How to apply minority clothing elements in modern clothing design?

1. Application of minority clothing fabrics

Among the ethnic minorities in southwest China, the textile technology has a long history, from the initial hemp and silk to the later textile printing and dyeing products such as cotton. Because of their remoteness, ethnic minorities basically rely on self-cultivation to maintain their daily lives. Even in contemporary times, some places still keep the habit of homemade homespun. The raw materials of these homespuns are mainly cotton and hemp. Although rough, the thickness of the warp and weft on the fabric is uneven, but the clothes made are environmentally friendly, comfortable, breathable and maintain the original flavor. Instead, it has become the favorite raw material of modern people. For example, homespun printed with traditional plants has a strong local flavor and can be used to make cropped trousers, cropped trousers and sleeveless shirts for summer use.

Wool fabrics commonly used by ethnic minorities in northwest China are also important winter fabrics in modern clothing design. They are used to make coats and windbreakers, which have the function of keeping warm. Scarves and hats made of animal fur commonly used by ethnic minorities in Northeast China in winter have become the most important raw materials in modern winter clothes because of the warmth and beauty of animal fur, and they are used in the fur collar of down jackets for decoration and warmth.

2. The use of minority clothing styles

In modern life, people's summer clothes draw lessons from the clothing styles of southwest ethnic minorities. For example, the wide-leg pants with nine points and five points worn by Wa, Buyi, Miao or Bai men have become pants that can be worn by both men and women in summer. Waist-length sleeve tops worn by Wa and Miao girls have also become the most common clothing styles in modern city girl. Miao women's summer pullover tops are made by cutting a hole in a complete piece of cloth as the neckline, putting it on their heads and sewing it back and forth. This simple and casual production has evolved into today's condom T? T-shirt, relaxed and casual is its main feature. Small tight vests and long loose pleated skirts in Uygur and Kazakh costumes have also become common clothes for modern people.

Manchu cheongsam is the most influential clothing style among ethnic minorities. Since the Republic of China, it has been continuously improved, from long sleeves to short sleeves, and it is still an important clothing style for women in summer. Mongolian and Manchu men's robes have also become an important reference object of contemporary winter down jackets, because robes can wrap the whole body to keep warm, and long down jackets and coats have borrowed this feature [2].

3. The use of color and decoration in minority costumes.

The color of modern clothing, the main trend is solid color and plain color, there are few colorful modern clothing. However, costume design still draws lessons from the color characteristics of minority costumes, such as the gradient colors in Tibetan costumes. Gradient color means that Tibetan women decorate the hem and waist of solid color robes with rainbow stripe accessories. Rainbow stripes use gradient color to transition when the two colors change, making the overall color soft. At present, gradient color is also widely used in clothing color, but not in the form of rainbow stripes, but in the gradient of two colors.

The costume color of Huayao Dai people also has its own characteristics. The edges of large solid colors are decorated with colored lace, which is also in the form of rainbow stripes. This color application is also used for reference in modern clothing design, and the cuffs and hem of solid color clothing are decorated with other colors. The decorative patterns in ethnic costumes are mainly linear and geometric patterns. On this basis, modern clothing design designs regular linear and geometric patterns into irregular shapes to increase the three-dimensional sense of clothing patterns.

4. The application of minority clothing technology

Embroidery is the main craft in China minority costumes. Miao, Uygur and Zhuang all have their own embroidery skills. Embroidery technology on clothing is used at the collar, cuffs or hem, which not only beautifies the clothing, but also makes the clothing have a vertical three-dimensional sense. In modern clothing, embroidery is distributed on the chest and hem, and the symbol of famous brand products is also embroidery, which plays the role of ornament and advertisement.

Batik and tie-dyeing are traditional Miao arts and crafts, and the whole cloth is the main one. But batik and tie-dyeing of modern clothing are mainly aimed at finished clothing, pure white T? T-shirts are beautified by batik and tie-dyeing, which makes the clothing personalized and nationalized. There are still many elements in ethnic costumes that have not been developed and utilized. Modern fashion designers need to explore aesthetic elements from them and apply these elements to their designs.

To sum up, the application of national elements in costume design needs to understand national culture and the significance of decoration in national costumes. Therefore, fashion designers should learn from minority cultures, enter minority lives, understand national taboos and avoid cultural conflicts in design.