Clothing from the kingdom of Chu. I seem to remember that Chu, although conquered later by the Qin, seemed to have a strong influence from a cultural perspective on the Han Dynasty (Clothing and Happiness).
It’s been a while since we’ve done this so we’re going to do a more historically-inspired take through the Chinese history timeline. This week we start with the Warring States Period from Clothing and Happiness 裝束與樂舞 and Experiencing Dynastic Restoration 朝代復原體驗. Remember that this is still a time period when Chinese underwear was in develop to properly cover the body. Therefore, thick and heavy clothes were favored by the upper class.
More pictures below the cut.