Chinese New Year Traditional dress

 

Chinese New Year Dress is a form of expressing ethnic identity. An expression that is with multi-faceted meanings about where the Chinese come from, who they are and who they aspire to be. In ancient China, the manner of dress signified a person's social status.

A Chinese New Year dress can be supplemented with accessories.
A traditional accessory favorite with both genders is fan. Jewelry made of gold or silver with precious stones and feathers not only makes a fashion statement but also accentuates the beauty of the Chinese New Year Dress. In the earlier times the two most fashionable and necessary accessories for men were belt hooks and plaques, as for the women, hair decorations with pins and combs were essential for their appearance.

 

Cheongsam is a traditional dress of Chinese women suitable subject for the celebration of Lunar New Year, which this year falls on January 23, 2012. One-piece dress was first created in Shanghai, before it evolved into something more fashionable and fit body.
Cheongsam has a characteristic high-necked and available in a variety of sleeve sizes, ranging from short-sleeve, medium, or long. In addition, this clothing also has buttons on the right side, with the chest and a loose fitting at the waist so that highlights the beauty of feminine curves.

·         Short Body
For a short, avoid cuts Boxy with pads on the shoulder because it will push down posture. In addition, the dress is too long also will create the effect of your body look shorter.

·         Shoulder widthFor the broad-shouldered, avoid shoulder pads because it will make your upper body look heavier. Instead, select clothing made of lighter materials like silk to soften the silhouette of the body.

·         Skinny body
For those who were thin, select brocade material to increase the volume of the body and shape it look more curvy. Brocade is a heavy silk fabric with designs on it, which is generally sewn using gold or silver thread.

·         Arm sagged
For those who have flabby arms and sagged, select a cheongsam with a piece of three-quarter sleeves to hide the excess flesh.

·         Short neckFor the short-necked, select the model cheongsam with a lower collar so that helps make the neck seem more level. Meanwhile, long-necked women will look stunning with cheongsam high-cut neck.

·         Disproportionately
For those who have a disproportionate body shape, such as your upper body is heavier than the lower body or vice versa, select clothes separately (two-pieces). If part of a larger, select a cheongsam with a motive for superior print contrast, and color are much simpler to subordinates. Meanwhile, if the bottom of the larger body, straight-cut skirt is the most ideal choice.

Everyting about chinese culture has some innate symbolism.This is true even for chinese dresses.That seem highly elegant from the out side but have deep simbolic meanings for the chinese.Every traditional costume from china has its own vitality and the chinese new year dress is one of the most prominent traditional dresses loaded with simbolism.

In order to add some aesthetic value to the basic structure the chinese made use of embroidered patterns,draped sil,decorative bans,sashes and shoulder patterns.The chinese were keen on using dark colors upon which the decorativ elements were given bright colors.When it comes to The Chenise New Year dress the color red was very important and it was the color used to give the dress its accents.