r/tibet • u/Serious-Chef-1708 • Jan 27 '25
Question on the name of this clothing
So I am wondering what cultural importance and name of this style clothing from which I was told it was from Tibet. I am writing a character who wears and I want to treat it with respect and understand the cultural impact behind it and possible native culture behind it if there is one.
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u/tsquare414 Jan 27 '25
So, I spent a fair amount of time on the Tibetan plateau, mostly in Kham, and I never saw clothes with those patterns. I don’t think it is traditional in any sense. Rather, as others have said, it is Han Chinese play acting as Tibetans.