Going to Their Heads — Magnificent Ethnic Headdresses of China ( 07-11-20 )

Dresses and accessories mark the lifestyles and production levels of the people of a geographic region during a historical period, and they vividly reflect the people's customs and aesthetic tastes.

Ten Classical Costumes in China in the 20th Century ( 07-11-09 )

Changes in fashions throughout civilization might appear to be trivial. But such vivid costumes provide us with a great interpretation of history. Each change in clothing style helped transform people's minds and defined the respective eras' youth.

Secrets of Women's Underwear in Ancient China ( 07-10-25 )

In the Ming Dynasty, the colors of women's clothes were restricted to purple, purplish green, peach and other shallow colors. Red, yellow and black were strictly forbidden. The underwear "Zhuyao" resembled a jacket, with laces near the waist, which could be adjusted to show off the female's curves. Qing Dynasty saw the bloom of the well-known "Dudou," or bellyband. Usually, a bellyband is made into a diamond shape. Lace is placed near the neck and the waist to be ...

Oroqen Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Clothing of the Oroqens(鄂伦春族) , including hats, shoes and socks, are made of animal skins, of which the roe deer skin takes an important position. The clothing for summer, autumn and spring are made of skins of roe deer captured in summer, which is characterized by sparseness and shortness of its fur. The skin of the winter roe is made into winter dress. The leggings, which are worn by men and women, are made of two or three kinds of skins. Some leggings have laces on them and are fastened at ...

Pumi Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Pumi children, no matter girls or boys, all wear long linen gowns buttoned on the right with silver buttons on the collar, and cloth waistbands woven with various patterns and thread fringes on both ends. Girls keep long hair and arrange it into plaits decorated with red and green beads. They wear a cloth cap in the shape of a cat's head with two erect ears and sometimes decorated with a pair of roe teeth or five silver Bodhisattvas. Boys' front hair is arranged into three plaits, one more than ...

Qiang Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Russian Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Salar Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

She Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Shui Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Tajik Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Tatar Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Tibetan Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Tu Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Tujia Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Uygur Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Uzbek Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Va Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Xibe Costumes ( 06-08-08 )

Yao Costumes ( 06-08-08 )