The names of women’s skirts in the Tang Dynasty:
1. Luo skirt:
Skirt made of silk
2. Pleated skirt :
In ancient times, it was also called "Liu Xian Skirt". The pleats were regularly pleated in one direction.
3. Moonlight Skirt:
In the late Ming Dynasty, the decoration of skirts became increasingly sophisticated, the skirt width increased to ten, and the pleats around the waist became increasingly dense.
It is said to be a light-colored painted skirt, with up to ten skirts, and each pleat on the waist is of a different color. It is light and elegant, and the wind moves like moonlight, hence its name. .
4. Flower skirt:
It is made by cutting two or more clothes of different colors and patterns into long and thin strips of silk.
Then these long silk strips of different patterns and colors are arranged alternately and closely sewn together.
When a skirt is made from this patchwork material, it will show vertical colorful stripes, so it is also called "Pleated Colored Clothes".
To make a flower skirt, when cutting the silk material, you can intentionally cut the strips to be narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
In this way, the waist of the patchwork skirt will be narrowed, making the waist of the person wearing the skirt appear slender;
The skirt will expand as it goes downwards, which is the characteristic of a flared skirt. The style, with a long skirt that reaches the floor, is particularly elegant and chic.
5. Phoenix Tail Skirt:
Cut silk and satin into strips of regular size, each strip is embroidered with flower and bird patterns, and is inlaid with gold thread on both sides to form a skirt. , with colorful tassels underneath, called "phoenix tail skirt".
6. Flower Cage Skirt:
A flower skirt made of a light, soft, thin and transparent silk fabric, that is, "monosila".
7. Ru skirt:
The daily clothing of women in the Tang Dynasty, most of them wore undershirts, jackets, shirts on the upper body, and skirts on the lower body. The skirt styles and colors were unprecedentedly rich.
Women's attire in the early Tang Dynasty was similar to that of common people in the Sui Dynasty, with long skirts with small sleeves. Usually the skirt is tied outside the undergarment and tucked up to the breasts or even the armpits. Skirts are often made of two-color silk fabrics that are pieced together to create a pleated effect.
After the mid-Tang Dynasty, aristocratic women’s clothing became increasingly sophisticated, luxurious and generous.
After the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it was fashionable for women to wear breasts and long skirts that could be worn on the floor. It is better to have multiple skirts.
Two colors of silk are often put together to create a pleated effect. The waistband of the outer skirt is pressed with gold and silver threads as decoration, and there are double hanging embroidered belts. The colors of the skirt are mostly red, purple, yellow and green, among which red Skirts are the most popular.
Extended information:
Men's clothing in the Tang Dynasty:
Round-neck robe:
Also called round-neck robe, it is the Tang Dynasty The main clothing of modern men.
The style is a deep garment with a top and lower skirt attached, with a round collar and right gusset.
There are edges at the leader and placket, and the lower edges of the front and rear plackets are connected to horizontal gussets to indicate the meaning of lower garments. There is a difference between single clips. When wearing a round-neck robe, a futou is worn on top, black leather boots are worn on the bottom, and a leather belt is tied around the waist.
Futou:
It originated from the Northern Qi Dynasty and was finalized in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
A soft hat made of black leno, wrapped around the back of the bun, slightly raised and tilted forward;
Two hat straps are tied to the front of the rivets. The two straps hang down from the back of the neck, with a small flat head at the top, and then gradually get higher;
The two straps hanging at the back are either drooping or lifted up, or tilted to the side or crossed at the back, with straps shaped like shuttles at the top. The long-legged style and the round-waisted style at the back.
The bones are made of silk, and the futou's head and feet have various shapes;
The futou is not only used as a man's headdress, but also for the maids in the palace.
From a piece of folk turban, it has gradually evolved into a black gauze hat as a symbol of official status. The futou is similar to the turban, and it also rises from low to high.
However, with its long development time, numerous changes, and wide range of applications, it can be said that there is no other Chinese crown hat.
Generally, men wear shirts, trouser pleats, half-arms, etc. The common people wear natural linen clothes with slits on both sides. They are called "short shirts" and are short.
Women's clothing in the Tang Dynasty:
Ruskirt:
The daily clothing of women in the Tang Dynasty, most of them wore jackets, jackets, shirts on the upper body, and skirts on the lower body. And the richness of colors has never been seen before. Women's attire in the early Tang Dynasty was similar to that of common people in the Sui Dynasty, with long skirts with small sleeves.
Usually the skirt is tied outside the undergarment and tucked up to the breasts or even the armpits. Skirts are often made of two-color silk fabrics that are pieced together to create a pleated effect. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, aristocratic women's clothing became increasingly elegant, luxurious and generous.
After the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it was fashionable for women to wear breasts and long skirts that could be worn on the floor. It is better to have multiple skirts.
Two colors of silk are often put together to create a pleated effect. Gold and silver threads are pressed on the waist of the outer skirt as decoration, and there are double hanging embroidered belts.
The colors of skirts are mostly red, purple, yellow and green, among which red skirts are the most popular.
Half arm:
"Half arm" is also called half sleeve.
It is a kind of collarless (or lapel) short coat with double placket (or pullover) developed from Shangru since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The sleeves are usually as long as the elbows, the clothes are as long as the waist, and the front is tied with a belt on the chest.
This style of clothing has been popular in the Tang Dynasty for a long time.
Pillow: inheriting the purple from the Six Dynasties, it is made of light gauze, printed or painted with gold and silver. It is initially short and wide, and then becomes narrow and long. It is decorated with the light and elegant state of silk. .
Hu hat, power fence, curtain hat: Hu hat is the general name for the hats worn by ethnic minorities in the Western Regions.
At first, it was a men's turban, but during the period of Wu Zetian, women became popular in wearing beard clothing and beard hats.
In the early years of Kaiyuan, even if women went out on horseback, they would wear beards and hats without covering their faces. The power fence and the curtain hat are both used by women to cover their faces when going out. The power fence comes first and the curtain hat comes after.
Makeup: In the nearly three hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, women’s bun styles and hairstyles were the most colorful. In the early period, women's buns were inherited from the Sui Dynasty, but later they became more diverse.
During the period of Wu Zetian, the wearing of beards and beard hats became popular and became a common practice at that time. It reflects the enlightened society and the relative freedom of women in the Tang Dynasty.
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia ------ Costumes of the Tang Dynasty