Costume And Culture Change

Culture is the mode of life. Among costume,food,housing and transportation costume takes the priority.Costume not only reflects people's way of material life ,but also mirrors the culture features in a period. Costume is a minor of the times and a symbol of culture .The development of costume is closely related with social-culture change.Since 20th century,Chinese costume has gone through tremendous changes.Influenced by the western culture and costant changes of events ,the costume systems of feudal society was abolished and Chinese traditional costume transformed from classical period to modern period.Light and fit western-style clothes gradually replaced spacious Chinese traditinal clothes.Chinese tunic suit and cheongsan came into fashion for their combing Chinese style and western style.From the birth of PRC in 1949 ,costume developed toward revolutionary and showed plain character.Chinese tunic suit and Lenin-style suit symbolized revolution and progress and became popular..During the period of the Culture Revolution costume was the pure political symbol .Traditional costumes such as gown , mandarin cout and westen costumes were listed in the category of "four stereotypes" and were criticized fiercely.The green military uniform is on behalf prdeturiat and unify the whole country.Since reform and opening-up ,costume development has gone out of the confinement in the Culture Revolution demonstrating colourful and varied style .Chinese traditional costume rejuvenate to some extent during the westernization and globalization which indicates Chinese dress culture begins to move toward conscientious.The changes of Chinese costume since 20th century follow the dress's own law.Ideas,aesthetic and psychology are the inside reasons of costume change. Costume idea arrange dress behavior .Aesthetic is the basic power of costume development. Obedient and different social psychology impel fashion changes . Costume also receives the influence of such external factors as politics,economic,social ideological trend ,culture exchange and custom . Politicaltransforma .economic development and new social ideological trend always bring costume evolution.Costume innovation stems from cultural exchanges. Custom changes lead to variation of dress.Costume is a symbol of culture .With the thoughts of learning from the west in the reform and opening-up came the jeans ,while Tang-style cloths revive in the early stage of the prosperous new century .The two different costumes provide us with a great interpretation of culture change .Contemporary culture changes tendency is not superficially regarded as westernization and modernization.Following the rise of postmodern thought and the advance of globalization, Chinese culture becomes conscious. The traditonal culture and the local culture are being rerecognized.