Traditional, Beautiful Dresses From Around the World: East Asian Edition

[ElissaDido]

Since I'm obsessed with pretty dresses and learning about cultures, I decided to start a MyTake series about beautiful dresses and costumes from around the world, starting with East Asian countries (Countries covered in this MyTake: Japan, China, Korea (North/South).

1) Hanbok - Korea

This traditional Korean dress is often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets.

2) Qipao - China

Body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress.

3) Kimono- Japan

Kimono are T-shaped, straight-lined robes worn so that the hem falls to the ankle, with attached collars and long, wide sleeves. Kimono are wrapped around the body, always with the left side over the right and secured by a sash called an obi, which is tied at the back.

There are multiple types and subtypes of kimono that a woman can wear: furisode, uchikake and shiromuku, houmongi, yukata, tomesode, and mofuku, depending on her marital status and the event she attends.

4) Hanfu- China

The Hanfu is the historical dress of the Han Chinese people.

[Azgeda]

The dresses during Tang Dynasty is better. I shit you not , cleavage was a status of POWER back in the olden days XD
Literally this.
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HUAH.
Then Confucius had to ruin everything.

[Phoenix98]

Damn Confucius -_-. Lol imagine a world today if boobs were still a status of power.

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

Well damn, I'd be fucked. I have no cleavage

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[ElissaDido]

@SweetHomicidalQueen I'd be fucked too haha

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

Lol push up bras are supposed to equal some cleavage. I've never had a push up bra help me with cleavage

[Azgeda]

LOL you two.
Well no worries :P
In case you haven't noticed, it's not the Tong Dynasty any more.
Or is it... OOOOoooh
I kid I kid XD.

[Anonymous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiWEBzZofjo

[TheDevilInside]

I can spot a double chen/off the great wall Video anywhere

[Phoenix98]

Kimono is defiantly my favorite a little biased though I love ancient Japanese culture.

Fun fact the Kimono is not actually specifically for women back in ancient Japan men also wore them specifically the warrior classes like the Samurai as well as martial artists and they had more formal versions of it for ceremonies as well as causal ones like the Yukata.

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[Mustachekitteh]

I've always loved the Chinese and Japanese traditional dresses. ^^ ATM I do own a short Qipao Chinese dress but I don't have a Kimono. :'(

[ElissaDido]

Oh lucky!!! Yeah Kimonos seem quite expensive though, apparently women in Japan usually rent them :x

[Mustachekitteh]

I was able to get it at this cute Chinese store when I was on a band trip in New Orleans.

[4465loveyou5577]

When I get married I'm def using a traditional dress; they're so vibrant and beautiful. Modern wedding dresses are so bland by comparison.

[ElissaDido]

I totally agree! I'm doing the same hopefully ^^

[Hollywood-Glam]

Speaking of East Asian dresses, back when I was in kindergarten I wore a red and gold Qipao dress one day. There was a Chinese kid in my class and during recess time as soon as he saw he bowed, lol. :D I felt very respected, haha. I'll never forget the beautiful reactions people had. Ah, the awesome memories I refuse to forget ❤

[chintita]

they have such nice coloring :D i like the qipao design the best

[vishna]

The detail and color of the second qipao <3 wow

I loved the pictures in this mytake, I also love learning about these types of things. Next time, can you include more history on each garment.

[Bluemax]

My wife had some hanboks. She looked lovely in them. She had a kimono, too.

My first girlfriend had a kimono. Her brother got it for her as a gift when he went to teach in Japan.

[LucasGaribaldi]

You won't see women walking on kimonos at tokio or seul, beijing daily. Only at special events or alikes

[RedThread]

Tradition East Asian fashion for women is so damn beautiful to me. Part of me wishes western fashion didn't takeover and we all went with their fashion instead.. *sigh*

[ManOnFire]

I've always loved the qipao on Chinese women. It's very sexy, especially the red ones.

[RainbowFanGirl]

It's like my take series haha :) I'm gonna make a third part to mine :)

Interesting take good job. 😌

[whiteandgold]

Private profile. Can anyone link to other editions?

[ElissaDido]

It's the first MyTake of the edition, I will make others in the near future ❤️

[whiteandgold]

This one is great!

[chc0009]

Not for me!

I'm Asian and I don't like Asian women. I'm only going for white women, plus Europeans have better dresses.

[lime_rampljuset]

I have some of these, my wife has some too. So kawaii!

[lonelyoldboy]

Oh my god, the qipao is by far the sexiest dress ever designed in the history of mankind.
It kills me.

[blondfrog]

I just came in here for the eye candy don't mind me.

[Anonymous]

Actually to be honest all the girls are very pretty.
I like the last one wearing kimono the best

[Relentless_Hippie]

The Hanfu is by far my favorite! <3 <3

[cherrymarina]

Traditional dresses on women are beautiful.

[somebodysaycheese]

these are so pretty. And they have so much detail