#black hair falling everywhere..... if i don't vacuum often my carpet looks like jackson pollock just swung through on a rope

[rongzhi]

I have a question but I don't know if you know the answer, but it has been a curiosity with me for ages and hopefully you know some sources I can be pointed to instead! Anyway! In traditional wear we usually see that people used to wear quite a bit of layers, especially those of higher ranking. But that to me seems like a pain to dress into every day, especially if you are a minister at the imperial palace and need to go to the morning gathering. And not to mention the long hair.

How long do they generally take to dress? Are the layers we see in dramas maybe exaggerated because it is pretty, but only meant for fancy occasions? I know that the hair isn't redone every day, but as someone with formerly long hair the thought of just having to brush it every day makes me wanna scream.

Currently I'm imagining people to wake up at 4am just to get dressed and be ready for the day in time, but I can't imagine that to be right??? Or at least, I hope for them I'm not right.

A hanfu account might have a better answer for you, but I imagine it actually does not take that long.

Not all historical dramas depict accurate hanfu for the time period that they take place in, but for the most part they've usually got the right idea when it comes to how hanfu in general is layered. Another thing is that dramas usually depict richer characters, or characters who later become wealthy so that might be a reason they always look like they're wearing a lot.

Obviously, for nobility or rich women who have their hair put up in ornate styles, they might take a little longer in the day to get ready but I personally feel like this isn't really that different from the length of time it takes some modern women to get ready in the morning. In high school, I would roll out of bed every morning at 7:00am to leave the house at 7:30-7:40 while my sister would wake up at 6:30. I also knew one girl who would wake up at 5:30am to get ready each day (my school began at 8:00am). 🤷🏻‍♂️

In terms of time to get dressed, the luxurious quality of the clothing might not necessarily have that much effect on how long it takes to get dressed. Yes, a peasant might just have 2 or 3 layers compared to the 3+ including accessories and other things of a rich person, but at the heart of it, it's just putting on clothes. There wasn't any sort of corseting or anything that would've taken a long time to put on (that I know of).

Here's an example of Song Dynasty style summer clothes for a wealthier woman. Even though the video is sped up, you can see that there are just 4 layers that all go on with relative ease. I'd guess that for an able-bodied person who is used to dressing like this, it would probably only take 5 or so minutes.

Ministers at court also just wore normal clothes under an outer uniform + hat, so I don't think this would take extra time to put on. Rich people today dress up everyday, or to some degree, especially if they are going out and about and I imagine that this was true back in the day as well.

As for hair, I don't really know. I think maybe one this is that in dramas, most of the hair, especially for men, is styled wigs with a lot of product to keep everything in place, which might give the illusion that it takes a lot of work to style each day. Common sense tells me that it was probably unlikely that every single person back then was such a perfectionist about their styling, especially more common folk.

As for brushing hair time....lol.... I have hair to my waist and I usually have it braided or twisted up everyday, which actually (imo) reduces the need for brushing. I have like one comb which I can't remember the last time I actually used. I guess it would depend on the person??

#answered ask #mareaderinsertfanfiction #hanfu #text #long post #you send me an ask i will send you an essay every single time lolol #sidenote on the hair is that MY main question about hair in dramas is: how spidery do those floors look #black hair falling everywhere..... if i don't vacuum often my carpet looks like jackson pollock just swung through on a rope