Men's wear in Qing Dynasty was dominated by robes and jackets, which were the most popular in the late Kangxi and Yongzheng periods. In the Qing dynasty, women's clothing and Manchu-Chinese clothing coexisted. Manchu women mainly wear robes, while Han women still wear clothes and skirts as the fashion. From the middle of Qing Dynasty, Manchu and Han imitated each other. In the later period, Manchu imitated the Han nationality, and there was even a record in the history books that "the banners changed more into Hanfu, and the palace robes were cut short". At this time, Han people imitated Manchu costumes and became popular among dignitaries and ladies. There are more and more styles and varieties of women's dresses in Qing Dynasty, such as vests, wraps, skirts, coats, epaulettes, scarves, hand cages, tube tops, belts and glasses.

Since 1840, modern times have witnessed the infiltration of western culture into China's local culture. Many coastal cities, especially Shanghai, have begun to undergo potential changes in their costumes because of the coexistence of Chinese and foreign cultures.

Cheongsam is the most representative traditional dress for women in China. When it comes to tradition, people always think of the conservatism and closure of feudalism and its imprisonment of women in all aspects. For thousands of years, women in China have been dressed seriously. Until now, serious and formal "professional women's wear" still occupies the main position of women's wear in China.

Second, the development of cheongsam

Clothing can't exist in isolation from the human body, and so can cheongsam. Women's head, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, waist, buttocks, legs, hands and feet are a perfect whole, and many curves are skillfully combined together. It seems that the aesthetic of cheongsam comes from here.

(1) The Origin of Cheongsam ~ ~ "Zao" (Zao Sansheng) Cheongsam, a member of a big family, its origin can be traced back to the deep clothes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Flag-bearer robes and cheongsam are not a fixed form, but a process of change and development. Although it seems that there is nothing wrong with treating cheongsam as a flag bearer's robe or a flag girl's robe, it is inevitably suspected literally.

(2) In the early years of the Republic of China, cheongsam began a quiet transition and development.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the political situation in China was ups and downs. The Revolution of 1911 abolished the imperial system, established the Republic of China, cut braided hair, made it easy to wear color, destroyed everything, and sent the crown service hierarchy belonging to the feudal dynasty to the history museum, all of which created conditions for the birth of the new cheongsam.

(3) In the early 1920s, inverted sleeves and new styles appeared.

In the period of the Republic of China 10 and the early 1920s, a fashion of "civilized new clothes" appeared among urban women.

In 1930s, cheongsam ushered in its first golden age.

The 1920s to 1940s was the most glorious period of modern women's wear in China, and the 1930s was the peak of this period. It was at this time that cheongsam established an irreplaceable position on the stage of women's wear and became a typical representative of women's wear in China.

In 1930s and 1940s, cheongsam ushered in the second golden age.

It can be said that the process of cheongsam going classic was basically completed in the 1930s, while the 1940s was the continuation of its golden age.

(4) In the 1950s after the founding of the People's Republic of China, cheongsam also had a glorious moment, because in that era when people were masters of their own affairs, if clothes were popular, the dominant trend of fashion had turned to civilians.

(5) In China, Qipao was neglected for 20 years from the mid-1960s to the 1970s.

From 1966 to 1976, the "Cultural Revolution" was a catastrophe to traditional folk culture, and it was also a disaster period for cheongsam.

In the 1980s and 1990s of China's reform and opening-up, cheongsam shone brilliantly.

The heyday of cheongsam has gone far away, and no one cares about it for 30 years. It seems to be somewhat outdated in the land after the opening in the 1980 s.