Song Dynasty Costumes Why do Song Dynasty Costumes tend to be formal and simple, but Tang Dynasty styles are quite different?

The colorful Tang Dynasty declined and was replaced by the Song Dynasty. Although politically open and democratic, due to the ideological imprisonment of Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism and the compromise and concession of foreign policy, the clothing culture is no longer gorgeous and luxurious, but simple and simple. In Song Dynasty, women's dress was formal and conservative, with elegant and quiet colors. The "cover-up" function of clothes and curtains has been strengthened, and all the "puffed up" have converged a lot at once. In the Song Dynasty, both royalty and ordinary people loved to wear a straight-necked double-breasted suspender shirt, because it was comfortable and elegant.

The "one hook, one sock and one toad bow" in the late Southern Song Dynasty shows that women's foot-binding has gradually become a general trend. This rural custom destroyed the body and mind of ancient rural women, and only those women who worked hard in the fields were spared! Foot-binding is the history of China women's blood and tears; Brothel is the root of China women's tears. In addition to the prevalence of cruel foot binding, brothel culture is also a special aspect of the Song Dynasty. Although women in brothels have a hard life, they also have many talents and looks. Known as "a bright moon around Qinhuai", most of these women who are famous for their literary talents live along the Yangtze River, so their costumes naturally have a lasting appeal.