Not all ancient clothes are spacious, and spacious clothes are classified. Not everyone can afford it, let alone wear it.
The length shows the identity, the texture is clear and noble, the clothing color is divided into identity and the decoration is different. General Zuo doesn't even want to wear the same clothes as the corps commander. Is it rare for nobles to wear the same clothes as us civilians?
Under the old etiquette system, status was hierarchical, which was first reflected in the image. The Book of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty recorded various ceremonial costumes such as noble sacrifices, sacrifices, banquets, weddings and funerals, and communication.
Robes represent status. Literature, film and television can also reflect that the robes of ancient princes, nobles, ministers and officials are more complex and luxurious than ordinary officials, and the key is to be wider and longer.
Of course, no one dares to be longer than a king's robe. Otherwise, it is contempt for majesty, and the head will be changed.
The princess's robe is gorgeous and noble, and she can drag two miles behind her. Maids and servants must walk behind the princess, not behind her. Stepping on the princess flower skirt is more serious than stepping on the thunder! The princess said, "I didn't even step on my skirt." You're done!
In ancient times, only women in the palace were qualified to wear robes. People can't. You can wear a robe just because you are beautiful.
In any case, Miss Guan Gui's clothes design is more complicated and gorgeous, and the materials used are more natural. The long skirt is the only one that shows the aura. Folk women are much simpler and simpler. The same things, arms, legs, waist and so on are covered by it.
There are big families among the rich, such as businessmen and rich people. Clothing naturally pays attention to quality and grade, and clothes are generous, rich and generous, all of which show identity and family circumstances.
These people can order fabrics with fine texture and rich colors. Their clothes are not for ordinary people to wear.
Scholars In fact, the families of ancient scholars were not too bad, and the really poor could not afford to read books. Learning well is their goal, and they usually do nothing.
How simple and simple it is for a scholar to wear a gown. In ancient times, "scholar's white robe" meant that he had not achieved fame. The "poor scholar" in our concept naturally wears linen.
Whether it is a rich man, a landlord, a wealthy businessman or a scholar, the sleeves are loose, but they dare not be as long and wide as robes.
Ordinary people are like fools in their daily work. How can they work in the fields? Then wear shorter clothes and narrow the cuffs accordingly. Otherwise, how can you be "short of money"?
When the wide robe was popular in the upper class, it naturally formed a generous and decent culture. Ordinary people are also proud. The so-called "clothes don't cover the body" is very shameful. Try to be bigger.
Therefore, even if it was short in ancient times, it looks a little bigger today. In ancient times, clothes kept out the cold, so you must wear more in winter. How to wear a suit when it's too small? Clothes are spacious and cool in summer. It is more convenient to wipe your sweat and nose at ordinary times.
Unlike today's wind clothes, autumn clothes, trousers and trench coats, ancient robes are convenient and cool. The ancient robes were three layers inside and outside, which were very heavy and really costly. Ordinary people can't afford it.
Even so, compared with our clothes now, ancient people's clothes are still loose.
(1) is related to design. Today's coat is buttoned or zipped at the front. In the past, coats were often designed with "big breasts" and wrapped under the armpits, which not only wasted materials, but also wrapped themselves into mummies when they were tight.
People used to be very conservative. Arms, legs, waist and feet should not be exposed casually, and pants are all around the neck. Your cropped trousers and navel dress, pull it!
The essence of the strict hierarchy in ancient times is to embody the superiority of the aristocratic class, and the most representative is the basic necessities of life. Clothes come first.
(1) Your officials and big families are all dressed in silk and silk fabrics.
Silk products are generally called "silk" and are subdivided into twill, silk, satin, brocade, silk, silk, silk, silk, silk, plain and so on. These fabrics are not worn by ordinary people, and the servants are only responsible for washing them.
② Ordinary people wear hemp fabrics.
"Those who are all over Luo Qi are not silkworm farmers." In ancient times, I guess I could only raise silkworms and have a wife.
So ordinary people can only wear linen. That's how the word "Buyi" came from, a metonymy.
(3) Hemp and kudzuvine root are just general terms, which contain various plants respectively.
Hemp is mainly in the plains, and kudzu is mostly in the mountains. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the fabric of Gebu was very developed. Gebu was thick and difficult to be finely processed, and hemp was widely distributed.
In addition, cotton cloth was more than two thousand years late, and it didn't appear until the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, in ancient times, the clothes of the poor were mostly linen.
Besides, in the old society, there were very few clothes for ordinary people, and one could last for many years, even if it took some materials, it was not a big problem.
The length and texture of ancient clothes show different grades. The length of clothes distinguishes identity, not all of them are long and big.
The robe belongs only to the official and expensive class. The better the fabric, the more beautiful the decoration, and the longer the robe, the higher the status of the owner. In the early days, silk fabrics could only be used by nobles.
In ancient times, the ordinary rich class had no worries about food and clothing, but they were all within feudal etiquette.
In the old society, ordinary people couldn't talk about big clothes. Busy in the field every day, I can't afford to wear it. As for poor scholars, they are simple and simple.
Ancient women, those ancient beauties on TV, wearing long skirts that can cross the river, are all fooling people. Except for royal aristocratic women, folk women are not allowed to wear robes and skirts.
Whether cloth is precious or not is another question. The size of clothes is not the same problem.
Clothes are not so precious and scarce now, are they? Female stars show off their shoulders and backs when they walk down the red carpet. Are you reluctant to spend money?
Not everyone wore wide clothes in ancient times.
Ordinary people, poor people, are all "small hats in Tsing Yi" and "short clothes and narrow sleeves". Even rich women don't always wear long skirts to mop the floor when they wear clothes at home.
There is a plot in Ba Jin's Home that Cousin Mei and her mother take refuge in relatives' homes. In desperation, they "don't wear skirts" and only wear pants. Since I am in a hurry to take refuge, I certainly won't dress up deliberately, so pants without skirts are not for fashion, just for leisure.
Wide clothes are largely used for decoration. Only ceremonial occasions and wealthy families can take off their long-sleeved robes and mop the floor.
The Eastern Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties are exceptions. At that time, people were addicted to "five-serving powder", which had induced serious skin diseases. Even if soft clothes rubbed against the skin, it would cause pain and bleeding. So people at that time liked to wear wide clothes and didn't change them often.
So I love lice. Even "questions and conversations" have become interesting stories.
The so-called generosity you think is the clothes worn by people with status in TV dramas. It doesn't matter if you have money! People don't wear this kind of clothes!
Because ancient people were rich, people lived in gorgeous clothes. The men took me to plow, transplant rice seedlings and work in the fields; Women are covered with jewels, covered with powder and embroidered brocade, cooking, washing clothes and picking shit.
Because they all know that maybe people thousands or hundreds of years later will only like rich people and well-dressed people, especially nobles, royalty and their lives. In order to make future generations remember them, even for their own future generations, they have to work hard, not eating or spending just to dress for this moment in history thousands of years later.
And because they had foresight, in their time, some nobles and emperors would ask "why not eat minced meat", so it is not surprising that people asked "why not enjoy life and wear sandals" many, many years later. Some people shouted that "history is created by the people", but the people left the title of "Zhang Marzi" in the long river of history, and more than one person used this title. Thousands of people in Qian Qian died without bronze carriages, dead birds and beautiful murals to reproduce their lives. Some unfortunate archaeologists accidentally found a messy pile of bones in the repeated soil layers, leaving nothing behind. Therefore, whether it is the film and television circle or the entertainment circle, there is a lack of evidence about ancient times and all sentient beings, and it is not rigorous to recover rashly. After all, the downtown area is poor even in modern society, not to mention the ancients!
Therefore, don't dislike the ancients just because their cloth is so expensive and their clothes are so spacious. After all, it is said that the biological nature of human beings has not changed for tens of thousands of years. Maybe they just have an insight into stupidity and will always accompany many people.
The more noble and generous, the more noble.