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I want to apologize if you’ve already answered something like this, but if you have I didn’t see it anywhere on the blog. Anyways I was wondering if there’s any specific name for the type of hairpiece (?) that go around the head and dangle down to lay on the forehead. Basically like the main character of Goodbye My Princess wore a lot

Hi, thanks for the question!

The type of hair ornament you’re referring to that goes around the head and dangles down to lay on the forehead is called Huasheng/华胜 (also written as 花胜 and 花勝). Huasheng is a traditional Chinese women’s accessory that is typically worn above the middle of the forehead, draped down from the hairline. It is usually made with floral designs, but can also take other forms, such as fans. Huasheng was first mentioned in records from the Han dynasty, and endured as a popular hair ornament into the Qing dynasty. Below - Huasheng in Chinese historical costume dramas:

Huasheng changed shapes in different dynasties, and it does not necessarily need to be wrapped around the head - it can also be pinned into the hair in front of the head. Below are examples of mainly Qing dynasty-Huasheng that were most likely pinned to the hair rather than wrapped around the head:

You can see many different kinds of Huasheng in Chinese costume dramas. They aren’t all historically accurate, but they’re certainly very pretty!:

Huasheng is currently seeing a bit of a revival due to the Hanfu revival movement, as it has become one of the many accessories worn with modern Hanfu. Because Huasheng is considered an archaic term, its modern incarnations are simply referred to as E Shi/额饰 or Mei Xin Zhui/眉心坠 (forehead ornament). Below - modern Huasheng-inspired forehead ornaments worn with Hanfu:

Hope this helps!

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds 

Models: (Photo1) Daphne Peng, (Photo 2) Aisa Sayama, (Photo 3) Lovina 

Photographer: LAN.PRPR 

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo 

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

Producer: KIMONO BIJIN 

Event Organizer: Anime North

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds 

Model: Liung 

Photographer: LAN.PRPR

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo 

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

Producer: KIMONO BIJIN 

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds 

Model: Peixuan 

Photographer: LAN.PRPR

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo 

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds Models: Shubei Zheng & Tiffany (photo 1), Shubei Zheng (photo 2), Peixuan (photo 3) Photographer: LAN.PRPR

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo 

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds 


Model: Lovina 


Photographer: MANUE.PHOTOS 

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

Producer: KIMONO BIJIN 

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds


Models: ( photo 1): Aisa Sayama, Ai Cheerio, Lovina, Daphne Peng, (photos 2 and 3) Tiffany


Photographer: LAN.PRPR

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo 

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

Producer: KIMONO BIJIN Event 

Organizer: Anime North

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds


Model: Ai Cheerio


Photographer: LAN.PRPR

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda

Producer: KIMONO BIJIN Event

Organizer: Anime North

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Kimono Show at Anime North 2019: Princesses in Virtual Worlds


Models: Daphne Peng, Aisa Sayama


Photographer: LAN.PRPR

Kimono Styling Director: Mamechiyo 

Hair & Makeup Director: Mieko Ueda 

Producer: KIMONO BIJIN Event 

Organizer: Anime North

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We apologize for the hiatus. Check us out next week starting Monday for some photo goodness!!

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Day 13 of our Spotlight Count down posts we will be sharing with you the Fashion called Steampunk Steampunk is a style based on 19th century fashion with a retro-futuristic twist inspired by the industrial era. The signature look varies widely and includes everything from bustle gowns, frock coats and goggles, to ensembles with a multicultural inspiration. Steampunk is well-known for including brass, gears, and vintage like objects. Steampunk draws inspiration from various sources, including literature like the works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, and bands like Abney Park and Steam Powered Giraffe. In recent years, the style has gained popularity in Japan and been seen in everything from anime like Steamboy, to emerging fashion brands like Harajuku’s A Story, to bands like FATE GEAR, an all-female steampunk metal band. In 2015, the Tokyo Inventor’s society began hosting Steam Garden, a quarterly steampunk festival. Gracing the stage today are several local steampunk enthusiasts, many of whom belong to the Toronto Steampunk Society.

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Day 12 of our Spotlight Count down posts we will be sharing with you the lovely Fashion called Visual Kei

Visual Kei, also known as “Visual Style” or “Visual System” is a fashion movement that began with Japanese Musicians. Some say there was a rise of new-age visual Kei bands gaining popularity around the 2000s. The fashion however, is characterized by the use of heavy, dark make-up, elaborate hair styles often featuring spikes and flamboyant costumes. often, the fashion features androgynous aesthetics, similar to Western glam rock. The fashion often looks like a combination of western goth, scene, and grunge like aesthetics.

Some Western sources consider visual kei a music genre, with its sound usually related to glam rock. Some examples of visual kei bands include The Gazette, D'espares Ray, and Alice Nine.

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Day 11 of our Spotlight Count down posts we will be sharing with you the lovely Fashion called Hanfu Hanfu (meaning clothing of the Han people) is a name for pre-17th century traditional clothing of the Han Chinese, which are the predominant ethnic group of China. Many wear the clothing out of appreciation for Chinese culture and the fashion itself. Make sure to check us out at the fashion show!

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Day 10 of our Spotlight Count down posts we will be sharing with you the lovely Fashion called Gyaru

Gyaru is a Japanese street fashion and subculture. The English translation is a slang word for 'gal'. Gyaru subculture is still widely popular with gyaru brands reaching out to the rural areas of Japan becoming more accessible. Gyaru wearers often call their meet ups "gal circle". They gather to hangout together in the fashion. The fashion often features heavy bleached dyed hair, tanned skin, dramatic decorated nails and makeup. Dark eyeliner and false lashes are used to make the eyes look bigger while contouring the face adds a sliming effect. Clothing for gyaru fashion has been broken into different subcategories. To name a few there is hime-gyaru which has inspired the hime-lolita subcategory, and ko-gal, a gal version of a school uniform.

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Day 9 of our Spotlight Count down posts we will be sharing with you the lovely Fashion called Hanbok

A Hanbok (South Korean) or Joseon-ot (North Korean) is a traditional Korean dress for semi-formal or formal attire during traditional occasions such as festivals, celebrations, and ceremonies. It is characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets. Although the term literally means "Korean clothing", hanbok usually refers specifically to clothing of the Joseon period. Korea had a dual clothing tradition in which rulers and aristocrats adopted different kinds of mixed foreign-influenced indigenous styles while commoners preserved a distinct style of indigenous clothing, today known as hanbok. Hanbok is classified according to its purposes: everyday dress, ceremonial dress, and special dress. Ceremonial dresses are worn on formal occasions, including a child's first birthday, a wedding, or a funeral. Special dresses are made for shamans and officials. Hanbok (Hangul: 한복;Hanja: 韓服) is the traditional attire of the Korean people. It was worn daily up until just 100 years ago. Now, it is only worn on festive occasions or special anniversaries.

While the traditional hanbok was beautiful in its own right, the design has changed slowly over the generations. The core of hanbok is its graceful shape and vibrant colors, it is hard to think of hanbok as everyday wear but it is slowly being revolutionized through the changing of fabrics, colors and features, reflecting the desire of people.

Women's Traditional Hanbok consist of jeogori, which is a shirt or a jacket, and chima dress, which is a wrap around skirt that is usually worn full. A man's hanbok consists of jeorgori (jacket) and baggy pants that are called baji.

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Day 8 of our Spotlight Count down posts we will be sharing with you the lovely Fashion called Decora!

Decora fashion is a Japanese fashion subculture that started in the late 1990s. Many say that it peaked in the mid-2000s. Decora is characterized by brightly colored clothing and accessories. Decora wearers collect eye-catching accessories such as hair clips, bracelets, necklaces, stuffed animals and bags and use them to decorate their look! Decora is meant to be loud with many components and accessories. Layering accesories and clothes is a staple in decora fashion and is a must to pull off the Decora look!