The enamored charm of ancient Chinese ladies - underwear

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Underwear had a discrete niche within ancient Chinese costumes. The ingeniously demure styles, bold colors and ornamentation of delicately crafted undergarments reflected the refined approach of ancient Chinese women towards life, beauty and love, as well as their creativity.

Underwear, unlike outer garments, which were strictly prescribed according to ritual and rank, offered women the chance to dress according to their mood. All women, regardless of social standing, hence perceived underwear as a medium of self-expression.

Consummate combination of emotion and workmanship

Ingenious Designs

Ingenious Designs

Subtle designs of underwear gave altered impressions of the wearer's figure, according to her whim.
Color Consciousness

Color Consciousness

Women sometimes chose bright colors that combined in striking contrast.
Patterns and Ornaments

Patterns and Ornaments

Women of old China wore underwear decorated in the artistic motifs of their time.
Consummate Craft

Consummate Craft

The decorative features on ancient undergarments demanded high embroidery, stitching, pasting, patching, embellishing and rolling expertise.
Varieties of Chinese Women's Underwear

Varieties of Chinese Women's Underwear

Moxiong; Zhuyao; Xieyi; Dudou...