What are the characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China's clothing history?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, men and women wore a "deep coat" style in which the top and bottom clothes were connected. Hemp, ramie and kudzu fabrics are the bulk clothing materials for the working people. Rulers and nobles used silk fabrics extensively. Wool, feather and kapok fibers are also used to weave fabrics in some areas.

1. Deep clothes

The deep clothes-style robes popular among aristocrats have been the traditional aristocratic uniforms since the Western Zhou Dynasty, but civilians think that they are dresses and usually wear short brown. The characteristics of deep clothes are: first, the top and the bottom are connected; Second, there is no difference between male and female styles, and they can all be worn. However, it can be divided into two types: first, the "wide band" in the Central Plains is comfortable to wear, long and does not mop the floor, the hem can not be split, the elbow can be worn, the sleeves are long and the arms are long, and the waist is tied with a wide band, which the nobles in the Central Plains like to wear when they are having fun; second, the "slim band" is the most popular in Chu, which is thinner than in the north, and the collar is wider and thicker. During the Warring States period, there were sheets, clips, cotton and leather. The collar style of robes broke through the rectangular collar in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the cross-collar style was popular.

2. Hufu

Hufu is easy to ride and shoot, and soldiers of all countries wear it. Hufu gradually became a military uniform during the Warring States period. It is characterized by jacket, trousers, hooks, booties and leather bian. Hufu was originally the uniform of nomadic people in the north, and the coat in Hufu was worn by laborers, warriors and children in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, but it was knee-length. Hu fu's waist should have a hook, which is different from the central plains belt. Pants replace the lower skirts of robes and boots replace shoes.

Hook, which was called "Shi Bi" and "Xianbei" in ancient times, is the belt decoration of northern nomads. The hook is as small as an inch, but as large as a foot, with the image of imitation stick, bamboo joint and pipa. The raw materials are jade, iron and copper. Set with precious stones, coloured glaze, or gold and silver.