of Metaverse and the color of COVID-19, but it gives it a sense of the times to rise to the occasion and meet the newness of everything. Some people call it purple-blue, simple and straightforward, but also shows that it is between blue and purple, a blend of purple elegance, blue quiet. In fact, this color also carries a sense of haze, which makes people fall into it. Very Peri, should be a representative of warmth and sensuality. In China, periwinkle is kind of a greenhouse flower, like sunshine, fear of moisture, if maintain the appropriate temperature and ventilation, then the four seasons can be planted. In the…...

In April, the gradient colors are used to dress up everything in new colorful clothes. Between light and shadow, it seems to board a ball through time. And this color jump, is the beauty of the breakthrough between fashion and tradition. And gradient colors, the application of the same colorful in Hanfu, let's take a look at what the Hanfu Time brings us the latest gradient color Hanfu. 01 The extension of color The word "color" as we understand it today did not refer to color in ancient times, but to the color of the face. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the word "color" was used as a generic term for the colors of nature. At that time, the culture of the Tang Dynasty was open and tolerant, and the demand for aesthetics in clothing, food, housing, and transportation was also unprecedentedly prosperous. The development and application of color in different fields were relatively proficient, resulting in the most representative Tang Sancai (唐三彩, Tang Dynasty pottery), Cao Mu Ran (草木染, plants dyeing, the use of natural vegetable dyes to color textiles), Tang makeup, etc., which also created the concept of the earliest color system in China. Over…...

Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, so "Newhanfu" wishes you all happy new year and all the best in the year of the ox. We have previously introduced you to the use of red in Hanfu. In terms of color, there are more and more options available to women in the modern time, and today, Hanfu Time brings a new choice: Lilac Purple in Hanfu. Romantic Lilac Purple Hanfu The rich lilac purple color is quite refreshing, and can be easily managed as a winter color or spring/summer color scheme. In the Chinese traditional color, lilac purple is light purple, because the color resembles lilac flowers and named. In the late Ming dynasty novels, it is common to see young attractive women wearing lilac-colored clothing. Similar colors are violet, pale pinkish purple, Dai purple (黛紫), and so on.   Easy to Master Lilac Purple Hanfu Many people are afraid of not being able to hold lilac purple color, in fact, the light lilac purple is better than any other purple to master, and presents a different texture and warmth, gentle without losing personality. You can start by trying purple + gray, purple + black, purple…...

There are only 8 days left before the Chinese New Year, so it's perfect to wear red Hanfu for the New Year. It just so happens that more and more people are asking about Hanfu styles for the New Year, so let's take a look at the styles that Hanfu Time recommends and share with you "how to wear the red Hanfu with a sense of sophistication". 01 - Why are the Chinese passionate about "red"? Of the five Chinese colors, why is red the only one that is the representative color of China today? As early as the pre-Qin period, "The Art of War Annotated" wrote: "There are only five colors, yet the variations of the five colors produce a beauty that is incomparable to see." Red, yellow, black, white, and blue, which of them can actually be said to be common. But when you come to China and see the brightly colored Ming Dynasty buildings left by history, from the large red walls, Zhu Men (朱门, in ancient times, the gates of noble houses would be painted red to show their dignity.) and lanterns to the small lacquerware, Hua dian (花钿) and rouge, there is no color as…...

In December 2020, Pantone Color Institute announced the 2021 popular colors, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating, these two colors, a bright and a reliable & calm, Illuminating color is like a light that cut through the moments that were fixed in 2020and becomes the most comfortable match for 2021. Returning to the traditional Hanfu, what are the historical origin and matching of yellow and gray? Let's take a look. 01 - The honored yellow color in history Perhaps subconsciously, you would think that yellow is the exclusive color of ancient emperors. Is this true? In ancient times, yellow was a frequently mentioned color: During the Zhou Dynasty, it was recorded in Yi-Kun (易·坤): "Huang Shang Yuan Ji (黄裳元吉)", meaning that wearing inconspicuous yellow lower garments was greatly auspicious. In ancient China, yellow is used to refer to the earth, which is actually a very friendly color. The yellow color in the ancient painting "Bunian Tu (步辇图)" is a bit on the red side of the yellow, which is the earthy brown we often talk about. In addition, we must mention Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao mutiny, the soldiers offered the yellow robe to Zhao, embraced as emperor. Thus, after…...

Since some time ago, Hanfu design has also gradually become templated, and most of the Hanfu we see now are classic color schemes coupled with the more common basic patterns in Hanfu, with less to give people a sense of surprise. But not all Hanfu is like this, in this issue we have found 4 sets of rare colorways Hanfu styles, which we hope will bring you a new visual experience.   The first set is a round neck robe with a Mamian skirt, round neck robe using a relatively light orange, looks very fresh, giving a very gentle feeling, robe collar with pearls around, robe body with gradient color embroidery and gradient color print embellishment. Mamian skirt used beige, in the skirt head is also added pearls, skirt hem to add fallen flowers treasure bead embroidery, walking like walking on flowers like an elegant fairy. In addition, you can add Xiapei as an accessory. The overall shape can set off the wearer more temperament, the two colors are a more soft, strong sense of girlhood.   If you like a more atmospheric style of Hanfu, you can choose this set of yellow and green color scheme Hanfu. The two…...