Simple Qin and Han costumes
The unification of politics in Qin and Han dynasties made the costumes of Qin and Han dynasties present a feeling of being old and new, which was different from the previous generation. The most distinctive feature of Qin and Han costumes is simple and generous deep clothes. Under the deep clothing system, both men and women are under the coat, and the clothes are connected with the middle belt. Deep clothing is characterized by Zen crown, Zhu Yi, Fang Xin, Tian Ling, Yu Pei and Zhu Lv, which are collectively called "cicada clothing". Because the Qin and Han dynasties advocated black, the dark clothes were dark in color and showed simple colors.
Jun xiu's Wei and Jin costumes
With the great integration of nationalities and the prosperity of metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties, the costumes of this period developed two characteristics, namely "pants pleat" in the north and beauty and softness in the south, on the basis of retaining the basic form of Qin and Han Dynasties. Under the influence of ethnic minorities, the form of northern tops has changed. The big pants and tops (pleats) of ethnic minorities are collectively called "pants pleats with abundant upper section and abundant lower section", which later developed into royal costumes. On the other hand, the popularity of metaphysics and Buddhism in the south makes empty talk popular in society. Upper-class clothes have many curls and wrinkles, and the line combination is smooth, giving people a sense of comfort.
Elegant Tang suit
"Looking back at the heyday of the new century, there are still thousands of families in a small town." From Du Fu's poems, we can still feel the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was highly developed in politics and economy, and its culture and art flourished. Coupled with the extensive absorption of Indian and Iranian cultures, the costumes of this period showed gorgeous, open and diverse characteristics, and the women's dresses of the Tang Dynasty can best reflect these characteristics. Women's clothing is characterized by the unity of skirt, blouse and blouse. There is a topless image among women. We can see from Zhou Fang's "Flower Girl" and Zhang Xuan's "The Lady of the State of Guo You Chun" that it needs to be emphasized that only people with status can wear cardigans, so not all women in the Tang Dynasty can be semi-naked. In short, from the gorgeous costumes of the Tang Dynasty, we can intuitively appreciate the demeanor of the Tang Dynasty.
Elegant song clothes
Clothing in the Song Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty in color and style. On the whole, the culture of the Song Dynasty presents an introverted feature, which is reflected in the simplicity and profundity of costumes. Moreover, the status of literati in the Song Dynasty improved, so under the influence of literati, wearing clothes was particularly elegant in the Song Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, the most striking feature of the emperor's court dress was the appearance of Tian Tongguan, but the emperor's court dress in the Song Dynasty gave people the impression that it was not as gorgeous as before, and most of the official hats were spread out. Dongpo towel is very popular among retired officials.
In Song Dynasty, women wore a short jacket with narrow sleeves and a long skirt. Usually, they wear small long-sleeved coats and double-breasted jackets, much like vests today. The neckline and front of the coat are embroidered with beautiful lace.
Gorgeous Ming Zhuang
The most distinctive feature of official uniforms in Ming Dynasty is "mending clothes", that is, designing an animal pattern as the symbol of officials at all levels, embroidering it on two square brocade pieces, and sewing one piece on the chest and one piece on the back of official uniforms. This official uniform is also called mending clothes. Civil servants embroider birds and military officers embroider beasts to distinguish grades. Civil servants: first-class crane, second-class golden pheasant, third-class peacock, fourth-class lark, military attache, fifth-class silver pheasant, sixth-class egret, seventh-class? (xi) Pool, eight orioles and nine quails. The Ming government strengthened the hierarchy and maintained the rule through this provision. This kind of "tonic" marked with grades was later absorbed by the Qing Dynasty. In this way, the collar is straight, the sleeves are three feet wide, and with their black hats and soapy boots, it has become a typical official costume of the Ming Dynasty.
Luxury and clean clothes
The Qing Dynasty was founded by Manchu, so the costumes of the Qing Dynasty were full of national characteristics.
Men's wear in the Qing Dynasty was basically full-dress. The most remarkable thing was to change the wide sleeves of the Han people into tight narrow sleeves, featuring "horseshoe sleeves". In the Qing dynasty, men with status wore long-distance running jackets, robes and jackets, narrow cuffs, horseshoe sleeves and ankle robes.
Women's wear in Qing dynasty can be divided into Manchu style and Chinese style, which draw lessons from each other and have their own characteristics. Manchu women's clothing is mainly cheongsam. The original cheongsam was simple and elegant, and later the color matching became bright and bright, with strong contrast and eye-catching. Chinese women's clothing inherited the costumes of the Ming Dynasty, mainly coats, shirts and skirts.
Republic of China Chinese and Western Clothing
With the establishment of the Republic of China, the feudal monarchy ended, the concept of democracy was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the division of nobles and civilians from clothing basically disappeared. At this time, the clothing pays more attention to aesthetics and practicality. The most representative costumes in this period are cheongsam and Chinese tunic suit.
Cheongsam is a fashion designed by fashion designers of the Republic of China in the first half of the 20th century with reference to Manchu women's traditional flag dress and western culture. It combines eastern and western cultures, has unique national characteristics, adapts to real life and has a strong sense of the times. Its shape, color, style and meaning all reflect the essence of China's traditional thought. In the 1920s, the appearance of cheongsam changed obviously, the length of the body was shortened and the waist was tightened a lot. In 1930s, cheongsam became very popular, and the improved style changed with each passing day, making it popular for a while. In the 1940s, it tended to be simple, more adaptable and comfortable. At present, in the eyes of some westerners, cheongsam has the symbolic significance of women's clothing culture in China.
Zhongshan suit was designed and popularized by revolutionary pioneer Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which is suitable for China people's lifestyle, development trend of the times and national spirit. Once invented, it was welcomed by revolutionary Democrats at that time. Later, many famous politicians wore Chinese tunic suits, such as Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhou Enlai. West Renye Fang called it "Chinese tunic suit" and "people's suit".