The Evolution Of Chinese Clothing In The Past Hundred Years: The Republic Of China Is Easy To Serve &Nbsp; "Bring" The Dress.

In 1912, the Republic of China was founded. According to the tradition of Chinese history, it is natural to change the yuan to serve easily. In the early years of the Republic of China, the decree of the system of service was very meaningful, which made the Western clothes formally enter the life of the Chinese people.

What is intriguing is that the democratic revolution of 1911 is not very thorough, but its dress revolution is quite determined.

The founding of the Republic of China, following the western democratic system, showed great courage in establishing the legal system. In the early days of the Republic of China in the fierce political struggle and armed struggle, the government of the Republic of China issued a series of decrees without hesitation. In addition to the extremely important decrees, the provisional constitution of the Republic of China, the revised outline of the provisional government of the Republic of China, a number of decrees on dress etiquette were also included. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the provisional government of the Republic of China and the Senate issued the first formal dress code in 1912, namely the "service system" (the first year of the Republic of China in early October). The decree made specific provisions for the styles, colors and materials of formal dress for men and women in Republic of China.

Chapter 1 men's dresses

The first men's dress. It can be divided into two types: formal dress and formal dress.

The second formal dress is like the first picture. Domestic silk is used. The color is black.

Third regular gowns are divided into two kinds.

A pattern is like second pictures. Domestic silk, cotton or linen products are used. The color is black.

Two the third gowns of the two gowns.

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In this system, the most notable feature is western costume. In particular, the choice of the formal dress basically copied the Western costume, which is entirely British gentry style, that is, Europe. Swallowtail Style, with hard head, black hat, collar collar and black trousers. The men's formal dress is made of two Chinese and Western styles, that is, two kinds of a and B in the "service system". Among them, a western style formal dress is divided into two types: day and night. The evening dress is "long over the hips, front to the front, and the lower end to split." Both are suit suits, and the Chinese traditional gowns are Chinese style gowns, mandarin jacket and Western style hat. The women's dress stipulated in the "service system" is simple: the Chinese embroidered dress and the pleated skirt with long knee joint.

From then on, the style of Chinese and Western collections, suits and robes and robes of Mandarin gowns became the unique symbol of the early Republic of China. {page_break}

In the political activities of the early Republic of China, Edward style English tail coat and cylinder cap became the unique landscape of the political circles. An article in the fifty-ninth issue of Saturday 1915 described: "when you hear the voice, you can hear the voice of the tree, and the crowns of the crowns and the tuxedo" are coming from dozens of generations. At that time, the hall was established by the two chamber of the Senate. In 1918, "new declaration" reported the inauguration ceremony of President Xu Shichang, emphasizing the use of a large number of typefaces to emphasize the new president's "wearing a tail coat with a medal".

From 1912 to 1919, the government of the Republic of China issued more than ten service systems. It was thought-provoking that in the early Republican era, the western style clothing was the main choice. Although there are many combinations between China and Western countries, they are not. Western style dress The act of "bringing in" is undoubtedly bold and revolutionary.

The new regime's officials and officials changed into new clothes, which meant the end of the Qing Empire's wearing flower Ling. The rulers of all dynasties in China put the costumes into the ceremonial norms of maintaining patriarchal social system. From the beginning of Zhou Gong, institutionalized and systematized the differences of clothing rank already existing in the Shang Dynasty, so as to perfect the feudal hierarchy system based on blood relatives. The records of public service and etiquette of various dynasties in China are recorded in various dynasties. The system of service is one of the important measures of founding our country in the past dynasties.

In the early years of the Republic of China, the system of service was not only for the sake of changing clothes but also for the first time in Chinese history to introduce western clothing directly and from top to bottom in the form of law. It can be said that the "system of service" in the early Republic of China is a revolutionary essay.

Easy to serve means revolution, which means the attitude towards the new era. At that time, the political and intellectual circles in Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Nanjing and other cities took the lead in cutting off braids, and merchants also helped them. In the first year of the Republic of China, the great freedom newspaper in Beijing published such advertisements:

Easy to take note: in the Republic of China, the Republic of China has cut its hair and is easy to serve. In view of this, this is why Shanghai has appointed a highly tailored teacher's college to do all kinds of Western-style casual clothes and all kinds of country hat. We are not advocating easy service. We should ask all the businessmen and businessmen to know that they are right.

It is no coincidence that the Republic of China chose modern clothes as a symbol of the new era. The progress of social civilization will inevitably affect the way of life and clothing and behavior of members of society. Any country from the agricultural civilization into industrial civilization has also experienced clothing innovation, the traditional tedious long gown skirt will inevitably give way to modern simple short skirt. Obviously, fast and efficient machine production can not blend with "long walk".

Perhaps in the early years of the Republic of China, when the Congress made the dress as a dress, the fierce impact on Chinese traditional costumes and the unprecedented reform significance were not expected. In a country with two thousand years of feudal tradition, people are usually afraid of change, relying on habits, and more afraid of authority. In the early years of the Republic of China, the service system was to use social revolution and authority of law to make the people accept the new regime and modern civilization.

At that time, Western style dress It is precisely because of the historical choice that Chinese costumes failed to consciously enter the industrial age, and the dress patterns formed in the farming civilization were taken for granted by Western clothing which first entered industrial civilization. Moreover, the revolutionary party took the French Revolution and the American War of independence as examples, and took western democracy as a copy. Therefore, westernization of costume style in the early years of the Republic of China is a historical necessity, and has changed the historical track of Chinese dress traditions since then.