1、Costume in Tang Dynasty1、The brief introduction of costume in Tang dynasty 2、The features of costume in Tang dynasty 3、How does costume in Tang Dynasty come into being?BriefIntroductionTheclothingmaterialswereexquisite（精美的）Thestructurewasnatural,gracefulandelegantAdornmentsweresplendidComplimentedby
2、elaboratehairstyle,ornamentsandfacemakeupThe general features of womens costume in Tang dynasty：1)topless（上空装，袒胸装）2）exposed arm3）oblique(斜的）collar4）large sleeves5）long skirt dressAll of these make it deservethe most typical open clothingstyle.The clothing materials areexquisite,the structure isnatur
3、al,graceful and elegant,and adornments are splendid.Thisisthefamouspicture簪花侍女图showingaladystrollinginthecourtTheladywaswearingaleno-madeuppergarment,high-waistskirtandwithoutunderdress.Thiswascalled“topless”（上空装，袒胸装）Mindedness:theopen-mindedstate“绮罗纤缕见肌肤”“蝉翼罗衣白玉人”The open clothing style and its sof
4、tness and lightness make the womens costume in Tang dynasty so unique and distinctive.The Tang women dressed in sets of garments,and each set a unique image in itself.Ingeneral,theTangwomensdressescanbeclassifiedintothreecategories:（1）Thetraditionalruqunordoublelayeredorpaddedshortjacketthatistypica
5、lofcentralChinaPattern襦裙(Ruqun)Ruqun（襦裙）（襦裙）iswornbywomen.Whenitscollarlikestheletter“y”,wecancalledit“交领襦裙”.Ifitscollarlikesthenumber“11”,wecancalledit“对襟襦裙”.Whentheyareclassifiedbyitsheightoftheskirt，wecancalledthem“齐腰襦裙”Whichwaistbandisonthewaist.Or“齐胸襦裙”Whichwaistbandisabovethechest.（2）thehufu,o
6、raliendressthatcamefromtheSilkRoad;（3）Cross-Dressing(namely,girlsdressedasboys)，thefullsetofmalegarmentsthatbrokethetraditionoftheConfucianformalities拘谨,礼节.AfterthereignofTangEmperorGaozong,purplewasusedasthegarmentcolorforofficialsabovethethirdgrade;lightred,officialsabovethefifthgrade;darkgreen.of
7、ficialsabovethesixthgrade;lightgreen,officialsabovetheseventhgrade;darkcyan,officialsabovetheeighthgrade;lightcyan,officialsabovetheninthgrade;andyellow,ordinarypeopleandthosewhodidnotliveinthepalace.HowdoescostumeinTangDynastycomeintobeing?First,inChinesehistory,theTangDynasty(AD618-907)wasaperiodo
8、funityandprosperitywhenthepolityandeconomywerehighlydeveloped.MaterialisticabundanceandarelativelyrelaxedsocialatmospheregavetheTangDynastyanunprecedentedopportunitytodevelopculturally,reachingitsheightinpoetry,painting,musicanddance.Second,Basedontheprogressmadeinsilkreelinganddyeingtechniques,thev
9、ariety,qualityandquantityoftextilematerialsreachedanunprecedentedheight.Thestructureisnatural,gracefulandelegant,andadornmentsaresplendid.Asanimportantculturalelement,womanscostumeinvariousformsintheTangDynastywellillustratestheopen-mindednessandaffluenceduringthatperiod.Third,TheTanggovernmentwasto
10、lerant,andoftenappreciativeofreligions,artandculturefromtheoutsideworld.ThoughtheformsofgarmentswerestillthecontinuationoftheHanDynasty(206BC-220AD)andtheSuiDynasty(581-618),theyhavedistinctivestylesbyitselfbeinginfluencedbyculturesandartsoftheWesternRegions.Willyouacceptyourgirlfriends/yourselvesdressingveryopen?
