Fashion at home
Acknowledging the difficulties that many Shanghai residents are dealing with during the epidemic controls, including challenges to get daily necessities and non- COVID medical services, an anonymous Shanghai resident believes there is a tenet that has been supporting her and many other people in Shanghai — to live to the fullest despite current conditions.
The tenet is particularly important to Jiao Zijun, a hanfu ( traditional Chinese clothing) enthusiast since 2016 who has been quarantined at home since late March.
April in Shanghai is a month of mild weather, with an abundance of verdure and the blossoms of different flowers, and also a time when hanfu lovers usually organize all kinds of outdoor activities to celebrate the beauty of spring.
Since such activities are impossible this year, Jiao initiated a “hanfu- at- home challenge,” encouraging her peers to wear the traditional costumes they love even when at home.
Putting on hanfu, doing traditional makeup, creating traditional hairstyles, and then taking a selfie, the “challenge” is time- consuming, but pleasant, Jiao told the Global Times.
Every weekend during the lockdown, Jiao and three to four hanfu- loving friends decide on the main theme — a song, a film, or an ancient dynasty — and dress up in accordance with the theme.
“The lengthy yet pleasant preparation and online chats remind me of those great moments when we sing and discuss traditional culture together. We get closer even though we cannot meet face to face,” Jiao said.
The process also relaxes Jiao, making her less worried about the ongoing epidemic and she tries to engage more people to participate in the “challenge” by promoting the activity online.
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