The Chinese New Year is almost here, so there should be more Hanfu on the streets. Seven types of traditional Hanfu women’s clothing, do any of them appeal to you?
Quju deep clothes
Deep clothes are actually robes. Cut the top and bottom pieces separately and then sew them together. After putting it on, the whole body is covered in it and it is wrapped tightly. Why so much trouble? There is no way, who told us to have no pants before. Pants without a crotch to be precise. The trousers are just two trouser legs, and then tied around the waist with a rope. This cannot be seen by outsiders.
The curved train means that the skirt of the clothes becomes longer, goes around the back and then back again, mainly to wrap the body more tightly. Quju became less common after the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Skirt
There are two pieces of underskirt. The top is called a jacket and the bottom is called a skirt. Generally, the undergarment on the upper body is relatively short, reaching around the waist, while the skirt on the lower body is very long, reaching to the ground.
Ruqun is the basic clothing for Han women. It has been around since the Warring States Period at the latest, and ended with the Qing Dynasty forcing people to "shave their hair and change their clothes". Although there are also changes in length and short styles, the basic form has not changed much.
Liuxian skirt
It is said that Zhao Feiyan was almost blown away by the strong wind while dancing. The palace maid tried her best to hold on, but the skirt was wrinkled and full of pleats. Unexpectedly, pleated skirts looked more beautiful, so everyone was busy making pleats out of their flat skirts. Because Zhao Feiyan was almost blown away by the wind to become an immortal, but was caught in this skirt, so it was called "Liu Xian Skirt".
The fairy skirt with wide sleeves is the most beautiful and the most famous in the ancient palace.
Shirt&skirt
A popular women's clothing in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, it is also a type of skirt. The most prominent feature of this kind of skirt is the skirt belt, which is usually not at the waist, but below the female breasts, or even above the breasts. Nowadays, there is a saying called "chest-length skirt", but this name is not found in ancient books, but it can express the characteristics of this kind of clothing.
After the middle and late Tang Dynasty, a kind of large-sleeved shirt became popular, with huge sleeves, basically more than four feet. Even the beauties of the Tang Dynasty, who were known for their plumpness, looked very elegant when wearing it.
褙子
This is also a very traditional dress. It existed in the Qin Dynasty, but it was developed in the Song DynastyIt's so bright. In the Song Dynasty, the beauties were long-sleeved and long-sleeved. Open the crotch under both armpits. Originally there were straps under the armpits to connect the front and back pieces into one piece. However, in Song Dynasty people's wearing method, the lace was just for decoration and was not used. And tie it with cloth around the waist.
Most of the men wear straight collars, which are convenient for movement and not in the way. Even military uniforms are also used in this way.
Bijia
Bijia is actually a kind of vest. No collar, no sleeves, folded placket, and slits on both sides. It existed in the Song Dynasty, and was worn more frequently in the Ming Dynasty. In the past, people called this "vest". It's just that it's much longer than the current vest, usually reaching past the hips or even to the knees, and there are even longer ones.
Cheongsam
This is the most familiar to everyone, and it is also the most controversial. The controversy is not because it is bad, but whether it counts as Hanfu.
Of course, the cheongsam is a thing of the Manchu bannermen of the Qing Dynasty. "Shaving your hair to change clothes" almost made Hanfu lost. Can it still be considered Hanfu? During the Republic of China, there was a "King of Filling". If any newspaper had insufficient space to fill in their articles, they would come to him. He has a wealth of allusions and is a real "Bagua Master" (not martial arts, just anecdotes). His name is Zheng Yimei. Mr. Zheng once said: In the Qing Dynasty, women wore short clothes instead of cheongsam. The popularity of cheongsam only happened after the Republic of China.
Some people even believe that the design of cheongsam actually originated from the deep clothing of the Han Dynasty and has nothing to do with the banner people. There are also many calls for the cheongsam to be renamed Qipao.
If you want me to see whether to change the name or not, let me tell you. Even ifIt’s called the cheongsam. It’s also recognized as the quintessence of the nation and is even called the national dress for women. Moreover, many characteristics of cheongsam are very similar to those of Hanfu, so there is no harm in keeping the Hanfu.
