Wearing a traditional hanfu suit is quite exhilarating. It makes you feel beautiful, slender, traditional, and elegant at the same time. However, you can get the desired effect only if you choose the right style and fabric for the Hanfu dress.
If you plan to buy a Hanfu dress for the first time, here are some points you have to keep in mind to ensure you buy a dress that brings out your personality to the best possible extent.
- Choose a Hanfu dress only after carefully analyzing your body shape. This will help you to buy a dress that accentuates your features well.
- Choose Hanfu dresses based on the occasion or theme of the party
- Keep in mind the seasonal changes, and choose something that will stand you in good stead all through the year
- Have a budget set aside to buy your Hanfu dress; this way, you can always be aware of the options, and choose the one that doesn’t require you to overshoot your budget
- Choose premium quality materials like linen, cotton, silk, ramie, chiffon, polyester, etc. This will ensure the longevity of the dress.
Some of the common body shapes you should be aware of are:
- Hourglass figure – Ideal to wear Qi waist Hanfu styles
- Apple-shaped body – Round body with upper part looking bloated even though not too fat; ideal to wear high-waist Hanfu skirts with Han elements
- H-shaped body – Thin body overall; ideal to wear Qi waist Hanfu skirts
- Pear-shaped body – Narrow shoulder compared to hip; ideal to wear light-colored Hanfu tops with delicate embroidery works
- Strawberry-shaped body – Wider upper body and narrow lower body; ideal to wear Hanfu dresses with simple-shoulder patterns, and avoid the ones with off-shoulder or boat neck styles
Do you want to have fun with your partner while attending Hanfu – themed cosplay parties or events? Here are some couple’s Hanfu dresses you can consider for the same:
1. Black Couple Hanfu Suit
Going to a Hanfu party dressed up in traditional clothes is always fun. What can be more fun is to dress up in matching Hanfu suits with your spouse! You are sure to be the center of attraction in any venue when you complement each other in these matching black hanfu suits.
This one is available in three styles – male, female, and only with the outer coat. While the men’s suit consists of a top, skirt, and coat, the women’s suit comes with a top, dress, and coat. Both versions have black as the primary color, but the fact that impresses you the most in them is the intricate gold foil work on the soft chiffon & polyester material.
2. Embroidered Red Couple Hanfu Dress
This is one of the most traditional wedding hanfu suits you will ever come across. Worn usually for weddings and other formal ceremonies, this red Hanfu suit is made from soft, non-sticky polyester fabric. It consists of a full men’s and women’s suit. It represents the beautiful elements of the Song Dynasty through its embroidered prints all over the skirt.
The flowing skirt is long, elegant, and very comfortable. The suit has wide cuffs and a traditional high collar design. The shawl is available in a standard size of 11cm in width and 230cm in length. Due to the extraordinary quality of embroidery on the suits, they are quite costly, but every penny you pay for this couple’s suit is worth its weight in gold.
3. Blue Couple Hanfu Set
This is a blue jacquard Hanfu outfit, and it comes in three pieces – a bottom skirt, a shirt, and an outer coat. Made from premium-quality satin chiffon, this dress is extremely soft and is perfect for men & women with sensitive skin too. The flowing fairy skirt, loose cuff design, super soft texture, high collar design, and smooth floral prints all over are some interesting features of this outfit.
Since it exudes a retro feel, you can wear this for formal occasions and costume parties, by matching your outfit with appropriate accessories. The best part of this dress is that it is available in plus sizes, starting from XL to 4XL.
4. Couple Hanfu Set for Boy & Girl
Why would you want your kids to miss out on all the fun while going to Hanfu-themed parties? So here is a beautiful couple’s Hanfu suit for boys and girls. Made from silk, this traditional yet stylish pack comes with two Hanfu suits – one for boys and the other for girls.
These are available in classic colors of beige and blue, and the fabric used for making them is extremely comfortable and breathable. The silk shirt and skirt are easy to wear and remove as well, giving utmost comfort to your kids. Perfect for formal, informal, outdoor, indoor, and all-season parties.
5. Tang Couple Suit for Cosplay
Here is a simple but traditional Tang Dynasty couple’s cosplay hanfu to blow your minds away. Designed in the authentic color of red, this pack contains a men’s and women’s Hanfu suit embellished with traditional Tang elements. It is made from polyester and allows for enough air circulation inside, even when worn for long hours.
The craftsmanship of the skirt is evident from the elegant stitches on the hemline. With its subtle design and sophisticated look, this outfit is sure to be a hit at couples’ cosplay parties, role-play events, Chinese New Year festivities, and so on.
Sometimes, getting the entire men’s and women’s suit may prove to be a very costly affair for you. In that case, you can opt to buy the outer coat alone, and mix & match the style with your existing Hanfu dress. This way, you can both rock the scene, without loosening your purse strings too much.