LWJ Cosplay Log - Master Post
Making Lan Wangji
(AKA My Lan Zhan Cosplay Log)
This went from a historical project to cosplaying all the Hanguang-Jun, Lan Wangji in existence! The main concept is Lan Wangji’s (LWJ) novel/manhua/audio drama design. As the project started pre-pandemic, I didn’t consider the butler or dragon au in the design. That would be too much. There is a dash of videogame in him since there were some details I liked in that model. If the title is “Mo Dao Zu Shi” then I have incorporated Lan Wangji’s description and concept arts into my design.
Lan Wangji as known in The Untamed was generally avoided save for a tiny nod to the show’s Gusu Lan Clan. “Mo Dao Zu Shi” Wangji and “Untamed” Wangji are distinct in my opinion. Neither is superior from the other, just different enough that I need to pick one interpretation to play with. The actors of Untamed, especially Xiao Zhan, really claimed the characters as their own and portrayed them wonderfully. Wang Yibo’s Wangji is his Wangji, I won’t interfere that. If you want to see that interpretation of Lan Wangji, then go watch the show. It already exists.
A few caveats before you dive in:
1) I am not a seamstress or tailor so I don’t know all the proper sewing terminology in English or any other language 2) Also, modern romanization of Chinese confuses the shit out of me, a native speaker, so apologies for any spelling mistakes. The Yale Romanization made so much more sense but then China thought they understood the English alphabet better than native English speakers so here we are. Do as the Romans do, I guess. 3) I am not a historical costumer either so all my info come from conjecture and research 4) I am not a Chinese historian but I like to think I know enough about my history and culture through osmosis and the hell-hole disguised as Chinese school to talk about it 5) I am not trying to make an authentic historical costume, I’m trying to make an anachronistic fantasy costume. Historicity went out the window the minute LWJ and every adult character decided to have their hair down. I did try to make a semi-historically accurate version? Depended on the mood at time of construction. 6) I suck at being Chinese apparently so that will be my safety net if everything fails horribly :P
The Lan Zhan Cosplay Log Layer 1: Undergarments! 中衣 Layer 2A: Yichang 衣裳 Layer 2B: Ruqun 襦裙 Layer 3: Zhiju 直裾 Layer 4A: Leatherwork Layer 4B: Jade Bling Layer 5A: Dachang 大氅 Layer 5B: Bijia 比甲 Layer 0: Hair, Props, “Cheating,” & Overall Stats
Exhibit: LWJ cosplay in action [1][2]
Citation
Patterning: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Qb411j7z6?spm_id_from=333.905.b_72656c61746564.1
http://www.yeoh.com/index2.php?section=journal&g=691
https://cosplayqna.tumblr.com/image/38971971992
https://torguqin.wordpress.com/hanfu/hanfu-tutorial-list/
Hanfu Resources:
@ziseviolet: https://ziseviolet.tumblr.com/about
@fouryearsofshades: https://fouryearsofshades.tumblr.com/post/179249195707/hello-do-you-happen-to-have-a-master-post-of-all
