Underwear Culture In Different Times

Chinese ancient women's underwear is unique in the art of dress because of its romantic sense of "close fitting clothes". It is a whisper in the private space of the female. It is shy and introverted. It acts as an expression carrier for beauty and emotion. Once it has unveiled its mysterious veil, the shape and shape of the body, the elegant color matching, the infinite totem decoration and the unique creative techniques, all reveal the aspirations of the female to the values of life, aesthetic taste, emotional sustenance, love and sensibility.

Ancient Underwear

The name of ancient underwear was earlier. The meaning of "obscene" is "light book and no solemn". The history of Chinese underwear has a long history. The following historical clues about underwear began in the Han Dynasty.

Han: belly and heart clothes

The foundation of the "heart clothes" is "robe belly", and the upper part of the abdomen is not used as a thin strip but with a "hook shoulder" and "crotch". The common thing is that the back is bare. Plain weave silk is a commonly used underwear fabric in Han Dynasty. It uses many kinds of silk threads to embroider pattern patterns (called colored embroidery). The theme is "love".

Wei Jin: (sixteen countries): two sides

The difference between "two sides" and "bosom belly" and "Xin Yi" is that it has a back piece, "it can be used as a chest and a back." Most of the materials are thick, colorful tapestry with double lining and lined cotton. "Two dads" were originally the costumes of the northern nomadic people. This post contains picture attachments:

In the Tang Dynasty: Fructus

Before the Tang Dynasty, the shoulders of the underwear were all covered with tapes. In the Tang Dynasty, a kind of underwear without a belt was called "the son of God". This is also decided by the shape characteristics of the coat: the women in the Tang Dynasty liked to wear "half breasts" skirts, they put their skirts high on the chest, and then tied a broad band at the bottom of the chest, two shoulders. The upper chest and back are bare, and the outside is covered with transparent gauze and underwear is invisible. Therefore, the underwear fabric is exquisite and colorful, which is quite similar to the underwear worn outside today. In order to match this habit of wearing, underwear needs no belt. The commonly used fabrics of "Zi Zi" are: "woven", with a slightly elastic and thick handle. When you wear it, you can tie two bands under your chest. "Weaving" ensures that the chest part of "Zi Zi" can be upright.

The Song Dynasty: chest cleaning

After "wearing a chest" and wearing it, it can cover the belly and cover the whole chest and abdomen. Fasten with buttons or straps. Ordinary people often use cotton products, commonly known as homespun, aristocratic families use silk products and embroidered flowers on them. The single clip is different in form.

Yuan Dynasty: the silk tree

The main characteristic of the "silk tree" is the combination of the rear and the forward. When wearing, use a row of buttons on the chest, or rope, etc. The fabric of the silk fabric is mostly made of tapestry, and the pattern is continuous.

Ming Dynasty: Main waist

The shape of the main waist is similar to that of the vest. The cardigan, two flaps, each have three belts, with crotch on the shoulders, belts on the crotch, and laces around the waist. All the belts are fastened to form an obvious waist. It can be seen that women in Ming Dynasty were well versed in the way of showing their body.

Qing Dynasty: Bellyband

In the Qing Dynasty, "chest cleaning", also known as "belly bag", was generally made of diamond. There are belts on the neck, and two belts around the waist. The bottom is triangular, covering the belly button and reaching the lower abdomen. The material is mostly cotton and silk. The tapes are not limited to the rope, but the rich families use the gold chain, the middle family uses silver chains and copper chains, and the small family jade uses red silk. There are all kinds of exquisite embroidery on the "belly pocket". Red is the common color of "belly bag".

The color management of ancient Chinese women's underwear is characterized by "strong provocative contrast method" and "tender and implicit blending method". The contrast between strong and provocative contrast methods, such as red and green, blue and yellow, creates a contrast strength, and then enriches the black and white gold and silver. In terms of color arrangement, they also have different positions, such as Chinese, corner, scatter, and full floor. The warm and implicit blending method is similar, approximate, and the same color arrangement is arranged through different color area and orientation. It produces tender, subtle, elegant and graceful decoration effect, and uses a different gradation of color to form the warm effect of halo dyeing.