Old School Asian Clothing [Archive]

BaiginLong

02-05-2003, 02:09 AM

So who would actually wear this stuff in the modern world?
I think I actually would. I dunno maybe I'm crazy but I would like to actually try wearing something to class or just to wherever one day. It's a great way to show off my culture heh.
I found this nice website that has some good items.
Some of my personal favs include:
men's:
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/203002.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/203003.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/203004.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/203005.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/203007.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/203008.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/205005.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/802001.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/802002.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/802003.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/8030123.html

women's:
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/101003.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/101015.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/104002.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/104008.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/104016.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/108003.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/703023.html
http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/801026.html

Azn Retribution

02-05-2003, 05:03 AM

I think they look cool. I'd wear em just for the hell of it.
who knows maybe i'll start a new "AzN Pride" trend
:lol:

contra_diction

02-05-2003, 06:33 AM

don't know if i'd wear everything there, but i would definitely jock the kung fu suit, especially the silk striped.
i've seen some people that wear it every now and then for no particular reason.
i saw a caucasian cat sport one once...hmmmm
what do you think of that?

SunWuKong

02-05-2003, 07:11 AM

i think you'll look like a fool unless you're wearing it to a special event or something.

deez nuts

02-05-2003, 09:32 AM

I would rock it as everyday clothing wear, but then I would have to start smoking crack again. You know so I can have an excuse.

SunWuKong

02-05-2003, 09:56 AM

i like this though (http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/218004.html)

kasia

02-05-2003, 10:00 AM

i was eating with my godfamily at a chinese restaurant on chinese new year's eve - just last week. we saw a caucasian chick sporting a green cheongsam (chinese dress). she had her hair up in two chun-li buns, and had funky make-up. her eyeliner was put on in a way to make her eyes look slanty, and she had bright pink circles of blush on her two cheeks. i didn't know what to make of her. my godfather freaked out initially b/c he said that she looked like one of those servants - dummies - that chinese people burn to the dead. he said she was bad luck and told us not to look at her. my godbrother asked me if i thought her outfit was offensive. i said i didn't know. what do you all think?

SunWuKong

02-05-2003, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by kasia@Feb 5 2003, 12:00 PM
i was eating with my godfamily at a chinese restaurant on chinese new year's eve - just last week. we saw a caucasian chick sporting a green cheongsam (chinese dress). she had her hair up in two chun-li buns, and had funky make-up. her eyeliner was put on in a way to make her eyes look slanty, and she had bright pink circles of blush on her two cheeks. i didn't know what to make of her. my godfather freaked out initially b/c he said that she looked like one of those servants - dummies - that chinese people burn to the dead. he said she was bad luck and told us not to look at her. my godbrother asked me if i thought her outfit was offensive. i said i didn't know. what do you all think?
i think i would have asked for her number and tell her i can inject some chinese into her.

enygma

02-05-2003, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by kasia@Feb 5 2003, 09:00 AM
i was eating with my godfamily at a chinese restaurant on chinese new year's eve - just last week. we saw a caucasian chick sporting a green cheongsam (chinese dress). she had her hair up in two chun-li buns, and had funky make-up. her eyeliner was put on in a way to make her eyes look slanty, and she had bright pink circles of blush on her two cheeks. i didn't know what to make of her. my godfather freaked out initially b/c he said that she looked like one of those servants - dummies - that chinese people burn to the dead. he said she was bad luck and told us not to look at her. my godbrother asked me if i thought her outfit was offensive. i said i didn't know. what do you all think?
it's not as offensive as it is tasteless.

enygma

02-05-2003, 11:36 AM

i don't know, some of the clothes for the guys might not be popular among the younger consumers. they look like something older men might wear (grandfather's generation).

thaite

02-05-2003, 12:48 PM

You should try it BL. Chicks dig that stuff.

pfc beansprout

02-05-2003, 12:50 PM

yeah...the guys' stuff seems unpractical (well, i'm socialized now to see that... ;) ); but the female ones...i could/have seen clubbers to movie stars rock that stuff...hmmm..maybe back to the theory our females are considerred 'exotic' and the mainstream girls want that 'look?" :blink:

amietron

02-05-2003, 12:52 PM

Some old women in Japan still wear kimonos. I think the only time I'd ever wear one is at a Japanese cultural festival like obon, or sometime during my wedding.

applehead

02-05-2003, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by kasia@Feb 5 2003, 09:00 AM
my godfather freaked out initially b/c he said that she looked like one of those servants - dummies - that chinese people burn to the dead. he said she was bad luck and told us not to look at her.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

ism

02-05-2003, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by kasia@Feb 5 2003, 12:00 PM
my godbrother asked me if i thought her outfit was offensive. i said i didn't know. what do you all think?
Funny story. I suppose it depends on her intent -- if she wanted to honor the culture (albeit in a strange way), or ridicule it. The overall effect for me is something in the middle, more of a trivialization. But then again, if we're talking about wearing this stuff for kicks, would we be doing the same thing?

moschikat

02-05-2003, 03:45 PM

I actually wear the Thai silk sarongs here in AZ, cuz' its so hot during the summer, and I know last year it became a fashion trend in Bangkok cuz' one of the drama series was set in the Ayutthaya period (think about 1800's) - so all the teenagers were wearing it.

I have a cheongsam that i've been forced to wear on various occasions like weddings and stuff.

Yeah - i agree, the guys stuff is kinda errr, umm . . "interesting" to wear on an everyday basis. :blink:

Saiko

02-05-2003, 04:34 PM

Bleh, too colourful.

thaite

02-05-2003, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by moschikat@Feb 5 2003, 03:45 PM
I actually wear the Thai silk sarongs here in AZ, cuz' its so hot during the summer, and I know last year it became a fashion trend in Bangkok cuz' one of the drama series was set in the Ayutthaya period (think about 1800's) - so all the teenagers were wearing it.
Yeah, I got a couple pakamas, too, but I don't wear 'em. In Thailand, I could, but not in the US. :ph34r:

KiTTY2babe

02-08-2003, 11:14 AM

I'd only wear a saya for special Filipino parties. Although I DO love the "Muslim princess" look. I remember heding to a pool hall one night after a party wearing that costume and everyone was just looking at me funny.

DragonKnight

02-08-2003, 12:24 PM

http://www.sonic.net/~animedx/images/barong.jpg

Gotta love Filipino barongs. :)

kimpossible

02-08-2003, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by ism@Feb 5 2003, 02:28 PM
Funny story. I suppose it depends on her intent -- if she wanted to honor the culture (albeit in a strange way), or ridicule it. The overall effect for me is something in the middle, more of a trivialization. But then again, if we're talking about wearing this stuff for kicks, would we be doing the same thing?
I dunno man. I know the politically correct answer would be to look at her as if she were trying to participate in another culture but I would have just laughed my ass off or alerted some of my Asian guy friends to the possible easy booty.

I have worn and do own a chi pao (or cheong sam if you know only the canto name) but it was specifically for my wedding banquet and I certainly haven't worn it since. I also have some other stuff given to me as gifts and it's actually pretty high quality but I wouldn't wear it out just for the hell of it. I don't want to look tu, sanba or like an idiotic wannabe-Asian foreigner.

Although, now that I think about it I do own and have worn yukata quite a few times for festivals like Tanabata or Obon. I don't now that I'm married (read: Chinese Imperialism and uber-perversion) but I have worn the full yukata get up with all the liners and layers and might still remember how to dress another female in it.

Yeah, I'm back and jetlagged all to hell.

mr. x

02-09-2003, 12:54 AM

mr. x

02-09-2003, 12:55 AM

And it reminds me of The One (jet li) where his wife (white) wore a chinese dress in her wedding photo (no chun buns though)

Fireblade

02-09-2003, 05:47 AM

Originally posted by mr. x@Feb 8 2003, 11:55 PM
And it reminds me of The One (jet li) where his wife (white) wore a chinese dress in her wedding photo (no chun buns though)
That movie was funny. Jet Li saying "YOU ARE ALL MY BITCHES" towards the end. Horrible, but funny.

As for rocking the old school asian clothing, it's become such a trival thing here in the states. other races wear it cuz it looks "cute" and foreign/exotic. :rolleyes:

I've seen skater guys wear the old chinese jackets and stuff. Hell, I've even seen a black guy with dreads wearing a PRC army jacket. I was like WTF? After a while, I just don't care anymore. I'd be a bit peeved, but then again, most of the ppl who wear shit like that don't have cultural clothes to begin with. Aside from all the mass market stuff, what can they call their own? =/

And after-all, clothes are just clothes. They're meant to be on people. It doesn't really belong to one race. It can come from one, but others can wear it.

So if I see a cute white chick wearing a cheongsam, and it flatters her body, I can't see nothing wrong with that. :D

kimpossible

02-09-2003, 05:49 AM

Originally posted by Fireblade@Feb 9 2003, 04:47 AM
That movie was funny. Jet Li saying "YOU ARE ALL MY BITCHES" towards the end. Horrible, but funny.

no, no, NO!

It's goes:

"I am nobody's bitch... you are MINE!" That was goddamned priceless. Almost made up for the 90 minutes of my life I wasted on it.

Fireblade

02-09-2003, 05:51 AM

Thanks for correcting me. *Doh
And you're right. That totally made up for the utter stupidity that was the movie. :D

mr. x

02-09-2003, 12:03 PM

Ooh, and did anyone else notice that website seems to cater to whites? The models depicted of children, and women were all whites

mebe that ghost servant chick with the chun buns got it from there...

blkazngirl

02-10-2003, 10:15 AM

I manage to get a piece of Chinese clothing in at least once or twice a week. If it's not the clothese, I wear some piece of Chinese jewerly. But then again I have not problem sporting some African wear also.

As far as people wearing something ethnic other than their own is cool with me. I'm still trying to get use to one of my brothers with dreds. :lol:

mr. x

02-10-2003, 11:05 PM

Id still like to know if that ghost chick was cute

Azn Retribution

02-11-2003, 04:14 AM

Originally posted by DragonKnight@Feb 8 2003, 11:24 AM
http://www.sonic.net/~animedx/images/barong.jpg

Gotta love Filipino barongs. :)
werd!!
barongs rock! i got two
I usually only wear em to special occasions, flip events.
although Ive been thinking of rocking them at the club once or at church. :lol:

yoMAMA

02-11-2003, 03:37 PM

The only time I've seen women wearing kimonos is at a very expensive Japanese restraunt called Kikugawa. There's samuri armors and Ichiro signatures and stuff...

They looked cool :dance:

mr. x

02-11-2003, 09:03 PM

yomama, or...yoyo ma?

sorry, i just had to do that. :D

oh, where was this restaurant, the states or japan itself?

mr. x

02-11-2003, 09:03 PM

on the subject of ichiro, i was in a chinese steakhouse and there was this asian dude wearing an ichiro uniform and he had ichiro's exact haircut, and facial hair

yoMAMA

02-12-2003, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by mr. x@Feb 11 2003, 08:03 PM
yomama, or...yoyo ma?

sorry, i just had to do that. :D

oh, where was this restaurant, the states or japan itself?
It's in Minneapolis, located just outside downtown Minneapolis and right by the Missisipi river.

I would recommand it definitely, espeically the Tampuras :)

yoMAMA

02-12-2003, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by mr. x@Feb 11 2003, 08:03 PM
on the subject of ichiro, i was in a chinese steakhouse and there was this asian dude wearing an ichiro uniform and he had ichiro's exact haircut, and facial hair
That's funny, cauz I know a guy who's half nihonjin/half Americanjin, and dresses like that too. :ph34r:

himura-dono

02-12-2003, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Feb 5 2003, 05:01 PM
i think i would have asked for her number and tell her i can inject some chinese into her.
:D lol

Faithless

08-09-2003, 12:19 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SunWuKung @ Feb 5 2003, 08:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> i like this though (http://www.goodorient.com/goodorient/218004.html) [/b][/quote]
You don't think it would make you look fat?

ModernLogic

08-09-2003, 05:24 PM

The Qi Pao and the Kung Fu shirts aren't exactly old school.

If you want to see real school, check out these:

<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/springautumn1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/firstemperor.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/han1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/han3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/tang3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/tangdress2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/mingqueen2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/ming3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/qing2_small.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Xanadu

08-09-2003, 05:48 PM

Yes, they look cool.

SunWuKong

08-10-2003, 11:02 AM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ChottoMatte @ Aug 9 2003, 02:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> You don't think it would make you look fat? [/b][/quote]
damn it. that link is not working anymore and is redirecting to their main page.

yoMAMA

08-10-2003, 12:16 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Xiao Rong Ji @ Aug 9 2003, 03:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The Qi Pao and the Kung Fu shirts aren't exactly old school.

If you want to see real school, check out these:

<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/springautumn1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/firstemperor.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/han1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/han3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/tang3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/tangdress2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/mingqueen2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/ming3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.heritageeast.com/costumes/images/qing2_small.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> [/b][/quote]
Man, those are way OLD SCHOOL, yo! :lol:

The thing with traditional Chinese clothing is that there are really none fixed.

Every dynasty has it own dress/robes/clothes, and they all look different.

For example, the Tang and Han dynasty robes are very baggy, but the Qing and Yuan dynasty clothes are very tight to the body (due to both dynasties being ruled by nomadic people who needs tight clothing to move freely on a horse).

Faithless

08-10-2003, 05:07 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (mr. x @ Feb 11 2003, 08:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> on the subject of ichiro, i was in a chinese steakhouse and there was this asian dude wearing an ichiro uniform and he had ichiro's exact haircut, and facial hair [/b][/quote]
Oo, the cult of Ichiro. Some people want to be like Mike. Others want to be like Ichiro. Hopefully noone wants to like Tyson.

Chinese Tourist

08-11-2003, 03:30 PM

don't get pissed at whitey wearing old Asian stuff

it's better that it spreads around

I've always admired ancient Chinese clothes - although I think the military uniforms are the best.

Faithless

08-11-2003, 03:32 PM

What's the deal where in some "Chinese weddings", the wife changes her Chinese dresses a bunch of times?

Eros

08-12-2003, 12:18 AM

I don't mind non-asians wearing chinese dresses. I think those dresses are beautiful and can really flatter any women. How ever, chun-li buns and the make-up is over kill. When I've seen white women wear asian dresses, they generally have normal make-up and hair either in a bun ot some how made to be tight against their head. Usually looks good.

As for the mens clothes, meh. They look cool but I'd always second guess myself if I picked one out to wear for a day.

Those ancient traditional chinese outfits are amazing.