Picking up from where we left off, my goal here was to make the actual content. I settled on the following items for my series:

• Hakama
• Choli
• Yukata
• Leotard
• Huipil
• Boubou
• Cheongsam
• Vera Mukhina patterns

Drawing from Amy's advice on writing more about the colonial histories of these outfits and on Laurel's advice on looking at modern renditions of these pieces, I decided to do both. For pieces that are meant to be draped and have a relatively simple "sewing"construction, or no sewing at all, I stuck to researching past and present renditions. For pieces that were meant to be tailored, I tried to create my own versions using CLO3D, alongside providing historical context and researching designer versions as well. Here are the some videos I screen recorded of myself attempting these versions. Disclaimer there were a few massive failures: Vera Mukhina 2: https://youtu.be/3c4enjN4J1E Choli: https://youtu.be/IHREz2ZkcnA Qipao: https://youtu.be/fYvEciEl7h8

And then for researching images and content, just a lot of google scholar and Instagram. This to me was the funnest part, as I am always looking for new designers and sources of inspiration.