How Do You View The New Chinese Style Dress As Fastidious And Taboo?

　　 It is worth advocating to enjoy the beauty of clothing, and it is also necessary to popularize appropriate traditional knowledge

buckle

In traditional clothes, buttons do not exist at the beginning. The ancients used two ropes or ribbons to tie, and round head buttons didn't appear until the Yuan Dynasty.

Lapel

"Hand over collar and right lapel" is a stable pattern in the reform of Han clothing, which is related to the ancient theory of yin and yang, "the left is heaven for yang, the right is earth for yin".

As the Spring Festival approaches, many people buy new Chinese style clothes, but the popular science of "New Chinese style dress is exquisite" spread on the Internet scares consumers. Many people solemnly introduce the odd number and even number of buttons in traditional clothes. Some consumers even cut off the buttons of newly bought clothes to make an odd number.

Is there really so much attention?

Don't judge bad luck by single or even numbers

With the popularity of "new Chinese style" annual clothes, topics such as taboos on annual clothes have attracted new attention on social media. A few days ago, a new Chinese style dress that an anchor put on the shelf in the live broadcast room caused controversy. This dress had even buttons, which was criticized by many people as "not respecting traditional culture at all".

In fact, buttons are not always available in traditional clothes. Fang Yun, a researcher at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Theory and Application Research Center of Shanghai Vocational College of Arts and Crafts, said that the ancients used two ropes or ribbons to tie them. Round head buttons didn't appear until the Yuan Dynasty. After the development of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, buttons began to be popular.

As many netizens said, wearing clothes with double buttons is a violation of the rules? According to Fang Yun, there are some local people who believe that buttons on clothes cannot be even numbers, because there are "four or six do not understand" and "four or six do not become useful". "The Chinese people do have the concept and worship of numbers since ancient times, but it can't be simply said that the odd number is lucky or even number is unlucky. In the process of the evolution of Chinese clothing reform, the shape and number of buttons have been changing, and there is no evidence that they are fixed to the odd or even number."

As for the dispute about the left lapel and the right lapel in clothing, it also needs to be understood in the concept of traditional shape.

Fang Yun introduced that in ancient China, most of the costumes were made with a collar in front of the chest and a lapel, that is, a lapel. The left lapel covered the right armpit, and the right lapel was covered inside, which was called the right lapel. Conversely, it was called the left lapel.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the "left lapel" and "right lapel" of clothing became a significant symbol for people to distinguish different regions and different nationalities. For example, "The Analects of Confucius · Constitutional Questions": "Micro tube Zhong, I have been issued with the left lapel." "Warring States Policy · Zhao Ceer": "The people of Ouyue are also issued with the left lapel, tattoo, wrong arm, and left lapel." It can be seen that "right lapel" is an important symbol of the Chinese national costumes in the Central Plains, and "left lapel" has become the clothing characteristics of some ethnic minorities.

"Hand over collar and right lapel" is a stable pattern in the reform of Han clothing, which is related to the ancient theory of yin and yang. "The left side is the sky for yang, and the right side is the earth for yin." Follow the natural law, with the left lapel covering the right lapel, the sky and yang are on the top, and the earth and yin are on the bottom. In the Book of Rites - The Great Funeral Record, there is such a text: "Small convergence and large convergence, the sacrificial clothes will not fall down, all the left lapels will be tied, and no buttons will be twisted." This means that the living people will hand in the right lapels, which is convenient for the right hand to untie; The deceased hand in the left lapel, never untie it, and then rest in peace. However, at that time, the clothes of the deceased did not use cloth buttons, but used fine cloth belts.

"From the perspective of the Han costume shape, there are clear records about the left lapel and the right lapel, which can be discussed, but only from the perspective of taboos, different styles and customs are different for hundreds of miles." In Fang Yun's view, the modern clothing regulations are not so strict, especially the new Chinese style with innovative design awareness, so it is not necessary to copy the ancient.

"In fact, most people just like the style, pattern or shape of this dress." As for whether to pay attention to the shape and taboo of clothing, Wang Haiting, the TV series modeling director, thinks that different people have different opinions, and enjoying the beauty of clothing is also worth advocating.

It's good to wear beautiful clothes

Fang Yun suggested that when people buy new Chinese style clothes, they should focus on beauty and practicality instead of being bound by old ideas. "With the progress of science and technology, the number of buttons on clothes is gradually decreasing. Some clothes can be fixed without buttons. The emergence of this technology not only simplifies the way of wearing, but also provides more fashion choices."

However, in Wang Haiting's opinion, it is also necessary to popularize science or traditional knowledge about traditional clothing in films, TV plays or mass media. For example, when it comes to the modeling design of ancient costume dramas, the basic shape specifications must follow the background of the times, and the clothing characteristics of the times cannot be erased. She said that for ordinary people's clothes, as long as they like or can show beauty, it is good. "It is also a good phenomenon to have an in-depth understanding of the clothing shape because of the interest in Han clothing or New Chinese style."

(Source: Zhong Han and Zhang Yi from Jiefang Daily)