Ming Dynasty Historical Makeup Box App- by 左川归客: 明美女化妆盒

August 15, 2022

Ming Dynasty Historical Makeup Box App- by 左川归客: 明美女化妆盒

Music: The Eternal Vow

Recently the extremely talented Hanfu and Chinese fashion artist Ms. 左川归客 had share a great Historical Makeup app she helped to develop. The app allows the users to customize their own Ming dynasty ladies, and empresses and have then wear a wide range of authentic Ming era customes rendered in gorgeous color and detail.

Ming Dynasty Historical Makeup App by 左川归客

She wears a prominent blue Feng Guan 凤冠 other times Di Guan 翟冠 lit "Phoenix Crown" over her head that is sumptuously decorated with an assortment of prismatic gems. 翟 Di translates as clothing for the nobles. It is decorated with tassels of pearls and gems. The distinctive blue phoenix crown was worn since the Song dynasty, and was prominently depicted in Song imperial artworks. Though the tradition of elaborate Phoenix Crowns 凤冠 was excavated as far back as the Sui and Tang dynasty. You can find a video showing the construction process of an imitated Phoenix Coronet here. The privilege of wearing the phoenix crown is reserved for the empress, imperial princesses, imperial concubines, and mandarin official's wives.