【Product Description】 This is an upper garment for women of the Wu Dang (Wū Dāng) Miao ethnic group. According to what I've heard, it was made during the Republican era. Originally, it was a deep indigo color. The plant-dyed indigo has gradually oxidized over the long years, and now it has changed to a color close to soft white. I believe this "fading" is not deterioration, but rather proof of having survived through time. The embroidery is truly fine, with flowers, birds, and phoenixes. There's no place where they've cut corners. In the Miao ethnic group, it has been believed that the more beautiful the patterns, the stronger the power of blessing that is imbued within them. Therefore, they use as many threads and fabrics as possible, and as much time as possible. In fact, the wealthier the household, the better the thread, the better the fabric, and the more, and more elaborate, the embroidery they applied. This upper garment quietly tells that story. Personally, I love traditional embroidery, and everything here I've chosen only after seeing it with my own eyes and being moved by it. It's fun to look at, and at the same time, it's very healing. It's strange, but this kind of fabric has the power to calm the mind. Embroidery is not just decoration. ・Feelings for someone ・The accumulation of time ・A totem with a story ・Symbols inherited from ancestors It's like a place for the spirit to quietly accept those things. The recommended way to use it might be to display it rather than wear it. ・Hanging it on a cabinet ・Near the bed ・Beside a place where you drink tea alone Just by being in your field of vision, the space is harmonized. 【Suggestions for Small Rituals】 □ Gently unfold it during a solo tea time at night □ Search for the protective patterns you need right now □ Available to be delivered with a short blessing □ A "self-embracing gift" for women living alone □ As an embroidery to calm your heart, once a month Embroidery doesn't speak. But, it's a presence that stays by your side. 【About the Condition】 ・It is an old ethnic costume ・Color fading due to plant dyeing ・Traces of aging ・Not new For those who feel that these things are part of the value of this upper garment. 【For People Like This】 ・Those who like ethnic embroidery and folk crafts ・Those who seek "emotional value" in things ・Those who want to choose things that satisfy their hearts rather than invest