Modeling Style and Cultural Connotation of Gelao Cattle Pattern

The traditional costumes of the Gelao nationality are also very distinctive. Women wear long-sleeved collarless dresses with rich layers and different themes, and the techniques are batik and color embroidery.

A pleated skirt, a pair of pointed shoes and a small waist are all embroidered and dyed. Men wear green double-breasted shirts, belts, trousers and cloth shoes. Both men and women wrap their heads in flowers. About thirty or forty years ago, the costumes of the Gelao nationality were mostly the same as those of the neighboring Han nationality or other nationalities.

Gelao men generally wear double-breasted jackets, trousers, white or green cloth, gold ingot shoes or cloud hook shoes. Women usually wear waist-length jackets, with scales embroidered on the back of sleeves and a pleated long skirt. The skirt consists of three sections, with khaki wool in the middle and linen striped homespun in the upper and lower sections. The coat has a sleeveless round neck, short at the front and long at the back. There is a big bun on the head, wrapped in three pieces of cloth more than a foot long, and six heads are exposed at the back.

Girls like to wear black headscarves with red, yellow, green and purple colored lace embroidered on one end. Wear silver ornaments and pointed embroidered shoes. There are also short-sleeved clothes and pants in stone skirts. The sleeves are wide and short, and the lapels and shoulders are decorated with wide edges. Pants are short and legs are narrow. Gelao women are good at spinning, and the clothing fabrics are all self-woven and self-dyed, which are durable, simple and generous.

Ox King's Day is to celebrate the contribution of cows to people and their hard work. Many ethnic minorities have this festival, but when it comes to the unique national flavor, the Gelao nationality is the strongest.