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Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Originally dyed indigo , the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.
Ruqun is an item of traditional Chinese attire primarily for women. It consists of a blouse (襦, ru) and a wrap-around skirt (裙, qun). It has a long history, and has been worn by women since the Warring States period. Generally, the blouse was tucked into the skirt.
A skirt made of 4 skirts pieces sewn together. [20] Song Zhejianqun 褶裥裙 "Folded skirt" Song Mamianqun: 马面裙 "Horse-face skirt". [21] A skirt made of two-pieces of fabric sewn to the same waistband. The sides of the skirt has knife pleats whereas the back and front have flat panels. [22] Ming-Qing Baijianqun 百襇裙 "Hundred pleated ...
The national costume of Myanmar is the longyi (လုံချည်, Burmese pronunciation: [lòʊɴd͡ʑì]), an ankle-length wraparound skirt worn by both males and females. The longyi in its modern form was popularized during the British colonial period, replacing the traditional paso worn by men and htamein worn by women in pre-colonial times.
The one-piece style qixiong ruqun is a traditional Chinese one-piece skirt which is tied like a wrap-skirt. The two-piece style qixiong ruqun consists of two pieces of fabrics. [ 23 ] It is presented as two pieces of fabric incompletely sewn together on the side to form a rear and a front section and with two sets of ties. [ 24 ]
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.
It is traditional everyday wear for women of the Han Chinese ethnic group. [1] It can be worn in combination with a skirt in a style called ruqun, or a pair of trousers in a style called shanku. The shape and structure of Chinese upper garments, generally referred as yi (衣), varied depending on the time period. [1]
[6]: 47–50, 54 The skirt was derived from the baizhequn (百摺裙) and became a dark long skirt with larger pleats. [6]: 47–50, 54 With time, the skirt length eventually shortened to the point where the calves of the wearer was exposed, and the ao had a lower collar and an arc shaped vents started to appear on both sides.