Martha Crimson_S_ound Eel it is. While I am disappointed that I won't be able to make a Talpa clan joke (and a very obscure Swedish comics reference), I quite like that mask!
It's interesting to note that while Tang Dynasty Occult Mysteries was a Scooby Doo type of drama - and thus pretty grounded - and The Demon Hunter's Romance is a Sabrina* type drama - and even so fairly bonkers - it's the _latter_ that has costuming on a high level of historical correctness for the Tang dynasty.
(*Sabrina the Teenage Witch, ie magic exists, so what?)
#TheDemonHuntersRomance #TangDynastyOccultMysteries #costuming #Xianxia #CDrama
I suddenly regret the sombrero point a few toots back*. To be clear, even if production has taken several creative liberties with this hanfu that hat _is_ of a traditional Chinese model. It's basically a round shade with a hole at the top for the wearer's topknot. That point at the top is the character's hair.
(*follow the tags if you missed it)
Production is regularly fanning out from historically correct costuming, ending up somewhere between "Document everything and handspin the thread!!!" and "I don't care if they didn't use sombreros! I think sombreros are _stylish_ and will put one on every imperial guard!!!". So I doubt Jinglang's pleated collar and form fitted bodice are actually Tang period, but _dang_ they look good!
One thing that's fairly consistent in C-drama is that the more serious the situation, the darker the costumes. This is a prime example - even his guan is black. And the costume designer took the premise and ran with it! Two colours, black and gold, and embroideries that both give the character wings and enhances how thorny the situation is.
(Side note: doesn't this actor look a bit like Vincent Price?)
I really like the costumes of this drama. In a way they're mid-level; you'd look at them and say 'yup - that's basic wuxia costuming', and the designers have used embroideries sparingly. OTH all costumes are well put together, balanced, and are matching their characters. The latter also means they sometimes slams all the buttons and give someone A Fantastic Outfit - like lady Cao's hanfu here
I'm a bit conflicted since this is the murder victim, but the pic is fairly inoccuous. Also - this is _definitely_ a holdover from my SCA days, during the time when Teh Interwebs was an inkling of itself, and you had to rely on pictures in coffe table books for reconstructions.
*clears throat*
Holy _heck_! You can see her underwear!!! And they look fairly accurate! You have no idea how hard it is... *rants for 100 toots*...Woot!
TK-32700The Norwegian word for "costume" is "kostyme".
A common misspelling of that word is "kostmye", which means "cost a lot".
I'm sure every 501st member agrees, even those that don't speak Norwegian 😅 💸
The immortals of this village are _clearly_ 1970s hippies! They even use macramé! In brown + orange - that cursed colour combination that _should have died_ somewhere around...
*cough!*
I mean, everyone have different tastes, and macramé is having a revival, and all that... Also, since they _are_ immortals they kind of have a licence to put their craft on life support.
Speaking of detailing... I guess the decorations on Zhazha's vest thingy are laser cut - the edges are a bit angular and sharp. Thank you laser cutter, I'd say! Looks awesome! Those squiggles are also a prime example of C-drama details that makes me go
"Haven't I seen those patterns somewhere closer? On a runestone or so?"
C-drama is of course Not A Reliable Source, but every time it happens it's like hitting a sore tooth.
