1, flag head

The flag head mainly refers to the hairstyle of Manchu women. The hairstyle of Manchu married women is mostly bun.

Big pull wing, also known as Dajingyang, Big Rollover, Big pull wing, Big pull wing, Seven-head, Seven-head plate, etc. It is a kind of headdress popular among women in Manchu and Qing palaces in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a plate-shaped crown, showing a towering style like a memorial arch.

Generally, it is worn on the top of the two heads combed by real hair, and together with it constitutes the exaggerated shape of the two heads. The common large pull wing is a fan-shaped hollow hard shell, about one foot high, with a circular hoop the size of the head circumference below. The frame is made of iron wire, the tire is made of cloth (multilayer cloth bonded with paste), and the surface is wrapped with black satin or flannel. Silk flower, hairpin, hairpin and other decorations can be inserted on the surface of big wings, and sometimes tassels are hung on the side.

Besides flags and hairpins, Manchu women generally like to decorate their hair with flowers. Wearing big flowers on the head has always been a traditional custom of Manchu.

Second, the characteristics of clothing

1, women's dress in Qing dynasty, Han women in Kang Yong period still retained the style of Ming dynasty, and small sleeve's clothes and long skirts were fashionable; After finishing, the clothes are getting fatter and shorter, the cuffs are getting wider and wider, and with the cloud shoulders, the pattern renovation is endless; By the end of the Qing Dynasty, urban women had put on skirts and trousers, which were inlaid with lace and rolled teeth, and most expensive clothes were spent on them. Manchu women wear "flag clothes", comb the flag bun (commonly known as two ends) and wear "flowerpot bottom" flag shoes.

There are several different forms of banners' clothes or shorts, such as pipa lapels, large lapels and double lapels. Matching skirts or trousers are decorated with printing, embroidery and sewing all over the floor. The front, collar and sleeves are decorated with inlays, piping and embroidery.

2. Men's wear in Qing Dynasty was dominated by robes and jackets, and horseshoe-shaped sleeves were unprecedented. The robe is simple in shape and has a straight collar and a large lapel. There are seams in the front and back of the robe, and there are two slits at the hem (called "lack of pants" in ancient times) and four slits, but no slits. In order to facilitate riding and shooting, the royal nobles wore robes with slits on all sides, that is, the front and back seams and the left and right sides of the clothes had slits, while the civilians wore robes with slits on the left and right sides or "a kind of round wrap".

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The evolution of clothing:

1, Kangxi period

A brown robe with black collar and gold pattern is popular among aristocratic women, plus a light green robe with black edge and gold embroidery pattern. There are ornaments in front of lapels, a big bun on the head and a headscarf style. The maid wore a black collar, a green robe, golden buttons, a Cui Hua on her head and beads on her shoulders.

2. During the Qianlong period.

The women wore light yellow shirts with pink trimmings and big black clouded vests. The skirt or trouser legs are inlaid with black embroidered railings and full of red bow shoes. There are also red embroidered shoes, white satin sleeves and wide columns. Some people wear turtleneck blue clothes with black trim. A string of Shankar is hung in front of their lapels, and small items such as clocks, toothpicks and incense sticks are hung on their buttons.

Some still tie orange ribbons on the outside of their clothes, hanging them on both sides of the waist and buttocks flush with the shirts, and embroidery is at the end of the ribbons. Some still wear white gauze undershirts, black trousers, red belts, red Chinese-style chest covering and tongues at the heels.

3. Jiaqing Daoguang years

Women wear blue and purple skirts with low collars. The mirror and bottom of the skirt are inlaid with black embroidered railings, and the cuffs are inlaid with full-color embroidered peony wide edges on a white background. There are also cuffs and skirts with wide railings, and the skirts hang down to the knees, and the clouds on the shoulders are comfortable. There are also some light red skirts, green flowers, a few broken branches embroidered on the mirror of the skirt, and tassels hanging on the clouds.

4. Tongzhi years

Popular blue satin, wide-brimmed silk belt, with a bandwidth of one foot or several feet, embroidered at both ends. Whether you wear a skirt or trousers, there is a custom of tying. It's best to hang down to your knees after you fasten your belt.

5. The middle period of Guangxu

Women's clothes are getting shorter and shorter, sleeves are getting wider and wider, and the belt is more than a foot above the knee. When walking, it flutters with the wind, and some tassels are sewn at the end of the belt, which swings around to show different effects. The main colors are lake blue and pink, as well as sapphire and scarlet.

6. The last years of Guangxu

Women's wear is knee-length, decorated with large inlaid rollers, and sometimes 16 to 20 streamers are added to the skirt, each with a silver bell at the end, which makes a noise when walking, which is very funny. Hang gold or silver ornaments in front of the skirt, such as ear spoons, toothpicks, tweezers, etc. Some are small sachets full of spices, such as Mei Tan. Some people also carry a small mirror bag made of satin or silk, which contains balsam powder.

At the same time, a new kind of clothing is popular in Shanghai. This new dress is decorated with inlaid rollers not only on the sleeves but also on the elbows. Clothes are narrower and longer than before, and pants are correspondingly narrower. With three or four pairs of bracelets. Such new clothes really make the female image more exquisite and dignified. This new form, which was slightly modified on the original basis, was fashionable at that time.

7. Late Qing Dynasty

It is popular to put fake cuffs inside the sleeves, sometimes one or two, sometimes two or three. This kind of clothing, one is to show identity and wealth; The second is to strengthen the style and characteristics of the closed form of flag dress. Fake cuffs not only use exquisite materials, but also pursue the same decorative layout as cheongsam, adding gorgeous effect to the overall dress and strengthening the layering of decoration. The fake cuffs are connected layer by layer, showing the slender feeling of narrow sleeves.

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