Overview
Cross-collar Han robes and the shenyi continued in daily and official use. Among the elite a taste grew for loose, flowing robes and wide sleeves — the beginning of the relaxed, unconstrained Wei-Jin style that would flower in the following century.
Key garments and style
This looser look was tied to the era’s mood of retreat and eccentricity among scholars, who prized ease over formality.
Transition
The Jin and the Northern and Southern dynasties fused Han and steppe dress more deeply still.