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Post by sageuk on Jul 5, 2014 6:09:27 GMT -5
Empress Ki in this show has been shown wearing accessories, noticeably those golden claws. You would have thought that this was cool aesthetics made up by the proudction team to make her blatantly evil, but I came across some interesting information. It turns out that Chinese empresses did wear these, but the ornament is hundreds of years too early. They are called nail guards, a fashion choice popular amongst the high elite during the late Qing Dynasty. The idea behind these nails was to show their wealth and ability to rely upon servants to carry out their wishes. Fitting for the character, even if the fashion choice is the wrong period
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Post by ajk on Jul 7, 2014 15:57:23 GMT -5
Thanks, sageuk! I did notice them but didn't know anything about them. They were prominent the first few times we saw her, when it seemed like she was playing around with some sort of drug (I'm guessing opium). It almost looked like the nails helped her work with the stuff...so maybe she had a practical reason for liking them, out-of-fashion or not.
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