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Hi! I keep seeing hanfu robes with just one shoulder, usually for men. What's up with that? Is it a thing that actually existed?

Hi, thanks for the question, and sorry for taking ages to reply! 

Yes, the style of wearing hanfu robes with just one shoulder for men existed historically, during the Tang dynasty. As @beehunni62 wrote in this post: 

The specific trend of hanfu worn here was one used during the Tang Dynasty, specifically for archery and/or horse riding. It’s composed of a white silk round collar undershirt 圆领汗衫中衣, a jacket called a banbi 半臂, and a round collar robe 圓領袍.

The sleeve pertaining to the arm of the dominant hand was removed from the shoulder and tucked under the belt to allow for maximum mobility and comfort while shooting arrows or horse riding.

The trend created the opportunity for two or more different fabrics to be placed side by side showcasing an aesthetic contrast.

Please check out the post for a more detailed explanation with images.

Hope this helps! ^^

(Tang dynasty-style men’s hanfu photos via 君陈 and 汀兰颂)

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Hi! I hope you don't mind me asking a question about Chinese clothing. I'm not Chinese but I freaking love watching Chinese films and C-Drama. One thing I'm very curios about is the Emperor's hanfu during the Tang Dynasty. Is there a specific name for that hanfu? And should it always be in gold? And does the Emperor have a crown?Please keep up the great work, btw! I love reading your posts and I I love learning more about Chinese culture. Please have a great day ahead! :)

Hi, thanks for the questions!

The main garments of Chinese emperors (including those of the Tang Dynasty) were the Longpao/龙袍 (dragon robe) and the Mianfu/冕服. Longpao was the everyday dress of emperors (after the Sui Dynasty). Mianfu is what emperors wore on important occasions. I made a post about Mianfu here.

During the Tang dynasty, yellow was considered the superior color for garments, and the court made it officialthat no one besides the emperor had the right to wearyellow. However, the emperor did not always have to wear yellow. He could also wear other colors such as black, red, and purple. Below - Tang Dynasty emperor wearing yellow Longpao:

Yes, Chinese emperors wore crowns called Mianguan/冕冠, to go with Mianfu. You can read more about Mianguan in my post here.

Finally, thank you so much for your encouraging words! I’m so glad that you love reading my posts and find them useful.

Hope you have a great day ahead as well! :D

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Are there any good examples of Sui Dynasty hanfu? Thank you!

Because the Sui dynasty ruled for a short time, many aspects basically followed the old system of the northern and Southern Dynasties. I found some information that hopefully will be helpful to you.

Men’s clothing in the early Sui Dynasty: The figurines of clerical officials excavated  (figure 1) from the tomb of Li Jingxun (李静训) in Xi'an, for example, Zhe (褶) on top and a Ku (裤) on the bottom, and wear small Guan (冠, crown) on heads, a common style of clothing in the Northern Dynasty. 

The frescoes in the tomb of Xu Minxing (徐敏行) and his wife, also excavated near Xi'an, the costumes and hairstyles of the characters painted on them are similar to those of the Northern dynasty murals. In addition, there are also robe clothing, wearing a Pingjin ze (平巾帻) figures, these are still influenced by the Wei and Jin dynasties wide clothes and large sleeves, long skirts dress.

Figure 1: 

Sui dynasty women’s clothing: Women wore long skirts with small sleeves and high waist, and the skirt was tied above the chest. Hairstyle on the flat and wider, unearthed in Luoyang Sui dynasty figurines and Dunhuang murals seen in the image of the general so. 

Such as the Dunhuang Mogao Caves 390 caves of Sui women mural drawings (figure 2), noblewomen wearing large-sleeved clothes, outer cape (shawl), or small-sleeved clothes, small-sleeved outer clothing more lapel style. Maidservant and musicians wore small-sleeved shirts, high-waisted long skirts, sagging belts, capes on their shoulders, and double buns on their heads. Li Jingxun tomb excavated sarcophagus on both sides of the door engraved two thin figure of the maidservant (figure 3) , is also made so dressed. 

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At the same time, you can also refer to the clothing of the North and South Dynasties and the clothing of the Tang Dynasty.

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7 types of hats for men that could be worn with Nguyễn dynasty's round collar robes:

1. Cửu long thông thiên: picture 1, for the emperor

2. Đường cân: picture 2 to 4, for the emperor and princes

3. Bình đính: picture 5

4. Kim quan: picture 6 & 7

5. Giải trãi (note the two horns): for mandarins in the justice system, picture 8

6. Ô sa with curved corners: for civil mandarins, picture 9

7. Ô sa with square corners: for military mandarins, picture 8

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