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Photo of two girls. The girl on the right is wearing a bustier that has vertical slashing detail. The fabric is hand-dyed with botanical prints. The color is a mix of linen, dark matcha green, and brown. Under the bustier, she has a brown, see-through, long button-down shirt. She is wearing brown flowy pants with heeled boots. The girl on the left is wearing a robe-like Hanfu coat of the same vertical slashing detail, hand-dyed, botanical print fabric.

Hand-dyed botanical-print Hanfu coat and bustier with vertical slashing detail.

A girl is wearing a long robe made of fabric that has vertical slashing pattern. The fabric is hand-dyed with botanical prints. The color is a mix of linen, dark matcha green, and brown. It is a traditional Chinese Hanfu coat. Under the coat is a black, bell-shaped, sleeveless minidress.

Hand-dyed botanical-print Hanfu coat with vertical slashing detail. Bell-shaped leather minidress.

A girl wears a bustier that has vertical slashing detail, which is made of hand-dyed fabric with botanical prints. The color is a mix of linen, dark matcha green, and brown. Under the bustier, she wears a brown, see-through, knee-length, button-down shirt with long sleeves. She is wearing wide brown flowy pants with heeled boots.

Hand-dyed botanical print bustier with vertical slashing detail over a long see-through blouse.

A girl positioned sideways to the camera models a robe with one arm outstretched to showcase the enormous long sleeve. The fabric has a vertical slashing detail and was hand-dyed with botanical prints. The color is a mix of linen, dark matcha green, and brown. It is a Hanfu coat. Under the coat the model wears a bell-shaped, black-leather, sleeveless minidress with brown leather shoulder straps. She is wearing wooden wedge heel shoes.

Feathered and beaded handmade earpiece.

Photo of a girl seated on the floor and wearing a vertical-striped bustier. The color is a mix of linen, dark matcha green, and brown. Under the bustier, she has on a long, brown, see-through, button-down shirt. Her legs are outstretch to showcase her flowy brown pants.

Low-crotch, flared, wide-leg pants with raw side seams.

Shamans, often regarded as messengers from the divine, practice one of the world's oldest spiritual traditions, with deep roots in regions like Mongolia and Northern Europe. As a half-Mongolian, I am drawn to explore the mysterious and profound history of shamanic culture and attire, seeking to uncover the wisdom and symbolism embedded in this ancient practice.

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Photographer: Abbygail Coston
Model: CaoJinFang Jiang, Priya Quinn

Evelyn Pao

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