Anonymous asked:
I noticed in both ruyi and yanxi that the harem woman have two different types of court dresses for special occasions. One is the one in black, the other is the normal court dress used in banquets. Is there a difference in the two court dresses?
There are three main types of clothes for women inthe Qing court:
- court dress/chaofu 朝服, worn in very formal occasions likecoronations, major official events and ceremonies
- celebratorydress/jifu 吉服, worn in less formal parties and ceremonies
- everyday dress/changfu 常服