Earlier title of ancient underwear is "Yi Yi." "Obscene" means "light book, not dignified," shows the ancients of underwear mentality. The history of Chinese underwear has a long history, the following indications of the historical clues to underwear from the Han Dynasty began.
Han: Hold the belly, heart clothing
"Heart clothing" is based on the "robe", "hold the belly" do not have a thin upper straps and "hook shoulder" and "crotch" to become "heart clothing." The common ground between the two is that there is no film behind the back. Flat woven silk is commonly used in the Han Dynasty underwear fabrics, which use more colorful silk embroidered pattern (color embroidery), more than the pattern of "love" as the theme, at that time with plain fabric to make underwear is not much .
Wei Jin: (sixteen countries): two when
The difference between "two acts" and "holding one's stomach" and "heart clothing" lies in the fact that it has posterior pieces that "can serve as both a chest and a back." Material and more feel thick, colorful brocade, double, there are cotton lining. "Two Dang" was originally a costume of nomadic peoples in the north and was later transmitted to Central Plains as an alien culture.
Tang Dynasty: Myrobalan
Before the Tang Dynasty underwear shoulders are decorated with tape, to the Tang Dynasty, there was a band underwear, known as "Myrobalan." This is also determined by the shape and characteristics of their garments: the women in the Tang dynasty wear "half-breasted dresses," and they set their skirts high on the chest and then fasten their shoulders in the chest. Upper chest and back bare, outer transparent opaque yarn, underwear looming, so elegant fabric underwear, colorful, and today advocate the "underwear Waichuan" is quite similar. To tie in with such a habit, underwear needs to be strapless. "Myrobalan" commonly used fabrics: "woven into", stiff and slightly flexible, feel thick. Put on when wearing two straps under the chest can be, "woven into" to ensure that "myrobalan" part of the chest to achieve the effect of standing.
Song Dynasty: Bra
"Tube Top" after wearing "can be covered under the milk can cover the belly," the entire chest and abdomen were all covered, so called "belly." Tie with a button or tape. Ordinary people use more cotton products, commonly known as soil, aristocratic homes with silk products and embroider flowers on it. Single folder, different forms.
Yuan Dynasty: Acacia lapel
"Acacia lapel" by the backward beam is the main feature. When worn by the back and before, in the chest with a row of buttons tied together, or use string and other tied. Acrylic lapel fabric with the majority of brocade, the pattern for the Quartet continuous.
Ming Dynasty: Lord waist
"Lord waist" shape and vest similar. Cardigan, two lapel each decorated with three lacing, shoulder crotch, crotch belt, the waist also have a lacing all the lacing to form a clear waist. Can be seen that the Ming Dynasty women are versed in highlight the figure of the road.
Qing Dynasty: stomachers
Qing Dynasty "Tube Top" also known as "stomachers", generally made of diamond. On the belt, wear sets in the neck, the waist with two other belt beam in the back, below the inverted triangle, covering the navel, reaching the lower abdomen. Material to cotton, mostly silk. Department tied with the tape is not limited to rope, rich house with more gold chain, medium house with silver chain, copper chain, small home jasper with a red silk. "Belly" there are all kinds of beautiful embroidery. Red is the common color of "stomachers".
Twentieth Century two or thirties: a small vest
"Small vest" shape narrow, usually with the lapel, lapel also give a few tablets buckle, when the chest and waist wrapped tight. "The vest" to further develop and absorb some of the characteristics of the West has become the bra. Fabric to cotton, silk-based.