Comparing the Hanfu, Hanbok and Kimono, A little montage made in 10 minutes... Options

[Aiwo]

judging by the pictures, I find the kimono the most elegant. Has to do with the woman sitting in the nature, she looks like my mother.

[kennyboy]

Hanfu looks the best. it is more elegant and more gives women a more feminne-goddess like appearance.
The Chinese Qipao is sexy and modern.
Hanbok dress is more like pregnant women club, and the Kimono is for grandmas.

[Ling7]

I love the descriptions of the hanfu as "fairytale-like" and "goddess-like" because they're so true... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love2.gif)

Of all of them, I'd say the hanbok looks like it would suit children best while the kimono suits older women better.
In my opinion.

Any pictures of old ladies wearing hanfu?

[Aiwo]

Hanfu looks the best. it is more elegant and more gives women a more feminne-goddess like appearance.
The Chinese Qipao is sexy and modern.
Hanbok dress is more like pregnant women club, and the Kimono is for grandmas.

I don't share the same opinion.

most of the hanfu in those pictures look cheap and have ugly colors and patterns. And most of them are not accurate. I like how the waist gets accentuated. I'm sure the REAL hanfu in ancient times looked more sophisticated (think of Zhang Ziyi's gown when she performed for Andy Lau's character, eventhough it's a Tang dynasty-dress, but it's still hanfu)

The traditional qing-dynasty qipao were fugly. I don't like the weak shoulders and the wide waistline. The ugly patterns and colors and I hate the pigtails.
Damn mongols (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_neutral.gif) .



The hanbok and kimono look gracious and sensual.

[kunomchu]

I don't share the same opinion.

most of the hanfu in those pictures look cheap and have ugly colors and patterns. And most of them are not accurate. I like how the waist gets accentuated. I'm sure the REAL hanfu in ancient times looked more sophisticated (think of Zhang Ziyi's gown when she performed for Andy Lau's character, eventhough it's a Tang dynasty-dress, but it's still hanfu)

The traditional qing-dynasty qipao were fugly. I don't like the weak shoulders and the wide waistline. The ugly patterns and colors and I hate the pigtails.
Damn mongols (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_neutral.gif) .
The hanbok and kimono look gracious and sensual.

The pictures aren't that good. I base my opinions on my general view of hanfu.

[Aiwo]

your general view of hanfu are based on what?


I've seen some (contemporary) paintings/drawings of the ''4 greatest beauties in Chinese history'' and the gowns, dresses they wore were gorgeous.

Could you give me the Chinese characters so I can look up paintings of ancient beauties and their surroundings.

[bun_bo_hue]

(IMG:http://antropia.net/guido/uploaded_images/queen-amidala-754048.jpg) (IMG:http://5thelement.jinak.cz/divaw2.jpg)

She reminds me of the fifth element lady (IMG:style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

Hanbok - conservative and mysterious
Hanfu - elegant
Kimono - uncomfortable, but beautiful paterns

[kunomchu]

your general view of hanfu are based on what?
I've seen some (contemporary) paintings/drawings of the ''4 greatest beauties in Chinese history'' and the gowns, dresses they wore were gorgeous.

Could you give me the Chinese characters so I can look up paintings of ancient beauties and their surroundings.

culture, media, art. Everyone go their different opinions. Kimono to me represents obedience and hanbok looks funny with the waist on top of the chest.

[Aiwo]

I would make the obi less massive and more like the Hanfu waist-line, which is supple and skintight. That'd be sexay.

[Mid-Night_Sun]

from what i see, hanbok looks like a normal dress with the waist line wayyyy to high.

kimono looks dumb because of the pillow stuck in the back : / though it could be convenient these days.

the hanfu i like cuz of the nice colors and the material looks really soft. plus their hairstyles look so cool!

anyway, yea, im not an artist or fashion designer. i could be biassed, but if you took out the words "Korean, Chinese, and Japanese" my reasons still stand true.

[Aiwo]

Pigtails look nasty

[Mid-Night_Sun]

i dont know where you see pig tails, but the hairstyles those hanfu girls are far more...extravagant...than the other two. for example, the japanese woman sitting down. thats like, 'pillow' hairstyle.

you know, im beginning to figure it out. the pillow taped to the back, the pillow hairstyle...its so they can lie down anywhere and sleep isnt it.

[arrowshot]

you know, im beginning to figure it out. the pillow taped to the back, the pillow hairstyle...its so they can lie down anywhere and sleep isnt it.

Lol (IMG:style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)

[Aiwo]

The woman in the first hanbok-pictures looks beautiful, as well as the lady in the last kimono-picture.
None of the ladies in the hanfu-pictures look stunning, could have been different if they used Gong Li or a certain Chinese supermodel I saw the other day on AF. But it might as well have to do with the these hanfu looking cheesy in my eyes. Chinese drama's often make fantasy-like costumes which look broadway-like in a gaudy manner to me.

[kunomchu]

The woman in the first hanbok-pictures looks beautiful, as well as the lady in the last kimono-picture.
None of the ladies in the hanfu-pictures look stunning, could have been different if they used Gong Li or a certain Chinese supermodel I saw the other day on AF. But it might as well have to do with the these hanfu looking cheesy in my eyes. Chinese drama's often make fantasy-like costumes which look broadway-like in a gaudy manner to me.

are you zezei? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/Talktohand.gif)

[Mid-Night_Sun]

The woman in the first hanbok-pictures looks beautiful, as well as the lady in the last kimono-picture.
None of the ladies in the hanfu-pictures look stunning, could have been different if they used Gong Li or a certain Chinese supermodel I saw the other day on AF. But it might as well have to do with the these hanfu looking cheesy in my eyes. Chinese drama's often make fantasy-like costumes which look broadway-like in a gaudy manner to me.

welp, lets see. your a girl (i think) and seem to know alot about fashion. i obviously know nothing about fashion (never was an interest of mine).

i dont know what matching colors are, fung sheui, or w/e the fuk. yet, an unexperienced person like me can still tell how nice the hanfu looks. i think that says something.

go ahead and switch the ethnicity attached to the types of clothes, i still choose the middle one. it looks better to me. nicer colors. the material looks much softer. broadways never put out something like that.

gong li? wow, that furthur supports my point, you dont need a super famous model, the dress looks nice still.

anyway, im not arguing anymore. ive said my points. you didnt address any of them jsut continued on your baseless ranting about...your opinion...so w/e.

[chickery]

does Yukata provide more room to move your legs than Furisode? in movies it looks like women were able to take bigger strides walking wearing Yukatas

Yukatas are informal, made from cotton and worn with thinner weave obi's; yes, it's generally easier to move in them. The obi's are tied much looser and with less layers, so there is less constricting the waist and hips.

But Furisode specifically addresses the sleeve length, which had nothing to do with the leg legth/width. When wearing furisode (depending on the season) you would be wearing a fully lined kimono (heavy) with a fully lined undergarment with heavy weight obis; everything made from silk. If anything, that's what makes any formal kimono much harder to move in than a yukata.

lol, tardhead

Hanfu came earliest. Kimono was a derivative of Wu Fu from Wu kingdom in southern China.

Hanbok is just a fu-ked-up imitation of Hanfu when the Kimchis tried to borrow Hanfu from China.

Hanbok protectes a woman's virginity extremely closely, and values the beauty of taking off layers of clothing. I don't see how that is a fu-ked up interpretation of Hanfu.

Well, something like that. You don't necessarily wear the skirt right below the upper garment. You would wear your skirt around your waist, and cover whatever exposure with another piece of cloth. I'm not sure but perhaps more open-minded women such as kisaengs(whores) didn't put on the extra piece of cloth.

They were a lot of imitations (whores) that called themselves kisaengs, but true kisaengs were high class entertainers, extremely similar to geishas. It was extremely difficult to complete training as a kisaeng, and the quality of their clothing was incredible.

[Adee]

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[chickery]

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[Adee]

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