Tang Dynasty Clothing The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of my country's feudal society. Both people's thoughts and material production reached the peak of history. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, floral patterns were commonly used in craft decoration, and their compositions are lively and free, dense and well-proportioned, plump and round. Especially when the wavy continuous pattern is combined with flowers and plants, it becomes the twining branch pattern that was popular in the Tang Dynasty. The clothing patterns of the Tang Dynasty changed the past creative thinking based on the divine right of genius, and used real flowers, grass, fish, and insects for sketching. However, the traditional dragon and phoenix patterns were not rejected. This was also influenced by the divine right of the emperor. decided. At this time, the design of clothing patterns tended to express free, plump and fat artistic styles.
Tang Dynasty costume patterns
The costume patterns of the Tang Dynasty changed the past creative thinking based on talent and divine inspiration, using real flowers, grass, fish and insects for sketching, but the traditional The dragon and phoenix patterns were not excluded, which was also determined by the influence of the divine power of the emperor. At this time, the design of clothing patterns tended to express free, plump and fat artistic styles.
The clothing patterns in the late Tang Dynasty were more exquisite and beautiful. The flower and bird clothing patterns, edge patterns, and flower patterns on the soft silk clothing are really a cluster of flowers, competing for beauty and beauty. As Wang Jian of the Five Dynasties said: "The leaves of the Luo shirt are heavily embroidered, with a cluster of golden phoenixes and silver geese each dancing in two directions. Among them are the words "Long Live Peace". Today, these luxurious and beautiful clothing patterns we see are the result of painters' The Dunhuang Grottoes used hard work to preserve precious image materials for future generations. The development of clothing in the Tang Dynasty was an overall development. At this time, the design of clothing patterns tended to express freedom, fullness, gorgeousness, and roundness. The expressions in shoes, hats, scarves, jade pendants, hairstyles, makeup, and jewelry all illustrate this Features.
The Tang Dynasty inherited the styles of the Zhou, Warring States, and Wei and Jin periods, integrating the rigor of the Zhou Dynasty’s clothing pattern design, the stretch of the Warring States period, the brightness of the Han Dynasty, and the elegance of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. On this basis, it became more luxurious, bringing the costumes and costume patterns to a historical peak; the influence of the costumes and costume patterns of the Tang Dynasty on future generations continues to this day. The application of branch-tangled patterns in modern clothing patterns demonstrates the connotation resulting from the combination of traditional patterns and modern aesthetic consciousness.
Big-sleeved shirt
Big-sleeved shirt - "Lady with Hairpin Flowers" depicts the scene of aristocratic women walking in the courtyard, picking flowers and catching butterflies. The costumes of the characters in the picture are different from other Tang Dynasty portraits, such as wearing extra-large flowers on their heads and transparent gauze clothes, which are rare and novel costumes. Comparing the literature records, this kind of clothing should be the style of the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and has been passed down to the Five Dynasties. Using gauze as the material for women's clothing was a feature of Tang Dynasty clothing. Especially wearing no underwear and only covering the body with light gauze is a pioneering work.
Mid-late Tang Dynasty women's clothing
Mid-late Tang Dynasty women's clothing - wide-sleeved cardigan, long skirt, worn in silk. This is the aristocratic costume of the middle and late Tang Dynasty. It is usually worn on important occasions, such as court visits, courtesy meetings, and weddings. Wearing this kind of dress, there are gold and green hairpins in the hair, so it is also called "fine hairpin dress".
Ru skirt worn with half arm
Ru skirt worn with half arm - Half arm This kind of clothing has appeared as early as the early Tang Dynasty; it is not only popular in the Central Plains, but also among women in the northwest region. I also like to wear half-arm skirts. Half-arm skirts are a kind of clothing that comes out of the short skirt. They are usually double-breasted and worn with a belt on the chest. There are also a few that use a "pullover" style, which is worn from the top down, with a wide neckline and a flattering chest shape. The hem of the half-arm can be shown outside, or it can be tied inside the skirt waist like a short jacket. Judging from the handed down murals and pottery servants, wearing this kind of clothing must be lined with underwear (such as a short jacket) and cannot be used alone
Hufu
Hufu - Popular in Kaiyuan and Tianbao years. It is characterized by lapels, double placket, narrow sleeves and brocade edging. The murals unearthed from the Weidong Tomb in Xi'an and the Li Xianhui Tomb in Qianxian County are reflected in a large number of pottery servants. There are also women wearing this kind of clothing in the silk paintings unearthed in Astana, Turpan, Xinjiang. At the same time, accounting texts from the second year of Xiantian (713 AD) and the second year of Kaiyuan (714 AD) were also unearthed. It can be inferred from this The Tang Dynasty was indeed the era when Hu clothing was popular.