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first thing you need to know about susie deltarune is shes purple second thing uou need to know is that shes fucking awesome

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Hanfu photoset via Coser小梦, Part 10/?

Coser小梦 portrays the Chinese mermaid called Jiaoren/鲛人. According to “In Search of the Supernatural/搜神记”, a 4th-century compilation of Chinese legends about ghosts and spirits, Jiaoren lived in the South Sea, spent their days weaving cloth, and if they cried, their tears would turn into pearls (x). See more Chinese mermaids here.

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immortal husbands + their immortal daughter

THE OLD GUARD (2020) Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood

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【黑鱼】 Black Fish

Darkly elegant mermaid photoshoot by 宇宙小航. The model is wearing Chinese hanfu. (Source) 

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Are there any styles of hanfu that are unisex?

Hi, thanks for the question! I think the more pertinent question is, which styles of Hanfu aren’t unisex? One of the great things about Hanfu is that many of its styles are not limited to a specific gender, to the point that couples can go out wearing exactly identical clothes if they wish. Examples below - 1) Ruqun/Yichang, 2) Zhiju:

Common Hanfu styles considered to be unisex include the following (note: see posts here and here for Hanfu definitions): Ruqun (known as Yichang for men), Beizi, Banbi, Bijia, Pifeng, Zhiju, Quju, Yuanlingpao (technically men’s Hanfu, but became popular with women during the Tang dynasty), Shuhe, and Doupeng. These are just some of the most basic styles; there are many more. Examples below - 1) Banbi, 2) Beizi, 3) Yuanlingpao, 4) Shuhe:

Meanwhile, Hanfu styles considered exclusive to women include: Chest-high Ruqun, Daxiushan, Aoqun, Chang Ao, and U-Collar; while styles considered exclusive to men include: Dachang, Daopao, Zhiduo, Lanshan, Tieli, and Yisan/Yesa (again, these lists are by no means exhaustive).

Nowadays, of course, people are free to wear any style of Hanfu they want, regardless of its assigned gender code. As in Western fashion, women are freer to experiment with men’s Hanfu than the other way around. Example below - Couple wearing Song dynasty-style Lanshan, which is a formal style of Hanfu worn by male scholars and students since the Tang dynasty:

Hope this helps!

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『水魅』

“以情为食，以水为狱。”

Ethereal underwater mermaid photoshoot by Chinese photographer 夏弃疾_. The model is wearing Chinese hanfu. (Source)

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Hanfu photoset via Coser小梦, Part 9/?

Coser小梦 is dressed as Baigu Gongzi/白骨公子 (white bone prince), a character he created that may have been inspired by Baigujing/白骨精 (white bone spirit), a demoness from the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West.

Happy Halloween everyone! (Source)