What is the evolution of the cheongsam in traditional culture?

The origin and development of the cheongsam: the beauty of the cheongsam is a kind of elegant and noble beauty, this kind of cheongsam connotation of the cultural taste decided by the cheongsam limit its popularity, popularization, and at the same time, it is very demanding on the wearer, which is not only in the physical requirements, but also in the performance of the connotation and temperament of the wearer, and the cheongsam appeared to the background, the environment, the atmosphere requires special attention. The beauty of cheongsam is a kind of distance. The beauty of cheongsam is a kind of distance beauty, a kind of still elegance beauty.

The cheongsam is a kind of women's clothing with national flavor in China, which evolved from Manchu women's robes. Since the Manchu are called "cheongsams", they are called "cheongsams".

The cheongsam style at the end of the Qing Dynasty mainly originated from the Manchu women's dress in the cheongsam. Manchu cheongsam is mainly characterized by wide, straight, long and foot, the material is mostly satin, embroidered with flowers, collar, clothes, lapel, train are rolled with wide lace. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the early thirties, cheongsam in the sleeve and hem part, in different periods of time there are different changes: sleeves from wide to narrow, from long to short; hem from long to short, and then from short to long, completely with the change of the times and change.

The 1911 Xinhai Revolution storm, the overthrow of China's history, the last feudal dynasty, for the popularity of Western-style clothing in China to clear the political obstacles, but also the traditional harsh rituals and customs concepts thrown aside, lifted the uniforms on the strict hierarchy of the various shackles. Women's clothing in this period of the most popular tops and skirts, tops have shirts, jackets, undershirts, the style of the lapel, pipa lapel, a placket, placket, placket, placket, diagonal placket and other changes in the collar, sleeves, placket, pendulum, more set with rolled lace or embroidery patterns, hemline square and round, wide, thin and short variations are also more. Clothing to the civilian, internationalization of free change, has been water to the end, the cheongsam thus removed the heavy burden of tradition. Due to the demise of the Manchu ruling regime, the cheongsam at this time very few wearers. Western-style Chinese dress up bustling and everywhere. The old-style cheongsam robes have been abandoned, the new cheongsam in the chaotic makeup began to brew. Clothing decorative sweep of the Qing Dynasty style of ornamentation, tends to be simple, and the color tone to strive for elegant, focusing on reflecting the natural beauty of women.

The cheongsam initially appeared in the form of a vest, which was as long as the back of the foot, added to the short jacket. After the long vest was changed into a sleeved style, it became the prototype of the new cheongsam. It is said that female students in Shanghai, who were the first to take advantage of the trend, were the initiators of the popularity of cheongsam. At that time, the female students as the representative of intellectual women, become the ideal image of society, they are the symbol of civilization, fashion pioneer, and even social celebrities, greenhouse girls and other fashionable characters have to be dressed as female students.

Early twentieth century, the prevalence of "cheongsam vest". That is, wearing a short jacket with wide flared sleeves and a long sleeveless vest with a floor-length front and back hem. In 1926, the short jacket and the long vest were combined into one, which became the initial style of the modern cheongsam. In the next two years, the cheongsam made some changes in the side, sleeve, lapel, collar and so on, increased the decoration, appeared complicated changes. However, it still kept the straight and wide style of the old cheongsam vest, and inherited the traditional straight-line tailoring method, which did not reveal the slender figure of women. But soon, the cuffs gradually narrowed and the piping was not as wide as before. To the end of the twenties, due to the influence of European and American clothing, around the trend of thought, the cheongsam in the length, width, slit height, as well as sleeve length and short sleeves, collar high collar low and other aspects of the launch of the "competition". The style of the cheongsam changed significantly, with some shortening the length, some tightening the waist, and so on. After April 16, 1929, there was a strict rule that the cheongsam was designated as a formal dress, and in important celebrations, festivals and ceremonial occasions, Chinese women had to wear cheongsams. For example, female students must wear cheongsams when hoisting the national flag, and on important occasions such as commencement and graduation ceremonies.