Ye Zao pondered, she had far too many old clothes. In fact, in the imperial harem, it was common for favored nobles to reward their old clothes to others.
However...
She reconsidered and chose not to do this. She simply couldn't stand the excessively straight-cut clothing of the Qing Dynasty, so each time she ordered her clothes made, she opted for a tailored waist. Of course, it wasn't as tight as a modern qipao, but it was far from being straight-cut.
For this, she had been criticized by The Empress Dowager. But later, everyone in the palace, even the Imperial Clan, started doing the same.
Even The Empress Dowager possessed a few such pieces.
Therefore, her clothes couldn't be easily handed down.
Ye Zao was well aware her waist was slender, too slender, to the point where hardly anyone could wear her clothes...
On anyone else, they would look tight and truly unflattering.
