{"id":78148,"date":"2026-08-21T07:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=78148"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:52:00","slug":"how-singapores-hanfugirl-gong-pan-pan-is-putting-a-modern-spin-on-ancient-chinese-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=78148","title":{"rendered":"How Singapore\u2019s Hanfugirl Gong Pan Pan is putting a modern spin on ancient Chinese fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Cheongsam<\/span> or <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">hanfu<\/span>? Despite the former being more universally popular, Gong Pan Pan, a Singaporean-Chinese fashion historian and designer, would opt for hanfu, as the historical traditional Chinese attire best fits her body type.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cCheongsams are very body-fitting \u2013 you can\u2019t go to a buffet in those tight garments. And I have narrow shoulders, so I\u2019d look like I have a huge head in a cheongsam,\u201d she explains. \u201cIn hanfu, the sleeves extend as one piece from the shoulder downwards, adding a volume that balances proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Gong, 40, is on a mission to revive hanfu with a culturally conscious yet contemporary take.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">On Instagram, she publishes content as Hanfugirl about her \u201cmaterial-led research, myth-busting and long-form storytelling\u201d work. One of her most popular videos, which differentiates between the effects of traditional Chinese pattern-cutting and Western silhouettes, has garnered 198,000 likes and 2.9 million views.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">She also designs and sells hanfu-inspired modern clothing at HFG Atelier, her studio in Singapore, in a practice that began unexpectedly more than 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-d3pq8q e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A model wears a look by Gong Pan Pan. Photo: Gong Pan Pan\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/08\/19\/2a6b2a8c-fc72-43a3-a15f-e1c36d7d9a84_232ad7e9.jpg\" title=\"A model wears a look by Gong Pan Pan. Photo: Gong Pan Pan\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">A model wears a look by Gong Pan Pan. Photo: Gong Pan Pan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Gong was born in Changsha, in China\u2019s Hunan province, and raised in Singapore from the age of six. She first became acquainted with Chinese fashion history in late 2015, when she got married and travelled to China for a photo shoot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/chinese-culture\/article\/3364534\/how-singapores-hanfugirl-gong-pan-pan-putting-modern-spin-ancient-chinese-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheongsam or hanfu? 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