In the early republican period, the traditional dudou underbodice was largely abandoned in favor of western-style corsets and bras.Įarly in the People's Republic, Mao Zedong inspired Chinese fashion with his own variant of the Zhongshan suit, which would be known to the west as Mao suit. This new " cheongsam" contrasted sharply with the traditional qipao but has largely replaced it in modern fashion. Adapted from Japanese student wear, this style of dress became known as the Zhongshan suit (Zhongshan being one of Sun Yat-sen's given names in Chinese).įor women, a transformation of the traditional qipao resulted in a slender form-fitting dress with a high cut. Sun Yat-sen popularised a new style of men's wear, featuring jacket and trousers instead of the robes worn previously. The largely Han Chinese population immediately cut off their queues they had been forced to grow in submission to the overthrown Qing dynasty. The abolition of imperial China in 1912 had an immediate effect on dress and customs. Students at Shantung Christian University, 1941 In the Qing Dynasty different patterns of robes represented different ranks. Variations existed for Ming Dynasty official headwear. The specific hat knob on one's hat determined one's rank, as there were twelve types of hat knobs representing the nine distinctive ranks of the civil or military position. Another way to show social standing and civil rank was the use of colorful hat knobs fixed on the top of their hats. The most recognized is the Mandarin square or rank badge. Women would wear silk shoes, with certain wealthy women practicing foot binding wearing coated Lotus shoes as a status symbol until in the early 20th century.Ĭhinese civil or military officials used a variety of codes to show their rank and position. Very rich and wealthy men would wear very bright, beautiful silk shoes, sometimes with leather on the inside. Most Chinese men wore Chinese black cotton shoes, but wealthy higher-class people would wear tough black leather shoes for formal occasions. Traditional Han clothing has a recorded history of more than three millennia until the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Robe of the Qianlong Emperor with the Chinese dragon, the hallmark of the Emperor of China and imperial families
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