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On Women's Clothing in Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty costumes inherited the style of Song and Yuan Dynasties, but they were also Hu Hua to some extent. For example, the popular toast in the Ming Dynasty inherited the waistline coat of the Mongols in the Yuan Dynasty. In the middle and late period, there appeared styles that the previous generation didn't have, such as stand-up collar, and a large number of buttons were used in the conspicuous part of a dress. It was gradually banned during the Qing dynasty, but there are still a few styles and characteristics that have been passed down to this day. The national costumes (Hanbok, Ryukyu and Yuefu) of Korea, Ryukyu and Jing nationality from modern times were also deeply influenced by the costumes of the Ming Dynasty.

Women's wear in Ming Dynasty mainly includes shirts, coats, gowns, coats, shawls, bibs and skirts. In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the standing collar appeared. Gaby's name only appeared after the Song and Yuan Dynasties, but the basic style of this kind of clothing already exists. The armor is sleeveless with double-breasted buttons and split left and right. The semi-weapons in Sui and Tang Dynasties had a certain relationship with Gaby. In the Ming Dynasty, Gaby was mainly worn by young women and was popular among ordinary wives, daughters and handmaiden. Adult women often wear the ends of the earth and embed complete sets of ornaments on them, which is called the head face. The biggest difference between the upper and lower skirts in the Ming Dynasty and the upper and lower skirts in the Tang and Song Dynasties is that the top of the Ming Dynasty is not tied outside the skirt, which is called a big dress. For example, stand-up collar, take off the big sleeves and tight cuffs of the coat, and pleated skirt are all characteristics of Daming clothing. A short waist skirt is often added at work to facilitate activities, and some maids and maids also like this kind of clothing. In addition to the traditional horizontal collar, the standing collar appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. In addition to inheriting the pleated skirts and pleated skirts of the previous generation, there are also horse-face skirts. The skirt was light in color at first, although it had patterns, but it was not obvious. In the middle stage, knee ornaments are mostly used, and there are dresses in the form of embroidery, gold weaving and bronzing. In the early years of Chongzhen, skirts were mostly plain white. Even if there are embroidery patterns, only one or two inches under the skirt are decorated with lace as a presser foot. At the beginning of the skirt, there were six pieces, that is, the so-called "skirt dragging six pieces of Xiangjiang River water"; After using it for eight times, there are many fine wrinkles at the waist, and the lines are like water lines. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the decoration of skirts became more and more exquisite, the number of skirts increased to ten, and the pleats at the waist became more and more dense. At this time, a skirt appeared, and each pleat has a color. When the breeze blows, the color is like a moonlight skirt, so it is called a "moonlight skirt". More items such as wallets and events (gadget combinations) are hung around the waist, which is both decorative and practical. In the Ming dynasty, there appeared a kind of clothing made of various colors of brocade, called paddy field clothing. It looks like a monk's cassock, hence its name, because the colors of the whole clothing fabric are intertwined and shaped like a rice field. There is a special effect that other clothes do not have. It is simple and unique. At first, the production of paddy field clothes paid more attention to symmetry. Various brocade materials are cut into rectangles in advance, and then the clothes are regularly arranged and sewn. Then it became less rigid. Brocade materials vary in size, unevenness and shape, which are very similar to the "patchwork clothes" (also known as rich clothes) on the stage.