Historical question: What clothes did people wear in Song Dynasty?

People in the Song Dynasty wore cotton, silk and hemp.

In the Song Dynasty, men's clothes included cloth shirts and pullovers, the inside of which was called undershirt, which took the form of cross collar and chin collar. The materials used are very elegant, and satin, yarn and yarn are mostly used. The colors are white, blue, soap (black), apricot yellow, tan and so on. This coat is made of cloth, silk, silk, brocade, silk and leather. Coat colors are blue, red, bordeaux, dark green, goose yellow and so on.

In Song Dynasty, women's dresses were mainly shirts, jackets, coats, skirts, gowns, gowns and deep clothes, all of which were women's dresses. There are long clothes, short clothes, single clothes, double clothes and cotton-padded clothes, each of which has different changes. Most of them are straight collar with double-breasted buttons, without belts and buttons, and the outer edge of the neck overlaps with the collar. All clothes are cut with sleeves.

The quality of aristocratic trousers is also very particular, mostly based on yarn, yarn, silk, silk, crepe and twill, and decorated with plain weave, jacquard and small jacquard. Pants are mainly camel, brown and brown.

Extended data

Clothing in the Song Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty in color and style. However, compared with the costumes in the Tang Dynasty, the combination of costumes and traditions in the Song Dynasty is better and more natural, giving people the impression of retro style.

In Song Dynasty, men's wear in Song Dynasty generally followed the style of Tang Dynasty. Generally, people wear robes with collars or round necks and tie their clothes on their belts when doing things. The clothes are black and white.

At that time, retired officials and literati often wore a double-breasted gown called "Zhi", with black edges on the sleeves, cuffs, neckline and corners, and a square cap called "Dongpo towel" on their heads.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Song Dynasty Clothing