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How to wear hanbok for men

Girls have a natural advantage over boys in wearing hanbok because girls have naturally long hair that blends in with their clothes. Boys with short modern hair would look a bit out of place. It would be even more out of place walking down the street with a crown. And modern young men rarely have beards, without which the beard itself is a little less "ancient beauty".

But there is no denying that when a man wears a Hanbok, he looks handsome and elegant.

Today we'll take a look at some of the hanbok styles for boys.

Straight Train and Deep Clothes: After the Han Dynasty, due to the improvement of undergarments, the curved train around the lapel, which was prevalent in the pre-Qin and pre-Xihan Dynasties, has become redundant, and after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the straight train has gradually been popularized and become the main mode of deep clothes. (It is actually wrong to equate the straight train with the straight-train deep garment.)

Juzi deep clothes: a kind of deep clothes in Hanfu, juzi deep clothes must have the obeisance of a curved train, so it is not a straight train, for dress, mostly used in rituals and other occasions.

Half-arm: according to the record, it was created in Qin Dynasty, at the beginning, it was worn by the palace guards and ladies-in-waiting, and "half-arm" was extremely popular in Han Dynasty. Shen Congwen wrote in the "Study of Ancient Chinese Clothing": "Half-arm, also known as half-sleeve, is a collarless (or lapel), lapel (or overlay) short coat developed from the upper jacket since the Wei and Jin dynasties, which is characterized by the length of the sleeves and elbows, and the length of the body and the waist.

Half-armed summer style

Large-sleeved shirt: the nobleman's dress at the time of the Middle and Late Tang dynasties.

Overcoat: The overcoat is one of the traditional costumes of the Han people, also known as cloak, also known as military coat, evolved from the Taoist crane cloak. It is a type of men's overcoat, worn only by men, characterized by a pair of lapels and large sleeves, overall wide and laced, and worn only as a regular garment.

Men can also wear a top and bottom garment when wearing an overcoat. It is usually paired with either a cloak system or a straight-fitting dorobe.

It is not difficult to make hanbok daily, you can wear hanbok as a whole set or separate single piece with daily clothes, but please wear what kind of clothes according to what kind of occasions and what kind of days to make it at least normal, comfortable, and easy on the eyes. Shopping, classes, meals, travel and other ordinary activities are recommended to wear Hanbok out.