A woman dressed in a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt holds her cat as she take part in an embroidered shirt parade in central Kiev, Ukraine, on May 27, 2017.
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Hey~ can you tell us about the straw hats with veils coming down to cover the wearer’s face we see mostly in wuxia? I have seen some very pretty ones with added accessories like pearls and flowers too. What are they called?

ziseviolet:

Hi, thanks for the question!

The traditional Chinese veiled hats that we mostly see in Wuxia are called Weimao/帷帽. I wrote about the history of Weimao in this post. Please also see this post by fate-magical-girls for further information on the history/evolution of Chinese veiled hats.

As you’ve noticed, it’s recently become trendy among Hanfu wearers to decorate Weimao with various kinds of accessories such as pearls and flowers. The effect is really pretty!

Weimao can be worn by men as well:

For more references, please check out my Weimao tag!

Hope this helps!

Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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