Open your mind, catch your eyes - Costumes in the 20th Century
Fur costumes of the Oroqen ethnic group
The evolvement of Chinese women's hairstyle
Headdress of the Miao ethnic group: symbol of women's life |
Changes in fashions throughout civilization might appear to be trivial. But such vivid costumes provide us with a great interpretation of history. Each change in clothing style helped transform people's minds and defined the respective eras' youth. Such vivid costumes provide us with a great interpretation of history. In the 20th century, when there were tremendous changes in China and many people with high ideals sought to rescue the nation, Western costumes were gradually accepted by Chinese people, who were influenced by early overseas students. Western learning gradually entered Oriental countries. From the long gown with mandarin jacket at the century's beginning, to Western-style clothes with leather shoes, to the Chinese tunic suit, from the Lenin-style suit in the 1950-60s to the green military uniform in the 1970s, followed in the 1980-90s by colorful clothes of different styles, each change in clothing style helped transform people's minds and defined the respective eras' youth. |
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- Western-style Clothes
- When students returned to China at the beginning of last century after graduating from overseas universities, they brought back Western science, political ideologies and clothes.
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- Chinese Tunic Suit
- After the Revolution of 1911, the temporary president of Republic of China (1912-1949), Sun Zhongshan, discarded complicated, Western-style clothes, and mandated government officials wear the...
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- Cheongsam
- The traditional cheongsam, influenced by the short skirt - the slit reached the knees - from Europe and America, and the gown, which highlighted women's figures, were popular in 1920s Shanghai.
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- Flared Trousers
- We should salute flared trousers! That is the only way we can adequately convey appreciation.
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- Jeans
- When flared trousers passed, China's youth began wearing sexy jeans.
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- Uniform
- In the 1980s, as Chinese president, Hu Yaobang was among the first to trade in the Chinese tunic suit for Western-style dress suits.
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- The Wedding Gown
- At the end of the 1980s, photo studios from Hong Kong and Taiwan began opening in the Chinese mainland.
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- Tang-style Clothes
- At the end of the 20th century, Chinese-style clothes began entering the mainstream.
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