COSTUME

Chinese Traditional Outfit includes Hair Ornament, Pendant, Jewelry, and Clothes, whose color and pattern followed strict hierarchy based on one’s occupation and social status in history.

Nowadays, people could wear whichever they like, however, there are still some Color Taboos in Chinese culture.

Besides decorative and symbolic functions, some of them also used as Love Tokens that people would send to their beloved ones, as the symbol of eternal love.