Cheongsam Chinese Traditional Clothing

The men's clothing of the Qing Dynasty was dominated by long robes and coats, which were most popular in the late Kangxi and Yongzheng periods. Women's clothing in the Qing Dynasty coexisted with Manchu and Han Chinese clothing. Manchu women were predominantly robed, while Han Chinese women were still popular in dresses and skirts. From the middle of the Qing dynasty, Manchu and Han people follow suit, to the late only one Manchu to follow the Han trend of the basket of Mitsui Shou, quite prosperous, and even the history of the book recorded that "the flag dress more than to change the Han dress, the palace robe more than to cut the short dress". At this time the Han Chinese imitation of Manchu clothing fashion is also popular among the dignitaries and noblewomen. During the Qing Dynasty, women's clothing became more and more diverse in style and variety, with undershirts, wraps, skirts, coats, cloud shoulders, scarves, hand cages, bustiers, belts, and eyeglasses coming out in an endless stream. 1840, Western culture invaded China's local culture, and many coastal cities, especially Shanghai, began to undergo potential changes in their dress because of the coexistence of Chinese and foreign cultures. The cheongsam, popular in the 1920s, was born out of Manchu women's clothing in the Qing Dynasty and was stereotyped by Han women who continued to improve on Western clothing styles. At that time, there were no professional clothing research centers, and clothing styles were ever-changing, under the influence of the fashion of the times. From the 1920s to the end of the 1940s, the Chinese cheongsam was popular for more than 20 years, with several changes in style, high collar, short sleeves, high fork, completely getting rid of the old style of the cheongsam, and changing the old appearance of Chinese women who had long been bound in the chest and arms, so as to make women's physique and curvaceous beauty to be fully demonstrated. It was suitable for the fashion at that time and contributed to the liberation of women. The blue cheongsam was the most popular among schoolgirls at that time, and it went viral. The whole country followed suit, and it almost became the typical dress code for new Chinese women in the late 1920s. It is worth mentioning that the modern women, celebrities and movie stars of the time. Shiliyangchang led the fashion trend, and the cheongsam style was new and innovative, which also contributed to its development. Among them, Tang Ying, a socialite, and others were the first to found the Shangyun Fashion Company in Shanghai. Since the 1930s, the cheongsam has almost become the standard dress code for Chinese women. It was worn by folk women, students, workers and wives of dignitaries. The cheongsam even became the formal dress for social occasions and diplomatic activities. Later the cheongsam was also spread abroad, and women in other countries also wore it.