Characteristics of Zhuang costume

1, men usually wear black Tang suit, made of local homespun. The coat has a short collar, a pair of lapels, a row (six to eight pairs) of cloth buttons, a pair of small pockets on the chest and two large pockets on the abdomen. The hem is folded inward into a wide edge, and symmetrical cracks are opened on the left and right sides of the lower edge. Wear wide pants, which are knee-short. Some are leggings and headscarves. Wear sandals at work and wide-mouth shoes on holidays.

2. Women wear black headscarves and navy blue or dark blue short-collared right lapels (some have colored lace embroidered at the neckline, cuffs and lapels). There is a hidden pocket in the front of the abdomen, and several pairs of cloth buttons are sewn along the front edge. Wear baggy black trousers (some with two stripes of different colors at the hem) and an apron at the waist. Wear sandals and shoulder pads at work. Wear embroidered shoes at fairs, concerts or festivals.

Extended data:

1, Zhuang flower shoes, embroidery crafts. Also called embroidered shoes. Used by women. Popular in Longzhou and other places in Guangxi. Popular in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. There is a hook on the toe, like a dragon boat. There are two kinds: with and without. The sole is thick and made of sandpaper. Qi Zhen, traction stitch, mixed stitch, loop stitch, pile stitch, pressure stitch, etc.

2. Hairstyles of Zhuang women vary from place to place. The old woman in Longsheng, Guangxi did not tie her hair in a bun, but turned her long hair over her head and wrapped it in four feet of black cloth. Young women have long hair on their heads, cut it into shawls around them, turn it over to their foreheads, tie it with white cloth and insert a silver comb; The child shaved his hair first, put on the silver hat given by his grandmother, and grew up with his hair.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Zhuang clothing