The Transfermation Of Fashion And Accessories During The Period Of Republic Of China

Republic of China's establishment caused to receive the female whose body and mind was suppressed and devastated by the feudalism, the most obvious aspect is female's change on clothing. Because this time influenced by the Western culture ideological trend, the feminine clothing vicissitude process is also the process where actually the Chinese female attire westernizes. The clothing change first started in body's liberation, abolishing the foot-binding vulgar customs, improved and perfected the consummation on the clothing with the diversification of design, displayed consciously the feminine body characteristic, created and produced the typical clothing - - Cheongsam, which Chinese and Western type combined and complemented one another, and endowed the new style female attire with new structure and the connotation. Besides clothing at that time feminine making-up and hair style also changed. In the Republic of China time's different historical stage, Chinese and western feminine clothing displayed their different clothing change characteristics separately and unfolded the clothing vicissitude historical process. Chinese culture, Western culture and the clothing style fuse and influence each other. For example, before and at the beginning of the establishment of Republic of China the thought change and the clothing transform of Chinese majority of women are at the embryonic stage; in the 20s the feminine clothing moved toward the virilization, new esthetic idea established, and Cheongsam was popularized; in the 30s many kinds of clothing styles were compatible, and Cheongsam was in vogue greatly, improved unceasingly, gradually civilianized and popularized; in the 40s Cheongsam tended to simplification, while influenced by the war, the clothing and the cosmetics market suffered serious attack. Through Chinese and Western feminine clothing vicissitude's comparison we may see that the feminine clothing vicissitude of Republic of China mainly influenced by the primary factors of feminist movement, new esthetic idea, war, movie, idol and so on. From the feminine clothing vicissitude at the Republic of China time we may see the developing process of female pursuing self-liberation and individuality freedom, and simultaneously this clothing vicissitude produced important effect on the esthetic idea of modern female, the popularity of modern traditional-feature clothing, the multiplication and the personalization of modern clothing popularity and the popularity of Chinese and Western feminine clothing, therefore, the Republic of China time's feminine clothing vicissitude also had its special social historic importance and practical significance.