Video about what women wore in the Yuan and Ming dynasties in China
What did women wear in early Medieval China, in the Six Dynasties Period? Watch the video to find out!
What did Chinese fashion look like from the 1420s to the 1920? In this presentation given on Vasi Birchwood’s YouTube channel, I give a brief overview of how fashions changed in this 500-year period.
More than two thousand years ago in ancient imperial China (which refers to the Spring-Autumn period, the Warring States, the Qin and the Han Dynasties, from 770 BC-220 AD), what rules governed the clothing that Chinese women wore? How different were the beauty standards back then?
Trailer for Refashioning Culture: a two-part documentary about reconstructing and wearing the dress of late Qing Han Chinese women
What did Chinese women wear in the 19th century, before the famed qipao/cheongsam came on to the scene? We attempt to recreate two late Qing (1860-1911) dynasty Han Chinese outfits based on genuine antiques in the Chinese Textiles and Clothing Culture Center (CTCCC).
What pieces make up a Han Chinese women’s wardrobe in the late 19th century? Join us as we explore a complete late Qing ensemble from the skin out, starting from the innermost dudou. Also, what did these women do all day? The answer might surprise you!
The Qipao, or Cheongsam, is an iconic dress, used to represent Chinese culture all over the world. However, its history is actually relatively short, and its emergence to prominence in the 1920s is an interesting blend of Han Chinese, Manchu, and Western culture and style.
Talk given on 18 Sep 2023 at the Making Historical Dress Network, on the subject: The Bilingual Project: Challenges and Rewards of Presenting Reconstruction of Chinese Dress to an English-Speaking Audience
My talk starts at 1:23:02 and ends at 1:38:00.