Traditional Garments and Today’s Fashions
1 min readTraditional Garments
In modern society，men are seen at social occasions wearing the dignified and refined traditional Chinese long gown，and women often wear the Qipao，a modified form of a traditional Ching Dynasty fashion，on formal occasions.The variations of height，length，width，and ornamentation of the collar，sleeves，skirt，and basic cut of this Oriental fashion are limitless.
Many accessories are used to decorate shoulders，bodices，pockets，seams，and openings of clothing，as well as belts，hair ornaments，and necklaces.Some successful examples of combinations of modern and tradi-tional fashion elements are the modern bridal tiara，based on a Sung Dynasty design and the Hunan Province style of embroidered sash made in the traditional colors of pure red，blue，and green.From these examples，it can be seen how traditional Chinese dress is the foundation of modern fashion.However，the Chinese have also adopted many Western styles of clothing such as business suits and jeans.
Today’s Fashions
Today，fashion designers use a mixture of traditional and modern ideas to create new fashions.These new fashions also incorporate age-old motifs such as guardian deities，lions，and masks of Chinese opera characters.Chinese bronze is another source of printed，woven，embroidered，and applied design for clothes.Some of the distinctive designs include dragons，phoenixes，clouds，and lightning.Moftifs from traditional Chinese.
