Chinese national costume

The traditional Chinese costume called “Hanfu” still does not lose popularity. It is often used as a historical dress or a traditional costume for a variety of celebrations. In everyday style, now also used elements of the traditional costume.

Chinese national clothing emerged with the flourishing of Chinese civilization. At the same time, with the advent of each new dynasty, its details changed. His luxury and rich colors remained unchanged.

The national costume of the Han and Dzin dynasty looked quite restrained. It was at this time that the basis for the traditional Hanfu costume was born, which was later supplemented with a small number of decorative elements. At these times, the ancient Hanfu costume was considered the traditional dress of the Chinese emperor and his family.

The next ruling Tang dynasty made the traditional costume more luxurious. In those days, dresses decorated with patterns and jewels were welcomed.

Costumes during the Ming and Sleep dynasty began to look more elegant. Elegant dresses and skirts for girls and sophisticated men's suits emphasized the peculiarities of high Chinese culture. Intricate patterns and fantasy motifs were added to the traditional Chinese costume during the Qin dynasty.

The thirties of the last century coincided with the end of the Chinese monarchy. This, of course, was reflected in the characteristics of the traditional Chinese dress, which has become a bit more modest and restrained. However, the national costumes of the inhabitants of this country are always distinguished by brightness and originality.

Like all national costumes, traditional Chinese attire has a number of features that reflect the characteristics of the Chinese worldview and their traditions.

Another important element is a stand-up collar that complements all shirts and dresses.

Traditional Chinese costumes can not remain imperceptible in the crowd due to its brightness. At the same time, flowers have always been given great importance. So, it was believed that blue outfits protect against the influence of evil spirits, green - with the emergence of something new. A red color, a symbol of a mighty fire, is considered to be the color of the Joe dynasty.

All elements of embroidery carried a deep meaning. For example, the hieroglyph symbolizing the orchid, personified knowledge, and the peony - wealth.

In general, it was the color scheme of the suit that always helped to determine to which class this or that person belongs. Thus, richer people dressed in dresses of rich rich colors, while the poor had to wear faded costumes made of cheap fabrics.

It is known that it is the Middle Kingdom that is the birthplace of silk. Therefore, this material is most often used when sewing traditional costumes. Silk is popular not only because of its attractive appearance, but also because of the healing properties attributed to it. It is believed that during wear, due to the friction of silk on the body, it can heal the human body from a variety of pain. Underwear is traditionally made from thick cotton.

As for the cut, the Hanfu national Chinese costume is rather loose.It consists of a shirt with wide sleeves and a long skirt. Women's dresses in Chinese costume are more fitting, but you can’t meet vulgar fitting dresses in the Middle Kingdom.

The traditional men's suit consists of pants called “ku” and a free-cut shirt. The shirt was made long so that it covered the trousers that it was not customary to demonstrate to others. In addition to the main pants, sewn from light cotton fabric, the men also wore "Taoku", which translates from Chinese, as "a cover on the pants." They were fastened with ribbons on the belt.

The elegant Chinese costume was complemented by a bright shirt of the original cut. Single-breasted and short shirt wore a haul.

Women's costume, called "zhutsyun", consists of a skirt and a jacket, together resembling a sundress. Variants of this suit differ in their length and features of cut skirts. Women in the Middle Kingdom also wore several types of dresses.

One of the variants of the traditional dress is “chansam”. Spacious outfit, hiding the female body from prying eyes, was both bright and very restrained. He left only the shoes, palms and face of the girl. A more modern modification of such a dress is “zipao”.

Tsipao has a narrower cut, the presence of cuts on the sides and the absence of sleeves. It is this type of traditional Chinese dress that embodies the elegance of the style of oriental women.

Corresponding shoes and hats have always been considered part of the Chinese style. Traditional shoes have never been comfortable. Chinese women tried their best to ensure that their feet always stayed small, sometimes making great sacrifices for this.

Part of the national costume were small triangular shoes, either sewn from lightweight fabric or woven from straw. A warmer option - high cloth boots resembling stockings. In the dynasty of the Maань, hard boots with thick wooden soles were also used in everyday life.

Traditional Chinese costume inspires many modern designers. Its elements appear in dresses for everyday life and in more solemn images.

In China and in the countries of the former CIS and Europe, traditional Chinese shirts are popular. Shortened and decorated with a collar stand, they well emphasize the male figure and fit into the casual style. Girls from all over the world appreciated elegant dresses of qipao. Sitting outfit perfectly emphasizes feminine firms.

The rich and at the same time rather restrained traditional Chinese clothing inspires with its brightness and style, both ordinary fashion lovers and famous designers.