What Hair Accessory Goes With a Qipao?
The qipao already does the work of a necklace, so the hair is where the decision is made. One flower, set low, beats a full set of ornaments - here is how to choose it by collar height and hairstyle.
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How to Photograph a Silk Flower With a Phone
A hand-wound silk flower is one of the hardest things to photograph on a phone, because the thing that makes it beautiful - the sheen - is the thing a flash destroys. Here is the ten-minute setup that fixes it.
Silk Flowers on a Christmas Tree: A Styling Guide
Five to nine silk flowers will do more for a tree than a box of baubles - if they are placed in the right three spots. Here is where they go, how to fix them without marking the branches, and what to do with them in January.
How to Tell Handmade Silk Flowers From Machine-Made (7 Checks)
Six of the seven differences are visible in ten seconds if you know where to look - the thread lines, the petal edge, the back of the piece. The seventh is the price, and it is the most reliable of all.
How to Wear a Silk Flower Brooch: Six Placements (and Three Mistakes)
A brooch is the one piece of jewelry that works without a hairstyle, a neckline or a size. Here are six placements that look deliberate, the three that do not, and how to stop a pin marking a delicate fabric.
Wedding Boutonnieres and Corsages: A Handmade Chinese Alternative
A boutonniere for the groom and a corsage for the bride are two different things in English, and at a Chinese wedding they are usually worn as a matching pair in red. Silk flowers do not wilt by the next morning.
What to Wear to a Christmas Party: One Silk Flower Hairpin, Three Outfits
A silk flower hairpin is the cheapest way to turn an outfit you already own into something that looks deliberate. Here are three formulas, and where exactly to place the pin.
Silk Flower Hairpins for Short or Fine Hair
A single hair stick needs hair to pass through, which is why it slides out of fine hair. Here is what actually holds - forks, combs, small buns and brooches - and how much weight to avoid.
Silk Flowers for a Winter Wedding: What Actually Works
Fresh flowers are at their worst in a winter wedding - cold bruises them, then central heating finishes the job. Here is what silk does instead, and how to choose pieces that survive the photographs.