The origin of Mongolian robe

Mongolian robe is a traditional Mongolian costume. But it has gone through a long historical process. The earliest primitive Mongolian clothing was made of plant leaves, just a cover. After hunting, I made clothes out of animal skins. With the development of animal husbandry economy, clothes are gradually made of animal skins, but they are relatively simple. According to the Secret History of Mongolia, sheepskin jacket was the main costume of ancient Mongols.

With the communication between Mongolians and other nationalities, especially after the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of fabrics, silks and satins and velvet tapestries entered various places of Mongolians. In style, the Mongols absorbed the round-neck robes of Turks and Khitans, wrapped their waists and wore short boots, which were suitable for grazing and hunting, and improved them according to their own national preferences. This is a Mongolian robe. According to13rd century Mongolian Khanate era related documents, clothes are right-handed (Turks are left-handed).

This kind of clothing, after a little modification, has been used to this day. There are three kinds: clip, cotton and leather. In winter, sheepskin is used as lining, and silk, satin and cloth are used as surface. Wear cloth, silk, satin and silk in summer. Generally use red, yellow, purple, dark, blue and other colors. The sleeves are long and narrow, so they cannot be separated. Skirts and hems are often trimmed with flannel, with a side width of about 6-9 cm. When wearing it, press it up slightly, tie the waist with a red-purple ribbon about 3-4 long, and hold the waist at both ends. Men are used to hanging Mongolian knives on the right side of their belts and ornaments such as smoking utensils and embroidered lotus flowers on the left side.