1、Costume in Tang Dynasty1、The brief introduction of costume in Tang dynasty 2、The features of costume in Tang dynasty 3、How does costume in Tang Dynasty come into being?BriefIntroductionTheclothingmaterialswereexquisite(精美的)Thestructurewasnatural,gracefulandelegantAdornmentsweresplendidComplimentedby
2、elaboratehairstyle,ornamentsandfacemakeupThe general features of womens costume in Tang dynasty:1)topless(上空装,袒胸装)2)exposed arm3)oblique(斜的)collar4)large sleeves5)long skirt dressAll of these make it deservethe most typical open clothingstyle.The clothing materials areexquisite,the structure isnatur
3、al,graceful and elegant,and adornments are splendid.Thisisthefamouspicture簪花侍女图showingaladystrollinginthecourtTheladywaswearingaleno-madeuppergarment,high-waistskirtandwithoutunderdress.Thiswascalled“topless”(上空装,袒胸装)Mindedness:theopen-mindedstate“绮罗纤缕见肌肤”“蝉翼罗衣白玉人”The open clothing style and its sof
4、tness and lightness make the womens costume in Tang dynasty so unique and distinctive.The Tang women dressed in sets of garments,and each set a unique image in itself.Ingeneral,theTangwomensdressescanbeclassifiedintothreecategories:(1)Thetraditionalruqunordoublelayeredorpaddedshortjacketthatistypica
5、lofcentralChinaPattern襦裙(Ruqun)Ruqun(襦裙)(襦裙)iswornbywomen.Whenitscollarlikestheletter“y”,wecancalledit“交领襦裙”.Ifitscollarlikesthenumber“11”,wecancalledit“对襟襦裙”.Whentheyareclassifiedbyitsheightoftheskirt,wecancalledthem“齐腰襦裙”Whichwaistbandisonthewaist.Or“齐胸襦裙”Whichwaistbandisabovethechest.(2)thehufu,o
6、raliendressthatcamefromtheSilkRoad;(3)Cross-Dressing(namely,girlsdressedasboys),thefullsetofmalegarmentsthatbrokethetraditionoftheConfucianformalities拘谨,礼节.AfterthereignofTangEmperorGaozong,purplewasusedasthegarmentcolorforofficialsabovethethirdgrade;lightred,officialsabovethefifthgrade;darkgreen.of
7、ficialsabovethesixthgrade;lightgreen,officialsabovetheseventhgrade;darkcyan,officialsabovetheeighthgrade;lightcyan,officialsabovetheninthgrade;andyellow,ordinarypeopleandthosewhodidnotliveinthepalace.HowdoescostumeinTangDynastycomeintobeing?First,inChinesehistory,theTangDynasty(AD618-907)wasaperiodo
8、funityandprosperitywhenthepolityandeconomywerehighlydeveloped.MaterialisticabundanceandarelativelyrelaxedsocialatmospheregavetheTangDynastyanunprecedentedopportunitytodevelopculturally,reachingitsheightinpoetry,painting,musicanddance.Second,Basedontheprogressmadeinsilkreelinganddyeingtechniques,thev
9、ariety,qualityandquantityoftextilematerialsreachedanunprecedentedheight.Thestructureisnatural,gracefulandelegant,andadornmentsaresplendid.Asanimportantculturalelement,womanscostumeinvariousformsintheTangDynastywellillustratestheopen-mindednessandaffluenceduringthatperiod.Third,TheTanggovernmentwasto
10、lerant,andoftenappreciativeofreligions,artandculturefromtheoutsideworld.ThoughtheformsofgarmentswerestillthecontinuationoftheHanDynasty(206BC-220AD)andtheSuiDynasty(581-618),theyhavedistinctivestylesbyitselfbeinginfluencedbyculturesandartsoftheWesternRegions.Willyouacceptyourgirlfriends/yourselvesdressingveryopen?