Introduction to Han Dynasty Costumes

The crown and dress system of the Han Dynasty was mostly inherited from the Qin system. The Han dress is the traditional dress of the Han people. It was not until the second year of Emperor Mingdi's Yongping reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty that Han Dynasty clothing was formally and fully defined. The main types of clothing in the Han Dynasty were the robe, the front jacket, the short jacket, and the skirt. Because the weaving and embroidery industry was very advanced in the Han Dynasty, rich people could wear beautiful clothes made of silk and silk. The average person wore a short coat and long pants, while the poor wore a short brown coat (a short garment made of coarse cloth). Women in the Han Dynasty wore two-piece dresses and robes, and there were more styles of skirts, the most famous of which was the "Liuxian skirt".

During the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods, the clothing system generally followed that of the Shang Dynasty, with slight changes. Clothing style than the Shang Dynasty slightly loose, sleeve size two styles, collar general rectangular collar, no twist buckle, generally in the waist belt, some on the belt there are also hanging jade ornaments. At that time, there were two main types of belts: one made of silk fabric, called "big belt" or "Squire belt"; another belt made of leather, called "leather belt". At this time, the emergence of a deep train, compared with other clothing, in addition to the top and bottom of the garment connected to this feature, there is a clear difference, called "renewed obeisance hook edge". "Ovee" is the lapel, "renewed obeisance" is the lapel long, "hook edge" is to describe the style of the lapel. It changed the past clothing in the hem more slits in the tailoring method, the left side of the lapel of the front and back piece of sewing, and the back piece of the lapel lengthening, lengthening the lapel after the formation of a triangle, wear around to the back, and then tied with a belt.

The men's clothing styles of the Han Dynasty were roughly divided into two types: the curved train and the straight train. The curved train, which is the deep garment popularized during the Warring States period, was still used in the Han Dynasty, but was mostly seen in the early Western Han Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, men wearing a deep train were rare, and usually had a straight train, but it could not be used as a formal dress. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, not only were men allowed to wear a deep train, but it was also one of the most common types of women's clothing. This type of clothing was tight and narrow, long enough to traverse the ground, with a generally flared hemline, and the line did not reveal the feet. The sleeves are wide and narrow, and most of the cuffs are hemmed. The collar is very distinctive, usually with a cross collar and a very low neckline to reveal the inner garment. If you wear several pieces of clothing, each layer of the collar must be exposed to the outside, the most up to three or more layers, known as the "triple clothing". In addition, the Han Dynasty narrow-sleeved tightly wound lapel deep clothes. Clothes after several turns, around to the hips, and then tied with a silk belt, the clothes are also painted with beautiful and ornate patterns.

The straight train of the Han Dynasty was worn by both men and women. This kind of clothing as early as the Western Han Dynasty has appeared, but can not be used as a formal dress, the reason is that the ancient pants are no crotch, only two trouser legs set to the knee, with a belt tied at the waist. This kind of crotchless pants wear inside, if you don't use the coat to cover, the pants will be exposed, which at that time was considered disrespectful and irreverent things, so the outside to wear a deep coat with a train. Later, as the dress became more and more complete, the form of pants was improved, and pants with a crotch (called "pants") appeared. Due to the improvement of the underwear, the train around the lapel coat has been redundant, so to the Eastern Han Dynasty, straight train gradually popularized, and replaced the deep clothes.