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Many of the earlier designs are more gender-neutral and simpler in cut than later examples. Later garments incorporate multiple pieces with men commonly wearing pants and women commonly wearing skirts. Clothing for women usually accentuates the body's natural curves through wrapping of upper garment lapels or binding with sashes at the waist.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
Shiatzy Chen is one of few homegrown designer labels in Taiwan with an international clientele including the former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese celebrities including Dee Shu, Patty Hou, Wang Leehom and Aska Yang; local politicians such as Jason Hu, businesswomen such as Pansy Ho and Shaw-Lan Wang; and British celebrities such as Elizabeth Hurley and Victoria Beckham. [16]
The Housewives Shopping Mall mainly sells ready-made clothing for export. In order to solve the problem of insufficient supply, it began to invest in a business model focusing on self-developed products and designed clothing. [3] In October 1991, Taiwan's first self-created clothing brand NET was established in Housewives Mall. [4]
Cheongsam (UK: / tʃ (i) ɒ ŋ ˈ s æ m /, US: / tʃ ɔː ŋ ˈ s ɑː m /) or zansae, also known as the qipao (/ ˈ tʃ iː p aʊ /) and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people.
Initially the zhiduo was mostly worn by monks, but in the Song dynasty and in the subsequent dynasties, it became a form of daily clothing for Han Chinese men. [16] In the Song dynasty, the casual zhiduo was loose with a central seam at the back; it however lacked slits on its lower part.
Outfit matching or couple costume/look are Chinglish and Konglish terms, respectively, for the practice of a couple wearing the same clothing in public to signal their relationship. It is mainly found in South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam and is becoming more common in mainland China. When they are in love, young Asian lovers' tastes in fashion ...
The order of wearing Manchu's hairstyle however still remained as a fundamental rule for all Chinese men. [3] Over time, the commoner Han men adopted the changshan while Han women continued to the wear the hanfu predominantly in the style of aoqun. The traditional Chinese Hanfu-style of clothing for men was gradually replaced. Over time, the ...