When did cheongsam appear?
Cheongsam is the national costume of the Republic of China, which prevailed in the thirties and forties. Cheongsam is a kind of women's dress with ethnic customs in China and a traditional gown for women in China. Experts regard the 1920s as the starting point of the popularity of cheongsam, which reached its peak in 1930s and soon spread from its birthplace to all parts of China. As a member of the robe family, the origin of cheongsam can be traced back to the deep clothes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Deep clothes were once valued by people from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, and the robes of later generations may have a certain relationship with deep clothes. From 1920s to 1940s, it was the most glorious period of China cheongsam. Especially in the 1930s, cheongsam laid an irreplaceable position on the stage of women's wear, and became a typical representative of women's wear in China, basically completing the process of cheongsam culture moving towards classics, and the forties was a continuation of its golden age in time. ?
The Development and Evolution of Cheongsam
Cheongsam was originally a long dress worn by Manchu people regardless of gender, age, rank and grade. Because Manchu people in Qing Dynasty carried out the Eight Banners system at that time, all those who were incorporated into the flag books were called "flag bearers", so the clothes they wore were customarily called "cheongsam". After the Revolution of 1911, influenced by the simple and free style of Manchu women's clothing at that time, cheongsam also tended to be simplified. In the mid-1920s, a new type of straight-legged vest appeared in Shanghai. Fashionable women usually put it over a blouse with big sleeves, thus replacing the position of a long skirt. Later, it was said that the sleeves of the short coat were transplanted to the long vest, which resulted in the original style of the new cheongsam in the Republic of China. In 1930s, with the introduction of western humanism, people in China began to pay attention to people's body shape, so a kind of "improved cheongsam" appeared. This kind of cheongsam removes all the unreasonable old-fashioned structure of the previous cheongsam, and adopts the design concept of western-style clothing, which highlights the woman's breast enlargement and waist reduction, makes the robe body more fit, and the woman's curve is unobstructed. The appearance of this improved cheongsam laid the foundation for the structure of modern cheongsam. Since then, the cheongsam has completely broken away from the old form of the flag gown and formed a perfect, mature, gorgeous and sexy shape.
When was the cheongsam worn?
Generally, it is worn in the cold season of spring, summer and autumn, or in the environment with indoor air conditioning system. Generally speaking, women wear cheongsam in summer, and it is hot in summer. Therefore, it is suggested that you choose fabrics with good air permeability and wrinkle resistance to make cheongsam in summer, such as cotton printed muslin, printed poplin and yarn-dyed poplin, which are all good cheongsam fabrics. If you choose cheongsam to wear in spring and autumn, I suggest you choose chemical fiber or blended cheongsam, such as shiny silk, polyester silk and tweed fabrics. The appearance of this kind of cheongsam is smoother, more beautiful and more pleasing to the eye than cotton cloth, which is very suitable for wearing in lukewarm seasons. It is not recommended that you choose rayon cheongsam, which is easy to generate static electricity and affect the fit of clothes. As for silk fabrics, in fact, soft and noble silk is the most suitable for making cheongsam, but many people in the industry say that silk is the most flashy choice, because it is not easy to maintain, it wrinkles when sitting up, it is easy to deteriorate after washing, and the color is not full.
What is the material of cheongsam?
Materials for making cheongsam: cloth, silk, brocade, etc. For making cheongsam. At present, there are silk crepe, silk spinning, electrospinning, Hangluo and other silk fabrics. Cheongsam has many styles and strong national characteristics, which adapts to modern life. It not only has the shadow of western fashion, but also differs from the traditional robes in China. It also has distinctive features of China, the new fashion symbolized by the times and the characteristics of costume aesthetics, and can be a design model of blending Chinese and Western clothing. Cheongsam is the traditional dress of women in China, and is known as the quintessence of China and the national costume of women. Although there are many controversies about its definition and time, it is still one of the most splendid phenomena and forms in China's long-standing costume culture.