Generally speaking, Hanfu is simple in manufacturing process, simple in structure and comfortable to wear. However, China's clothing has a poor fit, especially compared with western clothing. Therefore,/kloc-China became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country after the defeat of the Second Opium War in the middle of the 9th century. From that time on, western powers began to colonize China, and western-style clothing was introduced into China at that time. Since then, China's traditional costumes have been influenced by western costumes. In the early Qing Dynasty, women's clothing was loose, and the size began to fit in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.
After the Republic of China, the Kuomintang government began to carry out clothing reform, and men's clothing began to fit. Sun Yat-sen advocated and designed the Chinese tunic suit based on western military uniforms, which was widely used. Although the Chinese tunic suit has always been called a costume with China characteristics in China, it is not a Chinese costume, because in terms of structure and modeling, it is completely western-style clothing. Throughout the Republic of China (191-1949), the dressing speed of women's clothing was much slower than that of men's clothing, while the mainstream clothing was mainly Chinese clothing. However, in the middle and late 1960s, Shanghai began to produce Chinese-style clothes with western-style clothing structures, such as cheongsam and tops. The front and back, shoulder seams, waists and sleeves are quite different from before. This combination of Chinese and Western styles makes Hanfu not only have the traditional characteristics of China, but also fit like a suit, which makes Hanfu more in line with modern people's dress and aesthetic demands. It was also from that period that the traditional sleeveless structure of China became the sleeveless structure of modern Chinese clothes.
1949 after the founding of new China, except in remote areas and vast rural areas, the Chinese clothes that people used to wear have been gradually replaced by suits. This is not only because western-style clothing is more suitable for modern people to wear, but also because Chinese clothing has a single shape and few changes. After the reform and opening up in 1980s, China people's clothing has been basically westernized. At present, some elderly people in rural areas rarely wear Hanfu, and it is considered a fashion to occasionally see people wearing Hanfu in cities because of their scarcity.
After entering the 2 1 century, with the rapid development of China's economy and the improvement of its international status, people began to rethink its traditional national culture. Hanfu is once again welcomed by people, especially in some traditional national festivals or occasions to promote China's traditional culture, people will wear Hanfu to express their national complex.
Nowadays, many young people get married. In addition to choosing western-style wedding dresses, traditional Chinese wedding dresses are also essential.