A Study On Pattern And Shape Evolution Of Traditional Chinese Cheongsam

Traditional cheongsam, as one important part of traditional Chinese costume, plays aleading role in the history of Chinese costume. Its shape and pattern evolution can be regarded asa miniature of traditional Chinese clothing. Through the research on its shape and patternevolution, we can find the essence of traditional Chinese clothing and its cultural connotation.Traditional Chinese cheongsam, as the research object, is placed in the environment of thewhole traditional clothing, and its shape and pattern evolution process is discussed in this paper.Firstly, a definition of traditional Chinese cheongsam is given. Based on this concept, as well asa large number of literature and picture information, the family tree of traditional Chinesecheongsam is traced. According to its order of evolution, combining the historical environments,its flats in various stages are drawn. Secondly, typical traditional Chinese cheongsams areselected from different museums and private collections. Modern methods of measurement areused in this period to collect their information on pattern. From the perspective of plane-crossstructure and western three-dimensional structure, their collars, sleeves, garment bodies, anddecorative features as well as local details are deeply discussed. Finally, based on the integrationof the two steps above, aesthetic culture of traditional Chinese cheongsam is discussed. Viastating its unique dual structure, the understanding to traditional clothing’s pattern is furtherdeepened.Traditional Chinese cheongsam is not a simple clothing style, but a typical signal ofgarment shape, which has been changing and developing for thousands of years. But during theever changing process, its essence of a cross-cut garment structure never change, considering thecenter line of the body front and back as the center axis, the sleeve-shoulder line as thehorizontal axis.Traditional Chinese cheongsam is a multi-ethnic and multicultural product. In its evolution process, Mongolian and Manchu hunting culture integrated Han farming culture, traditionalChinese costume culture accepted western clothing culture.In the aesthetics, traditional Chinese culture is reflected in the shape and pattern of thetraditional Chinese cheongsam. In its dual structure, Chinese unique ideas to the universe andlife are contained.