Why does the cheongsam have slits on both sides?

The cheongsam is the robe of the Qing Dynasty, the robe of the nobility, the modern sense of the cheongsam, was born in the early 20th century, prevalent in the thirties and forties, is the representative of Chinese women's clothing. Connoisseurs regard the 1920s as the starting point of the cheongsam's popularity, and it reached its peak in the 1930s, when it soon became popular all over the country from its birthplace in Shanghai. At that time, Shanghai was a blessed place for high-class celebrities and high-class socialites, who were keen on swimming, golfing, flying and horseback riding, and their luxurious social life and catching up with the fashion were destined to make cheongsam popular. Because Shanghai has been advocating the western lifestyle of the sea, so later appeared the "improved cheongsam", from covering the body curves to reveal the delicate and abrupt female curves, so that the cheongsam completely get rid of the old model, become one of the Chinese women's unique national characteristics of the fashion.

After years of revision and improvement, the cheongsam has become a kind of clothing that can well reflect the beauty of women's curves, with the most Chinese fabrics, silk, brocade, made of the most Chinese clothing --- cheongsam, worn in a bun with a high pull back the body of the Chinese women, the kind of East and West, the perfect combination of aesthetics, the charm of the East! The perfect combination of Eastern and Western aesthetics and the charm of the Orient is breathtaking. The cheongsam has become a symbol of clothing beyond the general sense, and the answer to why it has become a timeless fashion classic is here.

The beauty of cheongsam is a kind of elegant and noble beauty, this kind of cultural taste decided by the connotation of cheongsam restricts its popularity and popularization, and at the same time, it is also very demanding to the wearer's requirements, which is not only shown in the requirements of the body, but also in the performance of the wearer's connotation and temperament, and the cheongsam's appearance of the background, the environment, the atmosphere requires special attention. The beauty of cheongsam is a kind of distance beauty, a kind of still elegance beauty.

The cheongsam follows the times, carries civilization, reveals cultivation, embodies virtue, and evolves into a splendid rainbow between heaven and earth. May the cheongsam connect the past and the future, connect life and art, and fill the world with beautiful visions and charm.

The cheongsam is the most representative traditional fashion of Chinese women. When it comes to tradition, people always think of the conservatism and closure of feudalism, and the confinement of women in all aspects of feudalism. For thousands of years, the dress code of Chinese women has been serious. Until now, the serious and formal "professional women's clothing" still occupies the main position of Chinese women's clothing.

Feng Guan Xiapi, mother of the world, if China's thousands of years of feudal traditions set the highest expectations of women here, then the key word that best describes all the wonders of the key word is "performance". The only medium for expressing a beautiful body is good clothing.

Human civilization has a long history of 5,000 years, and women's clothing has changed along with it. Compared to the dramatic changes that technology has brought to the world, the human body has stubbornly remained intact, which is not a miracle, but has made the history of clothing possible.

Clothing can not be separated from the human body and exist in isolation, cheongsam is the same. A woman's head, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, waist, hips, legs, hands and feet form a perfect whole with many curves.

Characteristics

1. Characteristics

The appearance of cheongsam generally requires all or some of the following characteristics: right-over-right lapel or half-lapel form, standing collar, slits on the side of the pendulum, a single piece of material, the body of the body with a flat sleeve cut, etc. Slit is only one of the many characteristics of cheongsam. The slit is only one of the many features of the cheongsam, not the only one, nor is it necessary.

Manchu cheongsam: most of the flat lines, loose bodice, both sides of the split, chest and waist circumference and the size of the bodice is closer to the ratio; in the cuffs of the neckline has a large number of disk roll decoration.

Modern cheongsam: entered the three-dimensional modeling era, the clothes piece on the provincial road, the waist is more fitted and with the Western-style sleeves, cheongsam length, sleeve length greatly shortened, the waist is also more fitted. Embroidery is fine.

2. Craftsmanship

Manchu cheongsam's craftsmanship is characterized by fine handmade, applying a variety of embroidery, inlay, embedded, rolling and other crafts;

Modern cheongsam's craftsmanship is characterized by a simple style and fit line structure instead of fine handmade.

3. Aesthetics

In recent years, the cheongsam has re-emerged in the fashion, in the international fashion dance frequently appearing, the style is better than the year, and even be done as a representative of the Chinese ethnic minorities in the significance of the formal dress in a variety of international social ceremonial occasions.

The Beijing and Shanghai schools of cheongsam

The Beijing and Shanghai schools represent two styles of art and culture. The Hai Pais style is characterized by the absorption of Western art, which is new and flexible, with a strong commercial flavor; the Beijing Pais style, on the other hand, has an official style, which is reserved and condensed.

Artists and cheongsam

Art is a social ideology that reflects social life and expresses the author's thoughts and feelings by shaping images.

The Designer and the Cheongsam

After the evolution of the first half of the 20th century, the basic features and components of the cheongsam slowly stabilized. The cheongsam became a classic women's garment. The classic is relatively stable, while the fashion is ever-changing. But fashion designers often look for inspiration from the treasure trove of classics, and the cheongsam is one of the sources of inspiration for designers.

The cheongsam is a traditional fashion for Chinese women that has emerged in recent times, rather than a formal traditional national costume. It has a history of changes in the past, but also has a new look now. The cheongsam itself has a certain historical significance, coupled with the degree of appreciation is relatively high, and thus has a certain collection value. Although fewer women wear cheongsam in modern times, many places in the modern cheongsam still maintain the traditional flavor, while reflecting the beauty of fashion, so it also has a certain collection value.