geisha

[sophie_1003]

In the Disney film Mulan, Mulan is dressed in a Geisha style to go and see the match maker, were there Geisha (or indeed Geisha fashions-eg, white face and red lips) in China as well as Japan or was this an embellishment on Disney's half?

[Ethel]

I haven't seen Mulan, but the tradtional Chinese clothing of the Han (think Confuscious) was robes for both men and women, and is older than the Japanese Kimono

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01780/clot hing/history.htm

You can see the similarity.

[sophie_1003]

Yeah definitely a similarity there, although it was more the make-up I was referring to as Mulan is done up with a white face and red lips, thanks very much though!