#modern qipao

[yovodoes]

bluer than a butterfly / beautiful and so deprived / of oxygen

[weqipao]

Slim Sleeveless Qipao Dress

[naomiwielant]

I really love the aesthetic of these dresses!

chinese fashion & vintage fashion by ChenLan_Vintage

[clione16]

i want to do the miku nationalities trend and since i came from two different cultures (chinese indonesian and toraja) it means that i have to draw two separate miku... im still on my artblock...

[fouryearsofshades]

Some Chinese fashion styles

Disclaimer: The following styles and their definitions were observed by me and are not authoritative. I am only familiar with Hanfu and if I made mistakes and picked the wrong photo examples or fraud shops, please let me know. Also, this post focused on women's fashion because 1. I am not into men's fashion so I don't know much about them. 2. The algorithm also knew that so I don't really see them.

汉服/Hànfú

传统服饰/Chuántǒng fúshì （传服/chuán fú）

清汉女/Qīng hàn nǚ

旗装/Qí zhuāng

旗袍/Qípáo

新国风/Xīn guó fēng、新中式/Xīn zhōngshì 汉元素/hàn yuánsù 茶艺服/Cháyì fú or 茶服/chá fú 唐装/Tángzhuāng 中山装/Zhōngshānzhuāng.

汉服/Hànfú

The ethnic clothing of Han Chinese (not the Han Dynasty).

There was a prohibition of Han clothing and hair styles in Qing dynasty, i.e. the 剃发易服/Tìfā yìfú qu Queue Ordinance, so modern hanfu is an on-going revivalist moment.

Modern hanfu are based on archeological evidences with minor twists to suit modern like, such as the type of fabric used and cut.

As a result, there are many types of garments and sub-styles. The figure above shows some examples.

While which style should be included and promoted is a constant debate, but in general, the cutout line is the Qing dynasty (however small accessories such as purses are alright).

传统服饰/Chuántǒng fúshì （传服/chuán fú）

No example because I am not sure who identified with this label.

The Chinese traditional clothing.

This either referred to historical clothing restorers (regardless of ethnicity) or people who promoted that the traditional clothing of Han people should be in the late Ming dynasty style, since "people should get up at where they had fallen".

They might be agreeable with the hanfu movement or not.

清汉女/Qīng hàn nǚ

The clothing of women of Han Chinese in the Qing dynasty.

Since the Queue Ordinance wasn't that strictly enforced on Han women, the Han women clothing in the Qing dynasty had quickly absorbed Manchurian's elements while retaining the characteristic two-piece silhouette. (Manchurian women wore a one-piece robe.)

I believed it appeared around 2019 when the styles of hanfu had moved to fully embroidered surface to a more tone down brocade or weaved patterns.

旗装/Qí zhuāng

The ethnic clothing of Man people (Manchurian).

The women's clothing are generally in round collar opened on the left (youren) with straight sleeves.

The most basic item is a 衬衣/chènyī, which doesn't have vents.

However, the most common item I have seen on the street is a 氅衣/chǎng yī (probably rented), which should be worn on top of 衬衣, since they have side vents.

They usually have no standing-up collar but in some cases a fake collar could be worn.

On top of changyi they could wear a 马褂/mǎguà、坎肩/kǎnjiān、褂裥/guà jiǎn.

旗袍/Qípáo

The Chinese clothing of women originated from the Minguo era, known in English as qipao or cheongsam.

The male equivalent is 长衫/chángshān.

Currently in style is the retro-cut, while uses the traditional flat cut (no shoulder seam) instead of the more body-hugging modern draping style.

There are also many variations and cuts, but the overall silhouette is similar.

新国风/Xīn guó fēng、新中式/xīn zhōngshì

Innovative clothing that was inspired by Chinese traditional aesthetic.

It is an umbrella term.

汉元素/hàn yuánsù refers to clothing inspired by hanfu specifically, while xinguofeng could be inspired by qipao and other ethnic clothing. In addition, hanyuansu is a term more familair to hanfu-ers, so the target audience is slightly different between hanyuansu and xinguofeng.

茶艺服/Cháyì fú or 茶服/chá fú,i.e tea dress, which aimed to convey a zen and rustic aesthetic could also be considered a sub-style. They are often worn by retirees, artists or workers in tea shops, calligraphy shops, Chinese spas, Chinese traditional medicine clinics etc.

The older "Chinese style" generally refers to 唐装/Tángzhuāng and 中山装/Zhōngshānzhuāng.

Tangzhuang (Tang Suit) was a men suit characterized with a mandarin collar with a row of 盘扣/pán kòu frogs in the middle. There are two pockets at the bottom front of the suit. It was a well-known looked worldwide due to the 2001 APEC summit. However, other clothes resembled a 马褂/mǎguà could also be called a tangzhuang.

Zhongshanzhuang was designed and named after Sun Yat-sen but was often known in English as the Mao Suit. Mao Suit was characterised with a 关门领/Guānmén lǐng（“closed-door collar", but also known as Mao collar in English) with a row of round buttons. There are four pockets at the front of the suit.

中华lolita/Zhōnghuá lolita

A sub-style of the lolita fashion inspired by cheongsam/qipao, hanfu or other Chinese artistic elements.

The same item could appeared in different styles, but with different cut and accessories. The following examples showed a mamianqun used in different styles.

THE END

[miaopastrie]

chinese miku!!! in qin dynasty style hanfu, and modern (ish) qipao. i love this trend so much it’s so cool to see everyone put their culture into miku

[guemarasims]

This Sims 4 Asian-Inspired Long Dress is based by the classic qipao (or cheongsam), a traditional garment of Chinese origin, known for its sleek, form-fitting style. It features a modern mandarin collar with a cutout on the chest for a contemporary and bold touch. My Patreon followers voted for this design in a poll, and now you can enjoy it in your game!

Thank you very much for your support!

Download (Patreon, Early access)

[wanderingsimsfinds]

Asian saves/worlds are my favorite to play with, so my next sets of CC lists will be focused on Asian CC that I personally use. This list includes some traditional and modern takes on Asian clothing.

WanderingSims Fave CC - Asian Clothing List

babytears - Chinese Top

DizzieSims - Desire Dress

Kiko - Chloe Bathrobe

DizzieSims - Anime Eyes Shirt

CHAMIS - Chinese Outfit

EnableLlamas - Cheongsam Dress Short

babytears - Savagesims Origami Dress

babytears - Sweater Eveln

Nightosphere - 4t3 AxA 2021 AF Lou Sweater

Nightosphere - 4t3 babytears AF Horror Void Sweater

DizzieSims - Long Sleeve Sweater

Rollo-Rolls - 4t3 Trillyke AF Karma Dress

babytears - Hoodie Sad Girl

babytears - Tshirt Junu Nitro

Keiba - Ghibli Tucked Tee

johziii - Ghibli Hooded Sweater

Plbsims - Epiphany Tshirt

simsoficeandfire - Slay Classy Qipao Top

CHAMIS - Skirt Tshirt

VMSims - 4t3 School Korean Uniform Female Top & Skirt

VMSims - 4t3 School Korean Uniform Male Top & Pants

Ameriko-Steelie - 4t3 Rimings Autumn School Uniform Outfit AF/TF

Ameriko-Steelie - Pu+Chi House Joshikousei Costume School Uniform TF

Nightosphere - 4t3 casteru CF/PU Kiara Dress

MainlyJustTheSims - Lunar Outfit

Lutetia - Chinese Styled Dress (TSR)

Kewai-Dou - Cloth Kimono Child

Kewai-Dou - Zouri Tabi Child

xiasimla - 4t3 PU Shirt Lunar

SimpleStudio - kkamjinbei

xiasimla - 4t3 AM ChGroom

xiasimla - 4t3 AM Hanbok

kent404 - Japan Male Yukata

kent404 - Japan Female Yukata

richrichooo - The Cheongsam Style 2006

JS Sims - Reformed Cheongsam

lemonleaf - Cheongsam 2

Klavix - Japanese Kimono

Kewai-Dou - Japanese Kimono Type 1

Paulean R - Cheongsam

sweetdevil-sims - WA Cheongsam Teen

YouWillNeverFindMe - 4t3 SimpleStudio404 Japanese Kimono AF/EF

Ameriko-Steelie - 4t3 SimpleStudio404 Kimono Teen Conversion

xiasimla - 4t3 Zeussim Asian Affair Dress

Ameriko-Steelie - 4t3 Zeussim Asian Affair Dress Teen Conversion

vivia - AF Kimono Renewer

VenusPrincess - AF Zori With Tabi Above Floor

Ameriko-Steelie - VenusPrincess Zori with Tabi Teen Conversion

Ameriko-Steelie - 4t3 Arltos Geta Kimono Shoes AF/TF

[ziseviolet]

Please can you explain the difference of meaning between hanfu and huafu ? Sorry if you already got the question

Hi, thanks for the question, and sorry for taking ages to reply! (hanfu photo via)

The term “hanfu” (traditional Chinese: 漢服, simplified Chinese: 汉服) literally means “Han clothing”, and refers to the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese people. “Han” (漢/汉) here refers to the Han Chinese ethnic group (not the Han dynasty), and “fu” (服) means “clothing”. As I explained in this post, the modern meaning of “hanfu” is defined by the hanfu revival movement and community. As such, there is a lot of gatekeeping by the community around what is or isn’t hanfu (based on historical circumstances, cultural influences, tailoring & construction, etc). This isn’t a bad thing - in fact, I think gatekeeping to a certain extent is helpful and necessary when it comes to reviving and defining historical/traditional clothing. However, this also led to the need for a similarly short, catchy term that would include all Chinese clothing that didn’t fit the modern definition of hanfu -- enter huafu.

The term “huafu” (traditional Chinese: 華服, simplified Chinese: 华服) as it is used today has a broader definition than hanfu. “Hua” (華/华) refers to the Chinese people (中华民族/zhonghua minzu), and again “fu” (服) means “clothing”. It is an umbrella term for all clothing that is related to Chinese history and/or culture. Thus all hanfu is huafu, but not all huafu is hanfu. Below are examples of Chinese clothing that are generally not considered hanfu by the hanfu community for various reasons, but are considered huafu:

1. Most fashions that originated during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), especially late Qing, including the Qing aoqun & aoku for women, and the Qing changshan and magua for men. I wrote about whether Qing dynasty clothing can be considered hanfu here. Tangzhuang, which is an updated form of the Qing magua popularized in 2001, can also fit into this category. Below - garments in the style of Han women’s clothing during the Qing dynasty (清汉女装) from 秦綿衣莊 (1, 2).

2. Fashions that originated during the Republican era/minguo (1912-1949), including the minguo aoqun & aoku and qipao/cheongsam for women, and the minguo changshan for men (the male equivalent of the women’s qipao). I wrote about why qipao isn’t considered hanfu here. Below - minguo aoqun (left) & qipao (right) from 嬉姷.

Below - Xiangsheng (crosstalk) performers Zhang Yunlei (left) & Guo Qilin (right) in minguo-style men’s changshan (x). Changshan is also known as changpao and dagua.

3. Qungua/裙褂 and xiuhefu/秀禾服, two types of Chinese wedding garments for brides that are commonly worn today. Qungua originated in the 18th century during the Qing dynasty, and xiuhefu is a modern recreation of Qing wedding dress popularized in 2001 (x). Below - left: qungua (x), right: xiuhefu (x).

4. Modified hanfu (改良汉服/gailiang hanfu) and hanyuansu/汉元素 (hanfu-inspired fashion), which do not fit in the orthodox view of hanfu. Hanfu mixed with sartorial elements of other cultures also fit into this category (e.g. hanfu lolita). From the very start of the hanfu movement, there’s been debate between hanfu “traditionalists” and “reformists”, with most members being somewhere in the middle, and this discussion continues today. Below - hanyuansu outfits from 川黛 (left) and 远山乔 (right).

5. Performance costumes, such as Chinese opera costumes (戏服/xifu) and Chinese dance costumes. These costumes may or may not be considered hanfu depending on the specific style. Dance costumes, in particular, may have non-traditional alterations to make the garment easier to dance in. Dunhuang-style feitian (apsara) costumes, which I wrote about here, can also fit into this category. Below - left: Chinese opera costume (x), right: Chinese dance costume (x).

6. Period drama costumes and fantasy costumes in popular media (live-action & animation, games, etc.), commonly referred to as guzhuang/古装 (lit. “ancient costumes”). Chinese period drama costumes are of course based on hanfu, and may be considered hanfu if they are historically accurate enough. However, as I wrote about here, a lot of the time there are stylistic inaccuracies (some accidental, some intentional) that have become popularized and standardized over time (though this does seem to be improving in recent years). This is especially prevalent in the wuxia and xianxia genres. Similarly, animated shows & games often have characters dressed in “fantasy hanfu” that are essentially hanfu with stylistic modifications. Below - left: Princess Taiping in historical cdrama 大明宫词/Palace of Desire (x), right: Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji in wuxia/xianxia cdrama 陈情令/The Untamed (x). 

7. Any clothing in general that purposefully utilizes Chinese style elements (embroidery, fabrics, patterns, motifs, etc). Chinese fashion brand Heaven Gaia is a well-known example of this. Below - Chinese-inspired designs by Heaven Gaia (x).

8. Technically, the clothing of China’s ethnic minorities also fit under the broad definition of huafu, but it’s rarely ever used in this way.

From personal observation, the term “huafu” is mainly used in the following situations:

1. Some large-scale events to promote Chinese clothing, such as the annual “华服日/Huafu Day”, will use “huafu” in their name for inclusivity.

2. For the same reason as above, Chinese clothing including hanfu will often be referred to as “huafu” on network television programs (ex: variety shows).

3. A few Chinese clothing shops on Taobao use “huafu” in their shop name. Two examples:

明镜华服/Mingjing Huafu - sells hanfu & hanyuansu. 

花神妙华服/Huashenmiao Huafu - sells Qing dynasty-style clothing.

With the exception of the above, “huafu” is still very rarely used, especially compared to “hanfu”. It has such a broad definition that it’s just not needed in situations for which a more precise term already exists. However, I do think it’s useful as a short catch-all term for Chinese clothing that isn’t limited to the currently accepted definition of hanfu.

If anyone wants to add on or correct something, please feel free to do so! ^^ 

Hope this helps!

[decaysings]

professor shen !

[ID: scum villain fanart of fem!shen jiu and fem!shen yuan in a modern au as college professors. shen jiu stands with her hand on her hip, looking at the viewer. her black hair, streaked with gray, is done in a half-up half-down style. she wears a black, short-sleeved qipao with a white flower print and green accents that match her green eyeliner. shen yuan stands with her arms crossed, also looking at the viewer. her hair is chin-length and has a single streak of gray. she wears glasses, a green t-shirt, and cargo pants. end ID]

[emby-m]

Sparrow’s Tongue and Lady Gray

Third in the “Putting Alice into Nort’s Skin Lines” project

“You speak Cantonese quite well. It’s not every day we get a gwaipo here – especially not one as pretty as you.”

“Well, thank you,” she says. When he pulls a cigarette from the pocket inside his jacket, she pulls a lighter from her pocket before he can get his. “The madam is much-spoken about,” she says, “Anyone who needs something knows to come to her.”

Sparrow’s Tongue considers this. Not the gwailo, they don’t. They go to their own ghastly friends, their businesses and their own sides of the Underworld. Not to Lady Thirteen.

“Say, miss… you do know what kind of establishment this is, don’t you?”

The lady smiles, coral lips curving – and states, calmly, “I do. I did my research, you know.”

He loops her golden braid, tied up with red ribbon, around his finger. Stares at her with deep eyes, uncompromising and warm. “Then it’s best you leave before you get caught up here. Will you let the wings of a Sparrow take you away, Lady Grey?”

Design and backstory under the cut:

Setting/text notes:

Skinline is obv supposed to be like, 1930s Shanghai but mafia intrigue, so I figured having Alice as an outsider would be kind of interesting.

Names in this skin line are names of tea blends, so having Alice as Lady Gray both makes sense from a posh-y posh upbringing but also from a tea blend perspective.

Gwaipo/gwailo (ghastly/white woman, ghastly/white person) are somewhat rude/pejorative terms for white people in Cantonese. In Chinese folklore, the only beings with pale eyes and white skin are ghosts, so “gwai” literally means like, a ghost/malevolent being. From my research it’s got about the same bite as gringo/gaijin, but a little bit more literal demonization. It isn’t my culture, though, so I may be wrong.

Norton’s design:

For the sake of the skin, Norton is Cantonese rather than Tejano

The original skin is supposed to be a little kid – removed some of the more kiddie elements to make the image more ‘teahouse lothario’

Tang suits are cute…

Alice’s design:

Alice is white still lol

Alice wears an aoqun/early form of cheongsam/qipao, which was a modern-looking but still native form of dress – she’s not wearing a costume as much, but more trying to blend in with people.

The twin braids with ribbons is a contemporary look and its SO CUTE

[sk3tch404]

ℍ𝕚, 𝕀 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖, 𝕤𝕠 𝕀'𝕞 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕤, 𝕙𝕒𝕙𝕒. ℂ𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕕𝕠 𝕒 𝕄𝕠𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕩 𝕐𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕎𝕦 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘? ℂ𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕀'𝕞 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕒 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟. 𝔻𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕗 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕒 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕟, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕕𝕠 𝕚𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 :𝔻 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕪𝕠𝕦!!!

Yandere Wu Chang with a Chinese reader who is from modern day

Reaction and a little bit of headcanons!

Also tysm for sending an ask in! If my reqs are ever open, feel free to just go for it ^^ Ik how scary it is to send one in. Especially if the creator has other asks they've been working on, and the paranoia of breaking rules. But you're fine!

Also please correct me if i had gotten anything wrong about Chinese culture. I had only retained some information from a historical accuracy review video and somewhat prior information. Please educate me if you can or like to!

"My, isn't that interesting?" Bi'an walks over and sits next to you, placing his umbrella to the side, "Tell me, how has society progressed through the years? You said your original time was 2023 right?"

You nod, slightly flustered from his sudden interest. Bi'an is suddenly dropped over with a black liquid, and then appears Wujiu, "It seems the rumors are true. Do tell us more Y/n."

Both are ECSTATIC

There were rumors floating around that you were from the future when you first entered. Considering that they're in a manor containing all sorts of supernatural occurrences and people, they weren't all that shocked by it.

Not to say they weren't incredibly curious though! Though Wujiu was more excited than Bi'an hehe.

They talk extensively about you and what the future may hold. What kind of inventions have been made? How have clothing trends changed? Is this person still popular or at least known? How would the people of your time feel about this certain social custom?

What was your daily life? Did anybody give you trouble? Why was this "internet" filled with such strange and quite frankly disturbing content? (Oncler simps /j) Is this why your posture was so bad? Douyin makeup and fashion? Wow they look like dolls! But they amount of product they use in order to attain such a look is quite much sometimes haha.

OH MY GOD THE CHINESE FANTASY/HISTORICAL DRAMAS? They're absolutely entranced by it. Bi'an mostly comments on how historically inaccurate they are, and how outrageous the characters are.

Bi'an: Ah no, this is incorrect as well. The main lady should not be in such fine condition after such a dilemma. I'm surprised she had not been given rags to wear and executed by the emperor instead... What an interesting tale.

Wujiu usually makes passing comments on how they're all attractive, and talks as if he was in the drama itself.

Wujiu: HOLY SHIT IF YOU DON'T JUST FIGHT THIS MISTRESS, WOMAN IM GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU.

Takes everything seriously there 😭 Bi'an has to switch in order to apologize to you and tell Fan he's scaring you.

Since you adorn such simple clothing, they question you about Chinese culture a lot. Had such articles of clothing been lost to time? What traditions are still practiced? Wait, the average are allowed people cut their hair? How shocking! Isn't that disrespectful to their parents? Er, which ruler is in charge of the north now?

Once you tell them all of the things that connect you to your chinese heritage, they will try and do EVERYTHING you used to do.

New Year's was it? Ah they have been on a westerners calendar for a while, so they have not been up to date. Well, this calls for special red envelopes and beautiful clothing does it not?

Adorns you only in the most beautiful traditional clothing. Hanfu's are flowy and can be quite modest, but Qipao's can be intricate and beautifully simple. Oh but you could also wear a Tangzhuang. Matching with them, what a dream come true! So cute you are... Agh, they just can't pick! Why do you have to be so beautiful?

They are also surprised by how modern traditional clothing has become. Clothing like that would've been years worth of salary for the average man! How lucky you are to be able to wear such things for a price.

Although they doll you up and celebrate with you, you aren't allowed to do anything more than to stay with them and obey the usual rules during all of it.

Damn, you don't even get anything of real material value in the red envelope. It's a love letter and a small gift. Usually jewelry or something of that minimal sort. (The gift is meaningless to you as you receive all kinds of unwanted things from them 24/7)

They are glad you are of the same ethnic background of them! You both may have not been from the same place or time, but you two both have a personal understanding of each other's identity.

Partaking in various conversations about culture, technology, celebrating traditions, partially speaking in similar language... All and more of these things have them head over heels for you.

You're just perfect! How could they ever have been so lucky to encounter someone like you in this afterlife? Although they wish not to have experienced such past hardships, they're glad all of that had amounted to this moment.

It thrills them to know that they understand you more than anyone else in this manor. No one else could spend time and appreciate you like this here. It's only them who can truly make you feel at home. A home with them. Your lovers.

Perhaps being in this wretched manor has brought something worthwhile after all. Even if they don't win, at least they have something they can bring back with them.

[weqipao]

[omgthatdress]

Ivy is the best friend doll with the smallest collection- only three outfits and no play accessories. So yeah, AG really sucks when it comes to Asian rep. Ivy’s New Year outfit makes appearances in both Happy New Year, Julie! and Good Luck, Ivy! The style of dress is called a qipao if you speak Madarin or a cheongsam if you speak Cantonese. The earliest qipao was worn by ruling-class Manchu women during the Qing dynasty as a way of separating themselves from Han commoners.

The more modern qipao emerged in the 1920s after Imperial China fell, gender roles changed, and the country began to westernize.

(1920 Chinese fashion video restored and colorized with AI)

During this time, the qipao became the go-to dress of women of all social classes all across China and the Chinese diaspora.

(1stdibs.com)

It was favored by Chinese-American film star Anna May Wong

legendary Hong Kong actress (and I’m pretty sure Ivy’s namesake) Ivy Ling Po:

and modern Chinese actress and fashion icon Fan Bingbing:

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

couple fashion (modern, qipao, hanfu, etc.) by 许静怡同学

[guemarasims]

Introducing my Qipao Inspiration Chic Ensemble inspired by the traditional Chinese qipao, designed exclusively for your Sims 4. This outfit features a contemporary mandarin-collar blouse paired with wide-leg pants, both adorned with subtle, intricate details that pay homage to classic asian fashion. Perfect for any occasion, this set blends the elegance of traditional style with a fresh, modern twist. Available in a 20 colors, it's the perfect addition to your Sims' wardrobe, offering both sophistication and comfort in every look.

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