The Manchurians attempt several bans on foot-binding, but are unsuccessful
the Communists do it in one try, the very year they take over
monarchists rekt
However, the practice of footbinding did not truly end until 1949.
what a strange, random event, I wonder how this happened
I want to bring back clothing that you fasten with a belt around your waist, in the west. Just a very loose top and a long pice of cloth please. Bottom can be anyhting comfortable.
Also fig. 11 and fig. 3 are my personal favourites.
fig 17 "Natural Breast movement"
Damn China started warring on fake titties as early as the 1910s.
EDIT: Looking into it, it seems this was specifically a movement against practices of breast-binding.
Always wondered what the name of the garment in fig 12 that flows under both arms and around the back is.
[evaluating suitors in ming china] she can read, write, and play the flute, but she can't lift. A pity.
Arching her back when deadlifting? 2/10 wouldn't propose to.
fig 19 is some good vibes, just in different colours. the shower curtain coloring isnt something I can pull off
I think I like the drapey, flowey ones the best, but all the looks are so pretty. This is a really cool image! I know a decent amount about the history of dress in Europe, but that's about it. This just brought back fond memories of a HUGE really awesome book that was in my elementary school library that was about the history of dress all around the world, with lots of great illustrations. I'm sure it was massively simplified to get such a huge topic into one illustrated volume, but it was still pretty awesome. I used to love checking that out, but I haven't thought about it in a very long time. Thanks for the little trip down memory lane!
I really don't know a lot about this, but Fig 6 reminds me of what I've seen of some traditional Korean dress. Anyone know if there's any relation?
There has historically been a lot of cultural exchange between China and the various other East Asian states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_cultural_sphere
So part of this would have likely involved dresses and other form of clothing. I don't know much about specifically Korean-Chinese relations, but with Japan for example, they imported in the writing system, certain religious practices, and it's theorized that the katana is descended from a type of Dao sword imported from China.
I thought that about Fig 15 when China was conquered by Manchurians. I think that's just the colors tho, pink & purple make me think Korea instantly.
Yeah, I thought the same thing. To my (totally inexpert) eye, it looks similar to what would happen if you wore the shirt part of the traditional Korean dress under the waistband of the skirt instead of the other way around, and wore fewer petticoats so the skirt wasn't so full.
