Manchu Dress -- Qipao Culture

Manchu Clothes & Accessories Along with the changes of the times and the development of interest and hobbies, they are also changing. After the Republic of China, its change is particularly obvious, but traces of it can still be seen.

　　 cheongsam Manchu language is called "Yi Jie". It can be divided into four types: single, folder, skin and cotton. This kind of "clothes are all connected with clothes" (ancient clothes and clothes). Han nationality There are obvious differences between the two garments under the coat. It is a dress that Manchu men like to wear, also called a big shirt and long gown. The cheongsam worn by Manchu women is beautiful and elegant, with decorations. Necklaces, cuffs and skirts are embroidered with lace of different colors. Some dress up to more than ten times, and wear them evenly and slender. There is a women's Qipao called "big pull sleeve", embroidered patterns in sleeves, "pull" out more beautiful. Qipao is also widely used by Han women after the revolution of 1911.

After continuous improvement, the general pattern of cheongsam is: straight collar, right open big neck, tight waist, long clothes to knees, two sides split, and long short sleeves. The most delicate decoration on cheongsam is lace. In the early Qing Dynasty, the border was narrower and the color was more plain. By the end of Qing Dynasty, the edge of clothing became more and more extensive, and the lace was rolling more and more. From three sets of three rolls, five sets of five rolls, it developed to "Eighteen sets of rolls". There are also different jewels in the skirts and heels. Or hollowed up lace, with various designs. Such clothes are almost invisible because they are too large to wear. In the Qing Dynasty, when women wore cheongsam, they had to wear shoes with flowerpot bottom, four or five inches high, wide and round in shape, and resembling flowerpots, so they were commonly called "flower pot bottom". Because the bottom of the middle is chiseled into a horseshoe type, the footprint is like a horse's hoof, so it is also called "horseshoe bottom".

Modern cheongsam has been improved on the basis of Manchu flag and has become a traditional Chinese dress. Its material is excellent, tailored and exquisite. Put it on, can better reflect the Eastern women's graceful figure and elegant demeanor demeanor. Therefore, many foreign fashion designers say that they focus on the traditional aesthetic sense of Chinese costume design, calling it the wisdom and crystallization of Chinese fashion design. Cheongsam, as a formal dress for banquets and other solemn occasions, is especially graceful and graceful. Therefore, the beauty of cheongsam is rich in another meaning: it shows respect for attending occasions and owners, and also contains a love of national costumes. It also shows a distinctive and extraordinary personality characteristic.