The Characteristics of Modern Chinese Clothing

Characteristics of China's modern dress:

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the dresses were simple and practical, and in the 50's to 70's, the Zhongshan suit became the main garment for men, and the military casual dress and the people's dress were also popular; the women's dresses were affected by the USSR, and the dresses were popular in the cities, and Lenin's dresses were also popular. But in the countryside, tops and pants have always been the traditional attire of most peasants. 1978, China implemented the policy of reform and opening up, reflecting the spirit of the times.

Costumes with the characteristics of the Chinese nation have developed like a spring, with a new look. Among them, Hanfu, which has long represented the traditional Chinese dress and has been influenced by multi-ethnic dresses, made a big splash, and Zhongshan suits appeared around the 1920s and gradually became popular in the cities.

The traditional jacket and pants have always been used in the rural areas, and the head wears a felt hat or a bucket hat. The footwear is made of cloth shoes sewn by the family. Women's clothing. The Xinhai Revolution brought diversification, a jacket and pants, and more use of jacket and skirt suit. 20 years, women love cheongsam, cheongsam gradually become fashionable and not decline.

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Chinese clothing characteristics of the Sui and Tang dynasties:

Sui and Tang dynasties, China from the division and unification, from the chaos and stabilization of the economic and cultural prosperity. The development of clothing, regardless of the material or style of clothing, have presented a scene of unprecedented splendor. Color brocade, is the five colors are ready to weave a variety of patterns of silk, commonly used as half-arm and collar edge clothing.

Special Palace brocade, patterned with pheasants, sheep, phoenix, swim scales of the shape, chapter color gorgeous. Embroidery, five-color embroidery and gold and silver thread embroidery. Printing and dyeing patterns, multi-color dyeing and monochrome dyeing. Sui and Tang Dynasty men's crown clothing is mainly characterized by upper-class figures wearing robes, officials wearing turban, people wearing short shirts. Until the Five Dynasties, there was little change.

The official uniforms of the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials used colors to differentiate their ranks and patterns to indicate their official rank. Sui and Tang women's clothing is rich in fashion, often by the competition for the court women's clothing development to the folk, were copied, and often by the Northwest ethnic influences and distinctive. The most fashionable women's clothing in the Sui and Tang dynasties is flush jacket, high waist jacket, that is, a short blouse with a long skirt, skirt waist with silk belt high tie, almost and armpit.

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