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The Rise of Hanfu Culture and Blossoming Tourism
Spring, the most beautiful season of the year, arrives with the blooming of flowers, particularly peaches and apricots, which compete in their vibrant displays. Many places have seized the opportunity to create flower-viewing destinations. Coupled with the surge of "national trend" enthusiasm, visitors, especially young women, adorned in various forms of traditional Chinese clothing such as Hanfu, have become a beautiful sight, igniting the tourism economy of their destinations. How are young people embracing the national trend? What sparks are ignited by the fusion of "national trend + cultural tourism"? Admiring Flowers in Hanfu and Savoring Tea Becomes a Favorite Pastime As temperatures rise across the country, flower viewing has become a must-do activity for many travelers. Take the recent Qingming Festival holiday, for example, where Ctrip data shows a 391% year-on-year increase in ticket orders for flower-viewing attractions. Festivals such as the Luoyang Peony Festival, the Lhasa Peach Blossom Festival, the Tianjin Begonia Festival, the Wuyuan Rapeseed Flower Festival, the Shijiazhuang Pear Blossom Festival, the Nanjing Plum Blossom Festival, the Yancheng Cherry Blossom Festival, and the Yili Apricot Blossom Festival, among others, have significantly boosted the popularity of their respective destinations. The recently opened 41st China Luoyang Peony Culture… -
Hanfu, JK uniforms, and other women's clothing support a market worth billions
On January 11, Alimama teamed up with Taobao to release women's spring and summer product trends in Guangzhou. Trends such as exquisite retro, new Chinese style, and millennium style have attracted attention. "Generation Z people have a large volume of transactions in women's clothing and are one of the main contributors to the growth of the industry." Taobao women's clothing style operation manager Erhan said that Taobao women's clothing has always paid attention to the style trend needs of young fashionable people and established this year. The overall operational link from discovering trends to incubating the consumer market. According to reports, niche cultures such as Hanfu, JK clothing, and Lolita will emerge from the industry in 2021, and related clothing consumption has supported a tens of billions of yuan market. It is expected that more clothing from niche circles will be discovered in 2022. According to the "2022 Spring and Summer Women's Clothing Industry Trends" shared by Alimama and Taobao, taking into account changes in attention inside and outside Taobao, changes in merchant supply, and user consumption demand trends, among the trends in women's clothing this spring and summer, Millennial cool girl style, outdoor holidays Eight major trends, including style,… -
The rise of Chinese-style Hanfu brands
On April 22, Xinjiang La Chapelle Clothing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "La Chapelle") officially entered the delisting period. From revenue exceeding 10 billion to A-share delisting, La Chapelle only experienced three years. The former women's clothing giant is no longer in glory, and its tens of billions of net worth has turned into nothing. Prior to this, on March 30, La Chapelle, which was double hit by the negative assets and debt crisis, received a notice of planned termination of listing from the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The subsequently disclosed 2021 financial report once again confirmed the company’s precarious status quo - 2021 full year Annual revenue dropped sharply by 76.36% year-on-year to less than 500 million yuan, with losses exceeding 800 million yuan. Total assets were 2.4 billion yuan, a decrease of 30.95% from 2020, or even less than one-third of 2019, and liabilities were as high as 4 billion yuan. La Chapelle stated in the performance report that even if the A-shares are delisted, it will not affect the company's normal operations. The company will still move forward, expand its business, and strive to achieve quantitative and qualitative transformation. However, in the extremely competitive women's fashion market,… -
The most elegant example of Hanfu in the history of Chinese clothing
As a representative of traditional Chinese women's clothing, cheongsam uses oriental implicit beauty to highlight the charm of women. It has simple lines, gorgeous colors, elegant style, grace and splendor, and achieves harmony between the inside and outside. It is the most charming Chinese symbol. one. Chinese romantic design In the eyes of foreigners, cheongsam may be a direct symbol of Chinese style. The cheongsam originated from Beijing culture. In the Qing Dynasty, it was mainly worn by bannermen. Since the modern word "cheongsam" refers specifically to women's clothing, it can be said that the cheongsam originated from the robe worn by banner girls. SHUSHU TONG After years of modern modifications and improvements, the cheongsam has now become the garment that best embodies the beauty of Chinese women. When the improved cheongsam is worn on Chinese women, the oriental beauty and oriental charm are breathtaking. Le Fame The retro cheongsam, exquisite appearance, and glamorous lights make people feel as if they have stepped into the old Shanghai of the 1920s and 1930s. Filling the market gap with niche styles, using classic traditional Chinese clothing and embroidery, tapestry and other crafts to show the beauty of oriental women. Dior 1997 Nowadays,… -
When Chinese-style Hanfu meets Lolita innerwear
Hello fellow gummy bears! Your favorite lo-chan is coming to you again with new Amway! Today Lo Jiang is going to give you some good inner wear, which are very suitable for Lo girls who like "Chinese style" Lolita. Come and take a look with Lo Jiang! As for the inner styles we are going to introduce today, it can be said that they are very different from the styles in previous issues. Not only is it very niche in style, but it also has very personal characteristics. It is the best CP to match the "Chinese style" Lolita - national style inner wear. In Lolita clothing, the inner layer plays a certain role in setting off and adding highlights. Choosing a beautiful inner layer can not only highlight the beauty of the small skirt, but also make the overall style more consistent! With the rapid development of Lolita culture, today's "Chinese style" Lolita is deeply loved by lolita girls. But if you want to have a more lo-lo style feeling on the basis of Chinese elements, then we will inevitably have a few "national style" inner wear! So what kind of dreamy and perfect combination will the sparks created… -
The sales of modern Chinese-style Hanfu women's clothing increased year-on-year
During this year’s Consumer Expo Fashion Week, nearly 300 sets of new products from domestic and foreign apparel brands were released. Which garments have attracted the attention of buyers? CCTV reporter Liu Jue: At the Consumer Expo, you can not only watch the shows and browse the exhibitions, but also try on and buy all kinds of new clothes. This top with Chinese elements comes from this 700-square-meter booth, where more than 30 people are gathered here. Niche brands, prices range from a hundred yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. The reporter learned at the Consumer Expo that traditional Chinese elements such as embroidery, buttons, and ink blooming are combined with modern fashion design to form a strong attraction for young people with unique national aesthetics. "New Chinese-style" outfits Will become one of the most important trends this spring and summer. Exhibitor Shu Yi: According to data from our platform, in the past half month, the sales of Hanfu have doubled year-on-year, the overall sales of "new Chinese-style" clothing have increased by 366% year-on-year, and the sales of "new Chinese-style" women's clothing have increased four times year-on-year. With the rapid growth in sales of Chinese-style clothing, the overall trend… -
How did the horse-face skirt break into the Chinese Hanfu scene
Do you know what a "horse face skirt" is? The horse-faced skirt is a half-length skirt that was popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is made of several pieces of fabric and needs to be worn around the waist. It has two flat skirts at the front and back, and pleated trains on both sides. The glossy skirt door that looks like a trapezoid from the front is called a "horse face". This year, the horse-faced skirt has become the “standard New Year’s greeting attire” and “the most popular among the people.” Mainstream media such as "Sanlian Life Weekly", "Daily People", and "China Business News" have reported that the epidemic of horse-faced skirts has strengthened the popularity of Caoxian County in Shandong Province. The central position of Hanfu production has even revitalized many fabric and tie factories in Zhejiang. The first time the horse-faced skirt entered mainstream public opinion was in 2022. In July of that year, Dior released a mid-length skirt priced at 29,000 yuan. The front and back pieces of the skirt were overlapping. The introduction line "adopting the iconic Dior silhouette" angered Hanfu enthusiasts because they found this The design of the skirt is almost… -
The Hanfu from 'Dream of Splendor' that became a sensation
To say that the most popular film and television drama right now is none other than "Meng Hua Lu". In the first 10 days since its launch, it has been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. More than 400,000 people have rated it on Douban, earning a high-profile score of 8.8. The popularity of online discussions is even higher, making it a phenomenon. The reasons behind this are not difficult to imagine. The actors' acting skills and appearance are both online. The plot of the series is well-made, the scenery and props are extremely elegant, and the concept is also at a high level. Among them, the beautiful Hanfu made in the Song Dynasty, which are light, fresh, yet elegant and exquisite, are a huge bonus. Weiwei, who was born in 1995, said: "I recently followed "Meng Hua Lu", and the costumes in it are really beautiful. Every piece is absolutely unique. I really want every piece. I imagined myself swimming around in ancient clothes. It's really... Dreaming back to the Song Dynasty for a thousand years in one second. "Currently, there are many netizens like Weiwei on the Internet who are attracted by "Menghualu" and some even start the… -
'Dream of Splendor' goes viral, igniting the popularity of Chinese-style Hanfu
How popular is Chinese style recently? Since June 2, "Meng Hua Lu" has become popular not only for the looks of Liu Yifei and Chen Xiao, but also for their costumes full of traditional Chinese flavor. New Chinese-style women's clothing has become a hot topic, and young people have begun to consider Chinese style as one of their casual clothing choices. Vipshop data shows that sales of retro-style and Chinese-style clothing are exploding. "Meng Hua Lu" has become a phenomenon-level TV series. The number of views exceeded 1.5 billion in the first 10 days after it was aired. More than 400,000 people rated it on Douban, with the highest score of 8.8. "Meng Hua Lu" became popular for its good looks and fairy spirit. In addition to its wonderful plot , Liu Yifei’s fairy-like dress also allowed young people to fully appreciate the beauty of the East. Under this influence, new Chinese-style clothing quickly broke out of the circle. Chen Yin, who has entered the workplace less than a year after graduating from university, bought herself three Chinese-style dresses while watching dramas. She usually wears professional attire, and regards new Chinese-style clothes as her new favorite, for parties or outings.… -
Traditional Chinese-style Hanfu Suitable for Daily Wear
In the past two years, I have gradually changed in my dressing style, and I have developed a strong interest in the field of Chinese style fashion, which seems to have a unique attraction for me. I took a look at the wardrobe and found that the ones I have bought more recently are Chengdu. We have clothes from the Jinyi Bureau, including shirts and suits. I majored in clothing matching, so I am very sensitive to the details and workmanship of clothes, and I am also very interested in niche designs. The clothes of Chengjin Yiju are very suitable for my aesthetic point. The shirt I wear the most recently is this ink-printed shirt. It is very suitable for daily wear. You can wear this shirt for commuting to and from work. The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about matching it. It is simple and elegant, showing your temperament, and has a smart and modern look. It has a feminine touch. The Chinese-style ink prints on the clothes are matched with fashionable clothes to create a perfect spark. The hem of the shirt can also be tied into a bow to highlight the body… -
Ten Sets of Traditional Chinese-style Hanfu Dresses Worth Collecting
Every girl has a princess dream in her heart, dreaming of wearing a fairy dress and dancing among thousands of flowers. Who doesn’t want to attract attention with every smile? How can we dress like a fairy without a dress? It seems that dresses are born for our princess dreams. If the Chinese style elements are combined with the elegant dress, what kind of sparks can be created? Today, Sister Cat has planted 10 sets of fairy-like Chinese-style dresses for everyone, let’s experience the goddess feel together! First of all, let’s take a look at this group of outfits. This season, there is nothing better than white, which can blend into this colorful fashion trend in a gentle and slow way. The look on the left is a pure white lace two-piece dress, with a retro lace-up butterfly collar, knee-length length, and full of fairy atmosphere. It is simply a walking scenery, and it is indescribably beautiful. The look on the right is a Chinese-style modified cheongsam dress. It combines gentleness and freshness very cleverly. The upper body effect is an everyday style, rather than a very ancient feeling. It has a simple and elegant style, and has a fairy… -
Stunning Neo-Chinese Hanfu Outfit Sharing
Amon, who loves beauty, is an account that focuses on sharing fashion, makeup, outfits and skin care. Pay attention and don’t get lost! With the continuous popularity of retro style, now we are ushering in the craze of new national style. Oriental traditional aesthetics is becoming more and more popular among the new generation of consumer groups, and the unique new Chinese style of dressing has been derived from the collision of tradition and new trends. This style not only demonstrates our innate national pride, but also brings innovation and breakthrough. It is a natural combination of Chinese and Western styles. Today I would like to share with you 5 beautiful new Chinese-style shops, and let’s explore oriental aesthetics together. 1.Srose private store This is a very treasured store. I want to own every piece of clothing. The design, fabrics, and styles are all impeccable. The upper body is so beautiful that I really feel like a gentle Jiangnan beauty, very feminine. The price is not expensive but the quality is very good. The styles are often updated and it is relatively niche and difficult to match. There are also various small shirts in the store. If you are not… -
The Places Ignited by the Popularity of Hanfu Horse-Face Skirts
Haining has another label outside the Fur City. When did horse-faced skirts become popular? Different people will give different answers. In the memory of Zhang Jun, a Hanfu enthusiast, she got into horse-faced skirts in 2019. That year, she bought many horse-faced skirts of various colors. "The shipping places are Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan...all over the country." She read out the place names while looking for orders, but among the many orders for horse-faced skirts, none of them came from In Cao County, Shandong Province. On today's social media, horse-faced skirts and Caoxian County are closely bound together. The latter is like the "capital of horse-faced skirts", but in fact, Caoxian County has only begun mass production of horse-faced skirts in recent years. Qi Yue, a Hanfu enthusiast, believes that in the Hanfu circle, horse-faced skirts have long been popular, and they were most popular about four years ago. Four years ago, entrepreneur Xu Haoming opened a Hanfu store in Caoxian County. At that time, Hanfu was still a relatively niche business, and no one cared about horse-faced skirts, and he did not make any money from it. Xu Haoming told Hedgehog Commune: "The turning point for the horse-faced… -
The Cultural Confidence Behind Hanfu Horse-Face Skirts
During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, horse-faced skirts suddenly became a popular item of clothing. On short videos and self-media platforms favored by young people, the horse-faced skirt has become a "traffic password". Many well-known bloggers and influencers wear it to visit cultural relics and popular attractions. A report released by a well-known short video platform shows that in 2023, users of the platform posted content related to horse-faced skirts in more than 90 overseas countries and regions. The horse-faced skirt has become a typical example of Chinese culture going overseas. The popularity of horse-faced skirts has also brought Xucun Town, Haining City, Zhejiang Province, out of the circle. Customers from Hangzhou Sijiqing Clothing Wholesale Market, the "Cosmic Center" Caoxian County in Shandong Province and even overseas have come to this town in search of jacquard fabric, the main raw material for horse-faced skirts. Xucun Town is one of the largest jacquard fabric bases and production and marketing centers in China. Some merchants said that just by providing a design drawing, Xucun Town can know the fabrics they want and the related production processes. Horse-faced skirt brings splendor to traditional textile town "During the Spring Festival,… -
The Hanfu Horse-Face Skirts Becoming the Top Trend
"After visiting the scenic spots, I saw 50 or 60 ladies wearing horse-faced skirts!" Zhang Nan, a tourist from Zhengzhou, sighed after returning from Kaifeng's Qingming Festival Shanghe Garden: "But horse-faced skirts are indeed related to this kind of history and culture. The breathtaking attractions go well together." Since this year, the horse-faced skirt has become the “first skirt in spring”. Many young people not only wear it when shopping and visiting the garden, but even wear it at work. The "Hanfu craze" represented by horse-faced skirts has not only driven an upsurge in traditional cultural consumption, but also fueled people's enthusiasm for cultural and tourism activities. So, with so many styles of new Chinese clothing, why is it that only horse-faced skirts are “out of the circle”? What are the cultural codes behind this skirt becoming a hit? Horse-faced skirt becomes “the first skirt in spring” "Wearing a horse-faced skirt will make you feel good, just like the protagonist of an idol drama that has come into reality." Since the beginning of spring, Hairong often wears a black horse-faced skirt embroidered with silver patterns when going to work. She said that her "new Spring Festival outfit" allowed her to… -
Designers Turn Their Passion for Hanfu Horse-Face Skirts into Careers
During the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, whether enjoying the beauty of nature among the green mountains and rivers, or experiencing the charm of humanity in the historical museums, many people will wear traditional Chinese clothes and take photos to check in. Among them, the horse-faced skirt can be said to be the most eye-catching scenery. Some people fall in love with it because of its appearance, some people understand it because of their love, and some people regard designing it as their career and dream. From a niche hobby to a popular aesthetic With profound cultural heritage, beauty and fashion, horse-faced skirts have gradually moved from niche hobbies to popular aesthetics, which has made many designers and producers of horse-faced skirts feel unprecedented joy. Liu Wenyue, a "post-00s" girl from Zhejiang, is one of them. Hanfu designer Liu Wenyue: When we were first making horse-faced skirts, there were not many big factories in Haining that were willing to make horse-faced skirt fabrics. They felt that the market was too small. As a result, it was completely eliminated after a few months. It's the opposite direction. Hanfu designer Liu Wenyue: In the past, one picture and one style could be released… -
The Reasons Behind the Phenomenal Sales of 300 Million Hanfu Horse-Face Skirts
It is the "shirt" worn by celebrities in street photography and shows. It is a hot search as soon as it is worn, and it has become a topic and popularity. It is the most beautiful scenery in spring. The elderly, Gu Liang and children all wear their own horse-faced skirts. It collides with spring; it is also popular on social platforms. Fashion and travel bloggers take horse-faced skirts to check-in all over the world, reproducing the elegance and charm of oriental Chinese clothing; and, wearing horse-faced skirts to check-in and take photos People can see it everywhere, which also proves the popularity of horse-faced skirts from another direction. Picture source Xiaohongshu From being a niche to being popular now, why is the new Chinese style represented by the horse-faced skirt so popular? Today, let’s talk. 01. How popular is the new top horse-faced skirt? Whether a phenomenon or a behavior is really popular can be easily judged from the data on major social media. How popular is the horse-faced skirt, which is said to be the new top trend, on major social media? On Weibo, there are nearly 30 hot search topics about horse-faced skirts, among which #马面skirts are… -
Bringing Fashionable Beauty to Chinese Hanfu
Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, March 15th (Reporters Xu Shunda and Kong Linghang) A "half-way monk" engaged in Hanfu design. He has designed nearly 500 sets of Hanfu in more than 4 years. Now he is focusing on the design of horse-faced skirts... "Post-2000" Hanfu designer Liu Wenyue told reporters that she hopes to incorporate modern aesthetics into traditional Chinese costumes so that more people can understand and experience these traditional costumes in their daily lives. In Xucun Town, Haining City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, Liu Wenyue's Hanfu studio is small but "complete", integrating all aspects of sample design, product processing, photography and publicity, and live broadcast sales. As a type of skirt worn by women in ancient China, the horse-faced skirt has recently become a representative of the national trend. It has become "explosion" on the Internet and has become the "new favorite" of the Hanfu design circle. On March 7, Liu Wenyue was interviewed by reporters in the studio. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Kong Linghang "It is a hot item in our store, and nearly 20,000 pieces have been sold so far." Liu Wenyue showed reporters a recently popular horse-faced skirt in the processing workshop. "The design of this… -
The Hanfu Horse-Face Skirts Need to Win in the Long Run
Since last year, the popularity of horse-faced skirts has driven the trend of national fashion consumption. On a certain social platform, there are more than 1 million notes related to horse-faced skirts and more than 560,000 related products. On short video platforms, multiple horse-faced skirt-related topics have been viewed more than 100 million times. Behind the popularity of horse-faced skirts, the scale of China's Hanfu market continues to expand. The report shows that China's Hanfu market size will reach 14.47 billion yuan in 2023, and it is predicted that it is expected to reach about 24 billion yuan in 2027. Driven by this trend, many well-known brands have launched national fashion products that combine elements of traditional Chinese culture, covering clothing, shoes, accessories, beauty, home furnishings, digital and many other fields. The explosion of national fashion products is the result of the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture. It illustrates the charm of traditional Chinese aesthetics that transcends time and space. This popular trend also highlights the self-confidence, self-improvement and high-spirited spiritual outlook of contemporary young people. . Integrity and innovation have given new vitality to China's excellent traditional culture. For example, the horse-faced skirt fully… -
When designers encounter the horse-face skirt of Hanfu
During the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, whether enjoying the beauty of nature among the green mountains and rivers, or experiencing the charm of humanity in the historical museums, many people will wear traditional Chinese clothes and take photos to check in. Among them, the horse-faced skirt can be said to be the most eye-catching scenery. Some people fall in love with it because of its appearance, some people understand it because of their love, and some people regard designing it as their career and dream. From niche hobby to popular aesthetics With profound cultural heritage, beauty and fashion, horse-faced skirts have gradually moved from niche hobbies to popular aesthetics, which has made many designers and producers of horse-faced skirts feel unprecedented joy. Liu Wenyue, a "post-00s" girl from Zhejiang, is one of them. Hanfu designer Liu Wenyue: When we were first making horse-faced skirts, there were not many big factories in Haining that were willing to make horse-faced skirt fabrics. They felt that the market was too small. As a result, it was completely eliminated after a few months. It's the opposite direction. Hanfu designer Liu Wenyue: In the past, one picture and one style could be released in a…