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If you have enough length, I don't think you need to piece the 2 borders together, the bottom patterns are large enough 😉

Very noce fabric, and great upcycling project! Are you experienced with silk? The key to a mamian is the pleats. Just be prepared that silk may not crease as well as the polyester you usually see modern mamian are made of 😉

Anything is okay aslong as you have arguments to back up your choice 😉

It depends on your medium. Do you draw traditionally or digitally? It's easier on digital, for you can apply a different layer with your pattern on it and adjust to the folds and volumes, with a "multiply" mode. In traditional drawing, I think it's better to get the drepaes, folds and volumes right befor drawing patterns on. It would save you time since not every bit of fabric is visible in the final composition.

It's a big divide in hanfu community. The "han" in hanfu refers to the "Han" ethnics. Since Qing dynasty was a Manchu ethnics dominated dynasty, the dresses in the Qing royal court are Manchu clothes. Not Han. By the same logic, the Yuan dynasty is also controversial, since it was Mongol dominated. However, there was still Han people in those dynasties, so if you are going for historical and ethnical accuracy, you can find references of han people in those dynasties. Then you can also argue that fashion is inspired by many sources, the Yisan robe in Ming dynasty was inspired from Mongol robes, the Qipao worn by Chinese women in the 1900 are inspired from Qing dynasty Manchu dresses, so.... 😉

Do you mean, with what clothes? Cause the obvious answer is "put it on your head" ^_^

Hi, where does the image come from? I mean from which anime? The character could be wearing hanfu, even from a japanese anime. Considering the cultural proximity of ancient Japan and China, it's not unusual for their clothing to look alike.

I would say Han dynasty, looks like an earlier form of "zhiju shenyi". It's a robe since the top and bottom are connected, but they are cut seperately then sewn together.

HI! That's "Heaven's official's Blessing" 天官賜福

First, what do you mean by "low acceptance"? Do you have data? Then, I think the focus of male fashion since the 20th century has been on sobriety and conformism. So something as extravagant and atypical as Hanfu in modern fashion doesn't fall under this criterium. Plus, they look like dresses, so...^^