What is the Republic of China dress like?

The basis of the styling of the Republic of China uniforms, in addition to the Chinese dress, is also added to the suit or Chinese and Western elements, which can be generally divided into three major categories: Chinese traditional, Western modern and Chinese and Western.

Men's clothing: from the long horse coat to Zhongshan suit , suits

In the early Republic of China, the people who can accept the Western-style clothes are still a minority after all. The attire of long robes and horse coats was very common among men in the Republic of China. The robes are divided into single, folder and cotton, which can correspond to different cold and warm seasons, and can be adapted to the general daily life and ceremonial needs of the society at that time, and can also meet the needs of businessmen, officials and literati of all colors.

The Zhongshan suit was created by Dr. Sun Yat-sen himself, and it was reformed on the basis of the student suit and the "enterprise collar suit". The earliest Zhongshan suit has a closed collar in the shape of a figure of eight, sleeves, nine buttons on the front placket, a center seam at the back, a broad belt with a horizontal lapel at the waist, and pockets at the top and bottom of the suit, with the top pocket having a cover. The later Zhongshan suit style has changes in the collar, pocket cover, buttons and cuffs and other parts of the production process and color and other aspects have been improved.

The women's attire aptly reflects the three main types of women's clothing at the time. The first is the top and bottom of the skirt category, young women mostly wear narrow and long high collar shirt dress, under the long black skirt, the skirt is not embroidered, clothing is also relatively simple, which is the beginning of the civil women's fashion. Second is the top under the pants class , which is similar to the top under the skirt, only the bottom of the skirt changed into pants. The third is the cheongsam, which belongs to the type of Manchu-Chinese intermingling cheongsam, with a big lapel over the right overlay and straight sleeves, and is characterized by a wide, flat, straight, and long lower cover foot. But soon, the length of the cheongsam was shortened, the waist was tightened, and the curve was obvious.