Recently, "new Chinese style outfits" have become popular
Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt, mix and match with other items
Let you quickly grasp the "new Chinese style" OOTD
Three points to introduce you to
The "benchmark" of the horse-faced skirt handed down from the Ming Dynasty
Blue woven four-season floral satin skirt with gold makeup
To be at the forefront of Ming Dynasty fashion, you must rely on it!
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Confucius Mansion, a wealthy family
A woman is preparing to go out for fun
Worrying about what to wear
When she looked into the closet
I was immediately attracted by this blue woven gold satin skirt
①The dress with outstanding temperament of "Ms. Daughter of the Ming Dynasty"
Let’s take a rough look at the whole thing first
Pink gauze skirt waist, green silk lace lace
Blue satin skirt material and gorgeous patterns
Combining wealth, elegance and luxury
Wear it and you will look like a perfect daughter of the Ming Dynasty
②The "Krypton Gold King" skirt with patterns all over
Take a closer look at the details
The skirt is decorated with various makeup patterns
The upper part is woven with golden branches and four seasons patterns
There are three skirts (lán) on the lower part
(Note: 襕, that is, the wide edge decorated with various patterns on the bottom of the skirt and the knee position)
From top to bottom
Weaving golden luan bird pattern and flower Zhai pattern
Flower Zhai Pattern and Bell Duo Feather Pattern
Fabric color
We are also very particular about the arrangement and use of gold thread
It makes the whole dress shine
He is simply the "king of krypton gold" in horse-faced skirts
③The "satin" skirt full of craftsmanship
The makeup satin used is
It is the variety with the most complex weaving technology among Nanjing Yunjin
It can be called the pinnacle of Chinese silk craftsmanship
It still cannot be replaced by machines
A piece of material must be woven by two people at the same time
One person controls the pattern, and one person controls the color
You can only weave 5cm to 6cm at most in a day
△The weaving process of "Zhuangsatin"
Just choose it!
Wear it on the street
Easily walk at the forefront of Ming Dynasty fashion
This blue woven gold satin skirt is from ShandongFormer Collection of Confucius Mansion in Qufu
It is the dress worn by distinguished women of the Confucius family
Known as the "benchmark" of horse-faced skirts handed down from the Ming Dynasty
Horse-faced skirts became popular more than 600 years ago
What does "horse face" mean?
Why can wearing a horse-faced skirt lead you to the forefront of Ming Dynasty fashion?
The horse-faced skirt was the main garment worn by women in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
"Horse face" originally refers to the part of the city wall that protrudes from the outside of the wall
The front is a high and wide plane, with both sides folded backward
Mainly used to strengthen defense and attack enemy troops under the wall
Horse-faced skirt, composed of horse-face and pleats
There are four skirt doors on the front, back, inside and outside, stacked two by two.
There are pleats on the sides and no pleats on the front
After wearing it, you can see it from a distance
The front of the skirt is combined with pleating on both sides
It is very similar to the architectural structure of the "horse face" of the city wall
Hence the name horse-faced skirt
△Drawing of horse-faced skirt
The typical feature of the Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt is the decoration of "襕"
The length of the hood is constantly changing with fashion trends
When the top is short, the crotch position is high
The top becomes longer, and the center of decoration moves downward, becoming a wide ruffle at the bottom
The decorations of 襕 are diverse and have rich meanings
Animal patterns, such as dragon and phoenix
Symbolizing good luck and good marriage↓
△Ming Dynasty red dark floral satin embroidered cloud python skirt, collected by Shandong Museum
Plant patterns, such as peonies, represent wealth
The lotus represents Jade and Bingqing↓
△Ming Dynasty white dark flower gauze embroidered bird pattern skirt collected by Shandong Museum
At that time, most women discovered that after wearing a horse-faced skirt
It is very convenient for labor, donkey riding, horseback riding, etc.
This is how the horse-faced skirt became
Fashion items that are being pursued by all walks of life
Practical and versatile! There are new ways to wear horse-faced skirts
Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt
Not only fashionable, but also practical and versatile
In the summer of Ming Dynasty
Wearing a long gown and a horse-faced skirt
Put on a refreshing vest
A fashionable outfit is complete
△In "Ming Xianzong's Lantern Festival Recreation Picture", a large number of palace people wear solid-color horse-faced skirts. (Ming Xianzong’s Lantern Festival Carnival Picture (detail) collected by the National Museum)
Nowadays, "new Chinese style outfits" are becoming popular
Horse-faced skirts are gradually integrated into daily life
It can be worn to work, shopping, eating and other occasions
Horse-faced skirts on the market
Most of them are divided into holes and non-holes, and there are different ways to wear them
There are even new ways to dress up
There are various methods of tying
Double bow knot, back cross knot, one-word knot, single ear knot...
Mix and match different tops for ever-changing styles
T-shirt + horse skirt, shirt + horse skirt
Cardigan + Horse Face Skirt, Sweater + Horse Face Skirt...
Horse-faced skirt popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties
Being worn by young people who are chasing fashion nowadays
This is the inheritance of Chinese aesthetics
It is also a blend of traditional culture and modern life
Chinese civilization lasted for five thousand years
What is "China"?
The etiquette is so great that it is called Xia
The beauty of the service chapter is called the beauty
Let’s taste the “beauty of clothing” of horse-faced skirts