thread of some of the inspirations from various asian culture in #TheLastAirbender's clothing!

(images will be mostly from avatar wiki and wikipedia)
this one's a bit obvious; kyoshi warrior garb is very similar to japanese samurai armor. something people might not know is that their makeup is inspired by that of chinese operas
the fire nation soldier armor is reminiscent of armor from the song and tang dynasties. their helmets are similar to samurai helms as well, to inspire fear in their opponents
the robes of the fire nation prince and princess are similar to some hanfu (aka ancient chinese clothing)
toph's fancy dress is hanfu from the tang dynasty, worn often among royals
the earth king and his guards' clothing is based on and chinese brigandine armor respectively
song and her mother wore hanbok, a Korean traditional dress

(I'll be adding more to this thread over the next day or so)
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