- Conference Article
- 10.2991/emcm-15.2016.94
The Effects of Foreign Cultures to the Women Clothes in the Tang Dynasty
- Jan 01, 2016
- Ying Ding
The clothes in every dynasties embody the factors of politic and culture in China, such as Tang dynasty. After the Benign Administration of Zhenguan Reign Period in Tang dynasty, the economic developed quickly. Due to the great territory, the decree unity and the material wealth, Tang dynasty had close intercourse with Tujue, Uighur, Tubo, Nanzhao, Japan, India and Persia. As one of the most open dynasties, Tang Dynasty was rich and opened to other countries in cultures. On one hand, its clothes kept the tradition of China; on the other hand, the clothes incorporated other styles from abroad. Both of them melted each other, and formed the clothe style of Tang dynasty with elegant grace and unique features. Especially the women clothes in Tang dynasty, with the high status of women, new aesthetic trend was appearing on the clothes style, hair style and makeup style. Under the melting of multi-culture in Tang dynasty, the paper analyzes the melting phenomenon between the Tang women clothes and abroad clothes. Today, the designers from all over the world create their designing through the absorbing from the traditional clothes.
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