Chinese traditional cheongsam as a collector's expectations

Among all the collectors, there are few collections of embroidered costumes, and even fewer cheongsam collections. The meaning of the term cheongsam was made broad, at least a lot of people take into account the gown of the Qing Dynasty. The cheongsam I'm talking about here refers only to the style of the country to the modern that is characterized by the collar, waist, slits, etc. (not necessarily at the same time), or Chinese onepiecedress. Many modern women wear cheongsam, but still there are many modern cheongsam not only maintain some of the traditional charm but also reflects the beauty of fashion, so there is a collection value. However, most collectors will not be much interested in the items that are still being produced endlessly. If anyone wants to seriously consider collecting cheongsam, his attention will certainly focus on this stage of the Republic of China. In the first half of the 20th century, the Chinese people went through too many wars and sufferings. People always studied this period of history from a political or economic point of view, often ignoring the fact that the Republic of China was a very important period in the history of Chinese clothing . The integration of Chinese and Western cultures, the confrontation between tradition and fashion, actually created a eclectic diversity and characterized by beautiful beauty, and cheongsam is a typical of this beauty. The previous "cheongsam" of the Republic of China was not yet a cheongsam in the strict sense of the word, nor was it a fickle fashion. The word cheongsam was only a brief summary of the "cheongsam's robe"; and after the Republic of China, there was no cheongsam Beyond the Republican cheongsam has reached the height. The materials used in the cheongsam of the Republic of China, with traditional damask cashmere embroidery, but also printed silk and printed cloth lighter and more trendy fabric. Leica a class of hollow fabric, although also in the Qing Dynasty, but in the Republic of China was commonly used for the summer cheongsam. In addition, the traditional materials such as incense yarns and summer cloth are more used by the common people and more used in daily life due to their practicality and comfort. Republican cheongsam style changes very much. First of all, cutting the province by cutting and other methods to make its contour line and show the female body curve, this is the Republic of China cheongsam distinguished from the Qing Dynasty robes a major feature. Followed by the collar, the Qing Dynasty robes served more collarless, there are no changes in the leader; the Republican cheongsam collar then high cheeks to the ear, low if Ruoruo. The ghost of the Qing Dynasty is extremely wide, multi-stitching for more decoration, sleeves stacked (called the sleeve), the sleeve of the dress more horseshoe-shaped arrow sleeve; Republican cheongsam sleeve can be long or short dispensable, the last century 20-year-old multi-width without hanging bell, then more narrow sleeves. Cheongsam no matter large drafts, are traditional with the sleeve, so rounded at the junction of rounded round muddy nature, such as Western-style sleeves for the shoulder fold, the so-called Chinese and Western, appeared very late. Placket more right 衽, there are big differences between the lapel. Slits and cycloid position related to the cycloid is generally high, slits high cycloid is low slits. The decoration of the cheongsam of the Republic of China tends to be simple and concise. Striped dots, as well as a variety of more modern geometric patterns increased, the traditional floral patterns appear in more concise form. Color elegant people are more popular, but the cheongsam is still seen at the celebration ceremony is still more colorful makeup, so the kind of occasions for the traditional, say red and other symbolic Geely, Hugh is also commonplace. Republican cheongsam scattered in the private sector is still a lot, but not in a museum collection is not a lot. Chinese museums often think they are not worth entry because they are too new. Only a few newly-built specialized museums such as the China Silk Museum are interested in this, but they do not have much to offer. National Palace Museum in Beijing collection of Xuan Gong Houfa cheongsam, the Republic of China can be called the best in the cheongsam. Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto has many national cheongsam collection, many of them were Chinese missionaries and merchants who had been to China. The collection of ancient Chinese textile and garment relics by the Victoria and Albert Museum in Britain is both more and more refined, but recently they began to search the Republic of China for a large number of textile and garment artifacts, including cheongsams. Most of the museum's collection was collected in the first half of the 20th century, when the Republic of China clothing is a fashion, is readily available, but now it takes a higher price to buy. Chinese antique shop rarely see cheongsam. Once I was in Yan'an, Shaanxi Road, Shanghai intersection at a very low price to buy a group of late-night complement son, happy to ask whether cheongsam, cheongsam is too close to the reply, not within the acquisition of the store. Shanghai Fuyou Road and other old crafts stalls can occasionally be seen, the price is not high, but the delicate are hard to find. Where beautiful grand cheongsam now beautiful? At the bottom of the old lady or the loft of a large family? Interested collectors are looking forward to.