The "2024 Douyin E-commerce Women's Consumption Trend Data Report" shows that in the past year, the platform's orders for new Chinese clothing increased by 195% year-on-year, and orders for Hanfu increased by 336% year-on-year, among which orders for horse-faced skirts increased year-on-year. 841%. The horse-faced skirt, which combines tradition and fashion, is becoming everyone's favorite.
On May 17, the new book was released.
On May 17, "China's Most Beautiful Clothing Series—Five Color Huacai Horse Face Skirt" was released in Shanghai and published by Donghua University Press. This book uses documents, images and objects to comprehensively explore this classic garment from the origin of its name to the evolution of its form.
“The horse-faced skirt is a very classic and representative style in traditional Chinese clothing. It has a long history, unique appearance, exquisite craftsmanship and reasonable functions. It embodies the beauty and function of traditional Chinese clothing culture. "Wen Zaidao's humanistic thoughts," said Jia Xizeng, the author of the book, an alumnus of Donghua University and a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, "The horse face here does not refer to the face of a horse, but refers to the enemy platform, pier, and wall platform. It was first seen in "Mo. The "Bi Lai" and "Bi Gao Lin" in "Zi" are named after their long and narrow appearance like a horse's face. It is a T-shaped structure that sticks out of the city wall. It can form an angle with the city wall to eliminate dead corners from the bottom of the city. It attacks the enemy from three sides, and the skirt of the horse-faced skirt is particularly similar to the shape of the horse-faced skirt, so it is called the horse-faced skirt.”
"China's Most Beautiful Clothing Series—Five-color Huacai Horse Face Skirt" bookfilm.
According to Donghua University, "China's Most Beautiful Clothing Series—Five-color Huacai Horse Face Skirt" is the first academic monograph on horse face skirt in China. It is the first time to carry out systematic research and summary from the perspective of traditional Chinese colors. 198 traditional Chinese colors are classified into the first edition of the "Huacai·National Color" color card; the types of horse-faced skirts unearthed from various Ming tombs are systematically sorted out to form a cultural relics list; 106 horse-faced skirts physical details, 200 high-definition photos Detailed drawing of the pattern structure, truly reproducing the beauty of the horse-faced skirt.
Multi-color dark floral satin plate with gold seed embroidery, figure courtyard pattern, lantern and moonlight horse-faced skirt.
Specifically, the book extracts and analyzes more than a hundred traditional colors presented in horse-faced skirts to express the aesthetic characteristics of traditional Chinese colors. For example, the "Multi-color dark floral satin plate with gold seed embroidery, figure courtyard pattern, langan, moonflower and horse face skirt" is very rich in colors, including pink, light blue, red, purple, moon white, water red, dark blue, yellow, etc., and is also used on silk There are bright flowers on the ground, and the flower patterns are the Eight Treasures of the Buddha, which means good luck. There are 30 dark blue railings inlaid on both sides of the skirt. The railings can not only block the seams, but also reinforce the seams. Its simple color contrasts sharply with the mercerized trend and the gorgeous dark damask, forming a The unique decorative elements look particularly gorgeous and gorgeous.
Red dark floral silk phoenix tail skirt embroidered with gauze and eight immortal patterns.
The brilliant colors on the horse skirt are not only reflected in the fabric and railings, but also can be decorated with patterns through embroidery, patchwork and other techniques to achieve the same effect. "redThe "Phoenix Tail Skirt" with Dark Flower Silk Decorated with Na Sha Embroidered Eight Immortals Pattern is made of red dark flower satin. It uses Na Sha and other embroidery methods to embroider the patterns of dragons and phoenixes in auspiciousness and the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. Each side is cut into 8 strips. The front and rear horse faces are decorated with the same pattern. The flying dragon flying in the sea of clouds is embroidered in various colors, and the dragon's head and tail are embroidered with peacock feather thread. The pattern of the Eight Immortals is located on the colorful strips on both sides of the skirt. The shape is vivid and interesting, the embroidery is neat, and the colors are rich.
In addition, the book is also empowered by AI. Readers can scan the QR code on the copyright page of the book with their mobile phones. Not only can they obtain the lecture video related to horse-faced skirts provided by the publisher, but they can also interact with the book's AI intelligent knowledge. Assistants conduct interactive Q&A.
Chen Ke from Donghua University Press said that next, the "China's Most Beautiful Clothing Series" will continue to delve into the aesthetics of traditional Chinese clothing, starting from specific traditional clothing shapes and accessories, such as Cloud shoulders, rolled sleeves, jackets, skirts, etc., lead readers to appreciate the oriental aesthetics hidden in traditional Chinese clothing step by step.
Exhibition site.
At the same time, "Reconstruction of the Traditional Clothing and Creation of All Things - Five Colors" jointly organized by the Shanghai Textile Museum, Tsinghua University Art Museum, Tsinghua Heilan Chinese Traditional Costume and Color Research Center, and Donghua University Press The "Colorful Horse Face Skirt" exhibition will be held from May 18th to July 18th in the special pavilion on the third floor of Shanghai Textile Museum.
The Paper reporter Zou Jiawen
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