An Analysis of Women’s Dress Changes in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China
Abstract
The period from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China was an era in which China’s political, social and cultural
changes were radically changed. Therefore, the fashion trend has undergone several changes, and the dress system was even
introduced during the Republic of China. Among them, the changes in women’s clothing are particularly interesting. With the
forced break of the closed state and the success of the new revolution, new changes have appeared in the form and characteristics of
women’s clothing, which not only reflect the changes in the current situation, but also express China. Unique social and humanistic
culture, this article aims to comb and analyze the changes of women’s clothing in China during this period, in order to explain the
humanistic aesthetic consciousness and modernity reflected in the changes of the times in clothing.
changes were radically changed. Therefore, the fashion trend has undergone several changes, and the dress system was even
introduced during the Republic of China. Among them, the changes in women’s clothing are particularly interesting. With the
forced break of the closed state and the success of the new revolution, new changes have appeared in the form and characteristics of
women’s clothing, which not only reflect the changes in the current situation, but also express China. Unique social and humanistic
culture, this article aims to comb and analyze the changes of women’s clothing in China during this period, in order to explain the
humanistic aesthetic consciousness and modernity reflected in the changes of the times in clothing.
Keywords
Women’s Dress Changes; New Revolution on Traditional Clothes; Costume Culture.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v9i4.1712
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