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"Historybounding"
Aug. 23rd, 2021 04:58 pmThis means incorporating historical or historically-inspired clothes into your daily life. It is a thing that some Western historical costumers do, and I should think it would apply to the Chinese 'hanfu' movement too. There is no specific period of history required, though it does seem to be used to refer largely to Western clothes of the pre-World War I period, which are very obviously not within the normal compass of modern fashion.
From about World War I onwards, the clothes became recognisably modern in style, and could probably be worn today with not too many eyebrows raised, especially if one simply says "oh, it's designer". And styles from about the 1930s onwards would probably be categorised as "vintage fashion", rather than "historical costume".
I wear a lot of clothes that are based on or directly copied from 1920s styles (the linear, tubular look suits the flat, rectangular body shape common in East and Southeast Asia perfectly), so possibly I'm doing it too!
From about World War I onwards, the clothes became recognisably modern in style, and could probably be worn today with not too many eyebrows raised, especially if one simply says "oh, it's designer". And styles from about the 1930s onwards would probably be categorised as "vintage fashion", rather than "historical costume".
I wear a lot of clothes that are based on or directly copied from 1920s styles (the linear, tubular look suits the flat, rectangular body shape common in East and Southeast Asia perfectly), so possibly I'm doing it too!
