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[LinDynasty]

Hi people,


Would someone be so kind in educating me the traditions and dress codes of the early to mid Ming dynasty. I am fanciated on this era but unable to find any significant sources related to Ming Fashion.

I would like to know how the people of Ming (espeically women) dressed like, and if the fashion changed as quickly as today or did it last through the entire empire. Also, what are some of the traits and traditions left by the Ming that Chinese today still carry.


thanks

Kylie J.

[mohistManiac]

The Ming had these very fanciful furniture that are to this day used. Also their pottery was unmatched at the time. I think if you look for paintings of the time period they will often show the women's fashion.

[mugenpower168]

The pictures are in cartoon form, but I believe the Ming dress code looked something like this.
http://www.huaxuntod...ad.php?tid=1688

Edited by mugenpower168, 14 August 2010 - 10:23 AM.

[TigerTally]

As mentioned, pictorial or physical evidences could help much in establishing an image of Ming clothings. More online resources are available at:

http://www.aihanfu.c...009/0531/63.htm
http://www.aihanfu.c.../0531/63_2.html (excluding the last two pictures)

Textual evidences always came from contemporary scholar's Biji 筆記 (roughly translates notebooks), travel notes or novels (i.e. Jin Ping Mei 金瓶梅), especially the former two. Most of them are not translated to English, but they are indispensible for an in-depth understanding of this topic, such as the fact that Ming women had a high fashion sense.

Edited by TigerTally, 14 August 2010 - 10:40 AM.

[LinDynasty]

As mentioned, pictorial or physical evidences could help much in establishing an image of Ming clothings. More online resources are available at:

http://www.aihanfu.c...009/0531/63.htm
http://www.aihanfu.c.../0531/63_2.html (excluding the last two pictures)

Textual evidences always came from contemporary scholar's Biji 筆記 (roughly translates notebooks), travel notes or novels (i.e. Jin Ping Mei 金瓶梅), especially the former two. Most of them are not translated to English, but they are indispensible for an in-depth understanding of this topic, such as the fact that Ming women had a high fashion sense.

Thank you so much for the hyperlink! I was taught in traditional Chinese in school so I am having a bit of a trouble reading the simplified Chinese. I can understand most of content but I will have to pick up a traditional-simplified translation in order to fully understand it.

Just when I thought I knew how to read Chinese! Again, thank you so much for the info!