Nightmare of the Red Haunted Mansion

This is not a very new news in China already, but I doubt many locals know about it. A brand new epic drama serial based on the famous "Dream of the Red Mansion" had been in production (not sure if it has already wrapped up though), and the costume design for the various roles had many netizens hopping mad, claiming that the designer had totally ruined the classic by giving the characters very unconventional looks. Here're some of the pictures I sourced from the net:

If without context, what do you think this picture is about? I initially thought it's Madam White Snake with her sworn-sister Xiao Qing and her son Xu Mengjiao! (Even the "datou" fringes resembled Maggie Cheung and Joey Wong's snaky makeup!)

A flopped portrayal of Jia Baoyu; netizens had complained that he looked more like Ximen Qing instead (or at the very least, where's his signature jade pendant?)

All female characters in this production has got "datou" fringes; makes me wonder if I'm watching Kunqu or periodic drama serial? Fine, the designer might want something more arty farty, but why make them so pale looking as well? Looked more eerie than classical!

Character portrayal for Wang Xifeng; is that a makeup disaster or did she suffer from some skin disease?

What's with all the double happiness characters all over her (Jia Yuanchun) head? Only one word to describe it: CHEESY!

"Datou" inspiration carried too far; like the Chinese caption said, it now looked more like a Da Vinci artwork than a Chinese classic!

This is supposedly Xue Baochai in her early teens, but I thought she looked more like Guan Yin in Taiwanese Bu Dai Xi!

Doesn't she look more like Mona Lisa than someone from "Dream of the Red Mansion"?

Visualisation for the scene "Nu Wa Mends the Sky"; I thought it looked more like Species...

Visualisation for Xiao Xiang Lodging, Daiyu's residence; sorry, I just felt it looked more like Oriental version of "Lord of the Rings"!