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ruqun doesn't refer to a type of skirt - it refers to the combination of the ru (type of top) and a qun (skirt). this set seems to be pretty stylized, so it's hard to say what type of skirt it would be. I'd hesitate to call it a mamianqun, since it lacks the distinctive side pleats between three distinct panels.

a lot of the hairstyles we know about come from artifacts such as statues and paintings. I would recommend finding out where in china the artifacts you're referencing are from

these fabrics are gorgeous!!! you're so skilled

I'm still choosing between two new pieces: a song dynasty hanyuansu and a cheongsam. why is life so hard??

Every year the Chinese department students put on a performance for the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year we performed some poems, songs, and traditional music (you can see my friend holding a xiao in the background), and told the story of Chang'e and Houyi.

Based on my quick research, 圍件 seems to refer to a few things. Though sometimes it translates to "accessory", in this case I think it refers to the close-fitting clothing comparable to modern-day underwear.

I'm sorry to hear that's the case. It took me a long time to build up the confidence and find the community where I can wear hanfu, but I promise it's worth it. Keep looking!! The right people are out there 🙂

Than you! and yes, it is yuanlingpao, coupled with a ming standing collar shirt 立領對襟

(prefacing this by saying I'm a man who does hanfu in relatively queer spaces)
a lot of guys are definitely turned away from hanfu because the western gaze tends to read skirts or nice fabrics as feminine. combine that with the fact that east asian men are already seen by the west as inherently less masculine than their non-asian counterparts, and you find yourself in a pretty tricky position in a world that looks down on feminine men. basically the west sees chinese fashion/ppl as feminine and then punishes them for it, so many men (of any race) want to avoid that.
then there's also the commercial aspect to the whole thing. even though some of the pioneers of the hanfu movement were men, the market is mainly targeted towards women. women are more expected to buy nice clothing and "dress up", and to buy the gufeng accessories and makeup products that come out alongside the clothing.
plus, there are more cases of women wearing masculine hanfu than there are of the inverse. so if you target male audiences, you can only really sell masculine hanfu. but if you target female audiences, you can sell twice the type of product.

beautiful!!