The Tang Dynasty has always been described as a time of economic wealth and cultural prosperity.  The first time I took Asian history was at De Anza, at the age of 18.  My professor showed us pictures of how things looked like in each dynastic period, and for whatever reason, images of the Tang dynasty women have stuck in my head.  Perhaps it's because Tang imagery is contemporary in movie culture.

Here's artwork of ladies during the Tang Dynasty:

And then I saw the movie, House of Flying Daggers, and saw the dress was somewhat similar.  This movie is one of my favorites:

Curse of the Golden Flower is also set in the Tang Dynasty.  Zhang Yimou, the director of both movies, has such a colorful way of capturing how this period might have been:

Oh, I just thought of another movie that might be during the Tang Dynasty.  I researched, and yes, Mulan, may be set during the Tang Dynasty.  It's unclear because Han clothing influenced clothing after, but Mulan's makeup suggests she's from the Tang.  The original poem, "The Ballad of Mulan," appears as early as a century BEFORE the Tang dynasty and is expanded into a novel during the Ming.

I love fashion, even if it's centuries old.