What are the types and names of women's wear in Han Dynasty?

Hanfu is mostly divided into three categories:

The first is the "deep coat" system, which is similar to what girls wear now.

The second is the "deep clothing" system, which is divided into "tops and bottoms", including coronation and porch. It is a formal dress for monarchs and officials to participate in important sacrificial activities, similar to the current professional dress for women.

The third is the "skirt" system, which mainly includes chest-length skirts, waist-length skirts and double-breasted skirts. Generally used in uniforms, it actually belongs to the top-down skirt system. We can compare it to the dress of women attending important occasions today.

Hanfu is mostly made of cloth and silk, which is divided into ten parts from top to bottom, such as collar, lapel, lapel, collar, lapel, sleeve, belt and cymbal. The ancients emphasized symmetry and pursued regularity and perfection, so the front and back of clothing were symmetrical. In the production process, the fabrics used on both sides must be the same size.

In fact, Hanfu is not just a suit, it also includes clothes, first clothes, hairstyles, ornaments, shoes, accessories and so on. Here, the author focuses on introducing clothes for everyone. Although the colors of ancient Hanfu are not as bright as those of modern Hanfu, there are also various vivid and delicate patterns on it.

Introduction of Women's Clothing in Han Dynasty

After talking about Hanfu, let's talk about Han Dynasty costumes. "Hanfu" is different from Hanfu, and it is a traditional costume symbolizing a dynasty. The idea that the Han Dynasty ousted a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone once influenced the history of China for thousands of years. The earliest record of traditional costumes in the Han Dynasty can be found in Hanshu: "After a few years, enjoy the Hanfu system".

"Han" here mainly refers to the Han Dynasty, and Han Le's dress system mainly refers to the dress etiquette system of the Han Dynasty. So what kind of Han costumes will be produced under this harsh thought?

Under the influence of Confucianism, the costumes of the Han Dynasty were also greatly restricted. The color and decoration of clothes are strictly defined because of their grades. Today, the author will mainly introduce the women's clothing in the Han Dynasty.

Han Dynasty costumes continued the distinctive style of costumes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and in the choice of patterns, they improved the aesthetic value and were full of rich mythological colors. However, the handicraft industry was not developed at that time, so most of the clothing was simple, dignified and elegant, which was one of the typical characteristics of clothing in Han Dynasty.

The main costumes of women in the Han Dynasty can be roughly divided into three types: curved deep clothes, straight women's clothes in the Han Dynasty and skirts.

The first kind, crooked clothes. Curved deep clothes are one of the most common clothes for women in Han Dynasty. Compared with the other two kinds of clothes, these clothes are tight and narrow, long enough to mop the floor and don't show their feet. The hem is generally flared. From the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, aristocratic women began to wear deep clothes.

There is a saying in the Book of Rites Deep Clothes: "Those who are named deep clothes are clean clothes."

There are two styles of sleeves for curved clothes: wide and narrow. Most cuffs are wrapped or embroidered with exquisite patterns. Collars are generally crossed, and the neckline is very low to reveal the clothes inside.

So how do you distinguish between identity levels? Although the curved deep skirt was a kind of dress that could be worn from top to bottom in Han Dynasty, the styles were basically the same, but it could show the difference of identity through different colors, materials and accessories.

Second, straight women's wear. There was a straight line in the Western Han Dynasty. (Straight purlin refers to the square width of the front and back parts of Hanfu tailoring.

There is a record in "Ji Jiu Pian" of Han Dynasty, which reads: "I look forward to Zen clothes."

But at that time, selvage could not be used as an official costume, because most ancient pants had no crotch. If they wear them without a coat, they are easy to be exposed, which was considered impolite and disrespectful in the feudal society with strict rules at that time.

It was not until crotch pants appeared that straight purlin gradually replaced deep clothes and became popular.

The third kind, skirt. A skirt is a typical "up and down" dress, which is composed of a top worn on it and a skirt at the lower part. It's called "Yan" above and "skirt" below. The lower skirt is connected and combined with four plain silks, which are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The waist is pleated, and the skirt is tied with ribbons. The style is like the wrap skirt now.

During the Warring States period, there was a dress with an upper skirt and a lower skirt. Although by the Han Dynasty, deep clothes had become popular at that time, skirts were still one of the main costumes of women in the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty greatly promoted the progress of China's clothing. I believe many people don't know that China's ancient underwear was invented by Huo Guang, a powerful minister of the Han Dynasty. At that time, Huo Guang's daughter Huo Chengjun was the queen, but the emperor didn't love her. Huo Guang said to the emperor to help his daughter win favor, "The women in the palace are dressed too casually. It would be great if they put on improved hip clothes. This is the early prototype of ancient underwear in China. "

There was a lot of research on clothing in Han Dynasty, but the abbreviation of clothing in Han Dynasty was confused with the popular "Hanfu". But I believe this article can let everyone know the difference between Hanfu and Hanfu.

Although the "Hanfu craze" has arisen today, it is still the embodiment of the rise of traditional culture in China. It symbolizes the 5,000-year-old civilization of China and the costume aesthetics of ancient people in China.