This year, the manufacturers of horse-faced skirts in Caoxian County, Shandong Province were too busy during the Spring Festival holiday. "Customers called me on New Year's Eve." Meng Xiaoxia, chief designer of Caoxian Chenfei Clothing Co., Ltd., once again felt the "top status" of horse-faced skirts. At the urging of customers, the company's offline Hanfu showroom opened early on the first day of the new year. "On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, many customers really couldn't wait, so we sent our employees to work early with three times the salary." She said that the entire exhibition hall was full as soon as she got to work, and customers even took away the horse-faced skirts worn by the child models last winter. . Even before the Spring Festival, almost all of the company's products were sold out and there was no overstock. Currently, the factory is working overtime every day to produce. Not only Meng Xiaoxia's company, but the entire Cao County experienced a wave of horse-face skirt craze around the Spring Festival. According to data from the Cao County E-commerce Service Center, so far, sales of Cao County’s Year of the Dragon New Year greeting clothes, mainly…

Visiting the Horse Face Skirt Fever Cao County is a small county in Heze, Shandong Province. A few years ago, this place was ridiculed by netizens as the "center of the universe" and became popular. Recently, it once again "dominates" the hot searches because of its horse-faced skirt. In January and February alone, online sales of horse-faced skirts reached about 550 million yuan. Why are horse-faced skirts so popular? Why is this fire burning in Caoxian County? Can horse-faced skirts remain popular? What is the Chinese story behind the popularity of Hanfu? This issue of "A Closer Look at China" specially invites Moldovan observer Aileen to visit the horse-faced skirt epidemic in Cao County. " Buy a favorite horse-faced skirt Cao County Cao County’s Hanfu industry is well-known nationwide. There are two Hanfu industry centers here, and Aileen visited one of them, Daji Town. The streets here are dotted with Hanfu shops, and Ai Lin couldn't wait to shop around. She wanted to choose a horse-faced skirt for herself. A horse-faced skirt usually refers to a two-piece skirt with a skirt shaped like a "horse face" on a city wall and pleated on both sides. It took shape during the…

The fashion circle has a very large selection flexibility, and the aesthetic span of each item is also very far. Even retro-designed clothing can show a modern urban dressing temperament in our daily wear. We The “horse face skirt” I want to introduce is the protagonist of today’s recommended fashion items.   China has 5,000 years of traditional culture, which has given birth to aesthetics that span a long river of time. Each period of history is actually represented by typical clothing. Today we need to introduce to you the horse-faced skirt, which is the main item for women in ancient China. One of the skirt styles. 1. How much do you know about the design advantages of horse-faced skirts? [Typical ancient skirt, how to wear modern clothes] ①Four skirt doors are combined into one piece   The most classic ancient horse-faced skirt is actually very detailed in design, especially the skirt. It has four skirt doors, which are overlapped in pairs and fixed with a pure cotton silk belt. In order to make it easier for modern women to wear, the four skirt doors are combined into one piece, making it more convenient to wear. It can directly replace…

Horse-faced skirt, also known as "horse-faced pleated skirt", is one of the main skirt styles for women in ancient China. There are four skirt doors at the front, back and outside, two of which overlap. The outer skirt door is decorated, and the inner skirt door has less or no decoration. , the horse-faced skirt is pleated on the sides, and the waist of the skirt is mostly made of white cloth, which means growing old together, and is tied with ropes or buttons. The word "horse face" first appeared in "History of the Ming Palace": "The drag strip has a continuous back collar, and there are swings on the sides, the front collar has two sections, and there are horse face pleats underneath, rising to both sides." But. The history of horse-faced skirts can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, because skirts in the Song Dynasty already had the shape of horse-faced skirts. The spiral skirt is a functional "crotch-opening skirt" designed for women in the Song Dynasty to facilitate riding donkeys. Meng Hui said in "Slit Skirt": "This kind of Song skirt is composed of two pieces of skirt with equal area and independent of each other.…

"Look, the horse-faced skirt that person is wearing is very nice." "The horse-faced skirt that the girl is wearing has a bird statue on it." "They should have made this horse-faced skirt themselves."...Tourists from Beijing When he saw our horse-faced skirt, he told his six companions: "Quickly take a photo of this horse-faced skirt, follow the attractions on this horse-faced skirt to visit, and check out the delicious food on it." In the New Year of the Year of the Dragon, a fashion storm about horse-faced skirts is sweeping across. Classical and modern styles intertwine in the streets and alleys to create a unique style. As if overnight, the horse-faced skirt awakened from its dusty history. Therefore, we plan to do a special issue on the integration of horse-faced skirts and Shanxi culture. Who knows, it is this idea that puts us on a path of "resurrection". Wear a homemade horse-faced skirt and have a dialogue between the past and the present Journalists who don’t want to be tailors are not good photographers When the team discussed the plan, each member had already positioned themselves as a tailor, thinking that it would be cool to make a horse-faced skirt belonging…

How various types of clothing lead the trend and become the focus of attention nowadays seems to be in a constant cycle. For example: Horse-faced skirt. Although it first appeared in the Song Dynasty, it became more popular and prosperous during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After a period of depression, by November last year, horse-faced skirts became popular again. Both men and women are fascinated by horse-faced skirts. When I went to Chengdu and went out for a walk, I realized that there were many horse-faced skirts in the streets and alleys. Its brilliance simply amazed everyone. 1: Wearing a horse-faced skirt, starting from the familiar horse-faced skirtSend 1: VS skirt For Ru skirts, there is a profound aesthetic culture. Its design is the same as the horse skirt, with embroidery and ribbons. However, there are many differences. The horse-faced skirt is shaped like a trumpet and is easier to match than the skirt. For example: match it with a vest or shirt. If you go out on the street every day, the underskirt is not as flexible as the horse skirt, which makes it very tiring and easy to be embarrassing. ▼ 2: VS cheongsam skirt Horse-faced skirts…

I believe many people are already familiar with the horse-faced skirt when we talk about it. This is a major skirt style in Chinese Hanfu. As the national style becomes more and more popular, the horse-faced skirt has gradually appeared in the public eye. The beauty of the horse-faced skirt is unmatched by other skirts. Compared with ordinary skirts, the horse-faced skirt not only has cultural heritage, but also has a more unique design. The horse-faced skirt is composed of four front and rear skirt doors, which overlap each other and have pleated features on the sides. In the middle part of the skirt, the skirt doors overlap to form a trapezoidal smooth surface, so it is commonly known as "horse face". The horse-faced skirt has a long history, going through historical stages such as Liao, Jin, and Yuan. After the Ming Dynasty, it reached its most mature stage, and then the design gradually became simpler. 1. Horse-faced skirts come in various styles It can be worn in ancient Chinese style or matched with modern casual style Don’t think that the style of the horse-faced skirt is particularly single. In this diversified era, facing a national-style item, we can unlock…

In December 2023, the horse-faced skirt, one of the standard features of Hanfu, was rated as one of Taobao's top ten products of the year, and also became a popular "New Year's shirt" during the 2024 Spring Festival. Many consumers' initial recognition of horse-faced skirts may come from the "horse-faced skirt incident" two years ago, from celebrities carrying goods, or from social media promotion, but no matter what, horse-faced skirts are very popular. , and whether the Hanfu represented by this skirt is about to usher in great wealth is worthy of our attention. 01 The Origin of Chinese Clothing: The Horse-faced Skirt Broken by Accident In this Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, you must have seen many people wearing a dignified and gorgeous pleated skirt on the streets and tourist attractions. In this year’s three-piece New Year’s suit of “buying new clothes, getting a manicure, and perming your hair”, horse-faced skirts suddenly emerged and became many people’s “New Year’s shirts” and also became the number one item in many people’s wardrobes. A piece of Hanfu. According to Taobao data, during the Double 11 period in 2023 alone, Taobao sold more than 730,000 horse-faced skirts, which could…

Clothing is a material expression of the culture of the times. As two adjacent dynasties, the Tang and Song dynasties had very different clothing styles. The humanities and arts developed under the political background of "emphasis on literature and suppression of martial arts" had a very important impact on the changes in clothing. The clothing in the Song Dynasty had a very obvious trend of simplicity, pragmatism, elegance and advocating nature. 褙子： It is the most distinctive costume of the Song Dynasty. It is usually worn in the living room. We can see it in Zhifu. It is developed from the previous half-arm and mid-single forms. The trousers are not only suitable for women to wear. With the continuous evolution and development, they have become a kind of clothing that can be worn by both men and women, regardless of high or low, regardless of culture and martial arts, and by both the government and the public. "History of the Song Dynasty·Yu Fu Zhi" says: Huachai Zhaiyi is a formal dress, and the back is for daily wear." Queens and ladies also wear it in informal occasions. Reason for recommendation: comfortable and decent, the most cost-effective item. Skirt: Skirts in…

Hanfu, the full name of "Han nationality traditional clothing", was created during the more than 4,000 years from the accession of the Yellow Emperor to the late Ming Dynasty (the middle of the 17th century AD), centered on Chinese etiquette culture, through the admiration of Zhou rites and the laws of heaven and earth through successive Han dynasties. The ceremonial dress system formed. Hanfu carries China’s outstanding craftsmanship and aesthetics such as dyeing, weaving and embroidery. The history of Hanfu is the history of the development of Han nationality clothing, and its history has a long history. The history of Hanfu can be traced back to ancient times, around 3000 BC. At first, people used woven linen to make clothes. Later, silkworm breeding and silk spinning were invented, and clothes and clothing gradually became complete. In the Huangdi era, crowns appeared and the clothing system gradually took shape. After the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the crown service system was initially established, and gradually became complete during the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the late Zhou Dynasty, due to the rapid changes in politics, economy, ideology and culture, the clothes and customs of the princely states began to be obviously different, and…

Looking back at the fashionable outfits during the Spring Festival, red can still be seen everywhere, but among the styles, there has been a fashionable trend of "horse-faced skirts". Its popularity is inseparable from the new Chinese style wear in recent years. It can exude the elegance and indifferent inner temperament of Asian women and fully demonstrate the confidence and beauty of women. Of course, the "horse face skirt" is not limited to the Spring Festival. We can still wear it when spring begins, and it is definitely a hot commodity in this season. "Horse-faced skirts" are worn by women who are not picky about their age. Children and young people can not only keep up with the trend but also leave a pleasing "dignified and majestic" image in the eyes of their elders. Wearing them by middle-aged and elderly women can highlight their elegance. Classic feel. [First understand the popular history of "horse face skirt" before you can truly integrate it into the current outfit] Horse-faced skirt can also be called horse-faced pleated skirt, which is a type of Hanfu. The skirt has four skirt doors at the front and back, overlapping each other. The front is smooth and…

The "new Chinese style" horse-faced skirt can be regarded as the latest trend. It is the "shirt" worn by celebrities in street photography and shows. It is a hot search as soon as it is worn, and it has become a topic and popularity. It is the most beautiful scenery in spring. The elderly, mushrooms, and children all wear their own horse-faced skirts. It collides with spring; it is also popular on social platforms. Fashion and travel bloggers take horse-faced skirts to check-in all over the world, reproducing the elegance and charm of oriental Chinese clothing; and, wearing horse-faced skirts to check-in and take photos People can see it everywhere, which also proves the popularity of horse-faced skirts from another direction. Picture source Xiaohongshu From being a niche to being popular now, why is the new Chinese style represented by the horse-faced skirt so popular? Today, let’s talk. 01. How popular is the new top horse-faced skirt? Whether a phenomenon or a behavior is really popular can be easily judged from the data on major social media. How popular is the horse-faced skirt, which is said to be the new top trend, on major social media? On Weibo, there are…

Last year, the international fashion brand Dior was caught in the controversy for plagiarizing the horse-face skirt, a traditional Chinese dress. A basic plain-colored horse-face skirt, which sells for tens of yuan in Hanfu online stores, sells for as high as 29,000 yuan in Dior and is sold out. It is reported that the skirt in question was made by a Korean designer. What’s even funnier is that the Dior store in Seoul, Korea, which sells the skirt, said: “The design combines French and Korean culture.” Later, although the skirt was removed from the online mall, it aroused the thinking of many Chinese people. From the Dragon Boat Festival to horse-faced skirts, from movable type printing to plum blossom sportswear, there are so many pieces of traditional Chinese culture that have been coveted and "stolen" by others. In this issue, we will walk into the horse-faced skirt with Xu Jiao and truly feel its charm. I hope that the lost popularity of horse-faced skirts is not a flash in the pan. When it comes to inheriting traditional Chinese culture, you and I are both masters. 1. The red carpet of the Golden Rooster Awards was filled with flowers, and Xu…

Speaking of the beauty of Hanfu, I can't help but think of a poem: "The sun rises in the southeast corner and shines on my Qin family building. The Qin family has a good daughter and she names herself Luofu. Luofu likes sericulture and picks mulberry in the south corner of the city. The green silk is used as a cage. The cinnamon branches are used as cage hooks. The headband is in a bun, and the moon beads are bright in the ears. The xiangqi is the lower skirt, and the purple qi is the upper jacket. The traveler sees Luofu, and the lower shoulder is stroking his mustache. The young man sees Luofu, takes off his hat and wears a bow. Those who till the soil forget their plows, and those who hoe forget their hoes. We come back angry with each other, but we sit back and watch Luofu." Here is a description of a very beautiful and dignified young woman, with her hair in a ponytail and pearl rings in her ears. She wears a short coat made of purple damask and an embroidered light yellow silk skirt. This kind of dress is a typical "upper…

Ruqun is a type of Hanfu. It was born in the Warring States Period and flourished in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The upper body skirt and the lower body skirt are therefore called skirt skirts. The upper jacket hangs no more than the knee, and the lower skirt is long enough to touch the floor. Underskirts can be divided into waist-length underskirts, high-waisted underskirts and chest-length underskirts. According to the style of the collar, underskirts can be divided into cross-neck underskirts and double-breasted underskirts. According to the difference between whether it is tucked inside or not, the jacket is divided into single jacket and compound jacket. The single jacket is closer to a shirt, and the compound jacket is closer to a coat. With the development of the times, the color matching of underskirts has also changed. As the Sui and Tang Dynasties entered their heyday, people's clothes were of rich and unrestrained colors, and this phenomenon is not difficult to see in the murals and other cultural relics. In the Song Dynasty, under the influence of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism's thought of "preserving natural principles and destroying human desires", the clothing of this period turned away from the…

In the history of Chinese clothing, the top and lower skirt are the most basic form of Chinese clothing, and there are many styles. Among them, the skirt, shirt skirt, and coat skirt are the favorites of women. They are also the ancient suits that best reflect the feminine charm of women. . The ancient skirts, shirt skirts and coat skirts are colorful and have different styles. They not only change the unavoidable singleness of the matching of deep clothes, but also can correct the body shape and show the elegant posture and unique charm of women. They are A clothing combination that has been universally loved by women throughout the dynasties. 01 The graceful style of undershirts, shirts and coats As tops, jackets, shirts and jackets are slightly different. Generally speaking, jackets are single-layered and jackets are multi-layered or sandwiched. The jacket can be single-layer or multi-layered, but it is usually divided around the waist and divided into layers. There is a "waist gusset" next to it. This small idea makes the woman's waist line more prominent, making it look delicate and restrained, giving it a unique charm. Early undershirts were generally short, only reaching the waist, so they…

The Tang Dynasty should be considered one of the most prosperous dynasties in history. It is not far-fetched to say that it is the only possible one. It was very strong in terms of economy, wealth, culture, land, etc. Dominate every dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was a very open and tolerant dynasty, with colorful and avant-garde clothing. Women in the Tang Dynasty should be a new chapter in ancient clothing, making women in the Tang Dynasty very elegant and graceful. Today, the editor mainly explains how to wear the chest-length skirt in the Tang Dynasty. This kind of Hanfu was worn by ladies-level people in the Tang Dynasty. It can be easily controlled whether they are plump or skinny. Now, now With the popularity of Hanfu, many newbies in Hanfu don’t know how to wear such skirts when they first buy chest-length skirts. If they don’t wear them well, they will easily fall down. Here we mainly explain the common ways to wear chest-length underskirts. The first step: first put on our top, which is the upper jacket, and tie knots on the left and right laces. You can use any knot. I tied it with a bow knot here.…

Do you see people wearing "traditional costumes" on the street? Are you curious about the clothes they wear? In fact, Hanfu, as a traditional costume of the Han nationality, has set off a "retro" trend among young people in recent years. Wearing Hanfu on the streets has become a new fashion. The origin of Hanfu has a long history and its shapes vary. Today I will introduce to you the most popular skirt among girls in Hanfu. The underskirt is one of the earliest and most basic clothing forms in the history of Han nationality clothing. It began in the Warring States period with physical evidence, and emerged in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and finally ended in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. In the long years of 2,000 years, the skirt has become more abundant in styles and patterns, but it still maintains the most basic shape, that is, the "top and lower skirt" system. The top is called "ru" and is shorter in length, generally no longer than the knee. The lower body is called "skirt". "Ruqun" is actually the collective name of two types of clothing. The poem "Han Yuefu" says "Xianqi is…

The underskirt is one of the earliest and most basic clothing forms in the history of Han clothing. Experts have verified based on physical objects that it started in the Warring States Period and ended in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties with the "shaving of hair and changing clothes", which is the most basic form of traditional Han clothing. During the two thousand years of inheritance, although the length, width and width have changed from time to time, the shape has always maintained the original style. It is generally believed that the underskirt appeared in the Warring States Period. This is because dark clothes were popular in the Han Dynasty and the underskirt gradually decreased. Therefore, the style of underskirts in this period was that the underskirt was very short and only reached the waist, while the skirt was very long and saggled to the waist. land. In 1957, the actual skirt was discovered in the Han Tomb of Mozuizi in Wuwei, Gansu Province. The skirt was made of light blue silk, with silk cotton in the middle, and a section of white silk at the end of the sleeve. The skirt is also made of silk cotton…

The chest-length underskirt was formerly known as the high-waisted underskirt. It is the name given to a unique women's underskirt during the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties periods. In ancient times, most women's underskirts were not very high. However, during the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, a kind of underskirt appeared. A skirt with a very high waistband is often called a high-waist skirt in some clothing history. According to people's current research on it, it is generally called a chest-length skirt. Chest-length underskirts are generally divided into two types, one is the chest-length undershirt with a double-breasted skirt, and the other is a cross-collar chest-high underskirt. Generally speaking, the chest-length underskirt with a double-breasted skirt is more widely used. Fabric usage reference What is announced here is not cutting data, but some basic fabric requirements. It is specially provided for those who buy cloth and make their own clothes. Based on the door width of 1.2 meters, the height and body standards of around 160cm can be used as a reference. If it is higher than 170 or fat, add half a meter to one meter. Short clothes = hip length, long clothes = knee length. Tops Cross-collar short…