Hanfu clothing for dolls

[Yanagi-sen]

Yanagi, I don't know about anyone else, but I know I would LOVE to have a copy of your hanfu pattern!!!! In fact, you might become the most popular person in the dolliverse for sharing it as I don't think there is another one out there ANYWHERE for BJD. Hell I can't even find one for humans that I could properly resize >< The only hanfu pattern I've ever found is for the 18" Carpatina dolls....and it's a so-so pattern at best.

I've been searching for a human hanfu pattern for YEARS!!! I even asked my friend in Singapore who is ethnic Chinese and SHE couldn't come up with anything for me. For my Shuurei costume (from Saiunkoku Monogatari) I just made up as I went along. Same thing last year when I had to make a bunch of costumes for the Mulan musical.

I'll see about working on some scans of my patterns. Truthfully the skirts are very easy once you work out how full you want it and I have a very good working ghi top pattern that you just switch out the sleeves on. It's the vest piece that is the trickiest, especially if you want the double layer look. I also want to work on some other Asian designs; aodai, salwar kameez, lengha choli, sari, hanbok, etc.

[knittnkitten]

if I was still in columbus, I could maybe find more diagrams at the asian studies library at ohio state.

[Caidanbi]

If you want to buy hanfu, try S&K Dreamhouse http://www.skfotos.com . They are a group of girls in Taiwan, and they do absolutely gorgeous! work! They make a variety of sizes, and some of them do speak English. You can request custom made hanfu in pretty much any color combination you want, and the outfits all come with shoes, hair pieces, jewelry and other accessories. You just have to email them with your requests and the size you want, and they will let you know the price. When I had my resin bjds a few years ago I ordered from them, and I was extremely happy with their work. ^-^

[kenaiqueen]

I got this one for my Strider off ebay:


However, they don't seem to have anything for sale right now. It was offered in 1/3 or 1/4 size dolls.