Clothing History

If we look for the historical origin of the clothing culture of the Han ethnic group in China from the classical perspective, we will always attribute it to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. As recorded in the "Lv Lan" written in the Warring States period, during the reign of the Yellow Emperor, "Hu Cao made clothes"; Or it can be said, "Boyu and Huangdi made clothes." In this era, compared to archaeological excavations of cultural relics, it should be during the prosperous period of matrilineal clan communes in primitive society five or six thousand years ago. During this period, physical objects such as spinning wheels, bone needles, and pendants were unearthed, as well as fragments of textile fabrics. The pottery paintings on the colored pottery unearthed in Gansu, China have vividly and vividly depicted the shape of the upper garment connected to the lower garment.

The Zhou Dynasty was a period when the Han ethnic group's coronal clothing system gradually improved. At this time, there were many written records about clothing. In bronze inscriptions, there are records of clothing such as "Tiger Crown Lianli" (Mao Gongding) and "Women's Fur Treasure Hall" (Zhou, Bo Cai Wengui). With the emergence of hierarchical systems and the distinction between upper and lower levels of hierarchy, various etiquette has also emerged. Reflected in clothing, there are ceremonial attire, court attire, military attire, mourning attire, and wedding attire. These costumes adapted to the emperor and common people, and were even used in the two thousand year feudal society since the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Clothing has two main functions: first, to distinguish identity and status; The second is to indicate the situation. In ancient times, the government had specific dress codes for people all over the world, including ceremonial, court, and official attire, as well as regular attire. Those who wore uniforms often belonged to the upper class and were admired by people. The times are constantly changing, and foreign cultures are constantly being added to Chinese culture. Popular clothing colors will in turn affect the color of uniforms, which is the result of the mutual stirring of these two clothing color cultures. In ancient times, according to the occasion of wearing, the principle was that the higher the status, the more types of clothing could be worn and the more colors could be used.