• AcidSmiley [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    1949: Footbinding is eradicated

    Huh, wonder how that happened.

    • Tervell [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      The Manchurians attempt several bans on foot-binding, but are unsuccessful

      the Communists do it in one try, the very year they take over

      monarchists rekt

  • StellarTabi [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    However, the practice of footbinding did not truly end until 1949.

    what a strange, random event, I wonder how this happened

  • DerEwigeAtheist [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    I want to bring back clothing that you fasten with a belt around your waist, in the west. Just a very loose top and a long pice of cloth please. Bottom can be anyhting comfortable.

    Also fig. 11 and fig. 3 are my personal favourites.

  • GnastyGnuts [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    fig 17 "Natural Breast movement"

    Damn China started warring on fake titties as early as the 1910s.

    EDIT: Looking into it, it seems this was specifically a movement against practices of breast-binding.

  • vertexarray [any]
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    3 years ago

    Always wondered what the name of the garment in fig 12 that flows under both arms and around the back is.

  • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    fig 19 is some good vibes, just in different colours. the shower curtain coloring isnt something I can pull off

    • AMWB [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I know I would quite like that for winter

  • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    I think I like the drapey, flowey ones the best, but all the looks are so pretty. This is a really cool image! I know a decent amount about the history of dress in Europe, but that's about it. This just brought back fond memories of a HUGE really awesome book that was in my elementary school library that was about the history of dress all around the world, with lots of great illustrations. I'm sure it was massively simplified to get such a huge topic into one illustrated volume, but it was still pretty awesome. I used to love checking that out, but I haven't thought about it in a very long time. Thanks for the little trip down memory lane!

  • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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    3 years ago

    I really don't know a lot about this, but Fig 6 reminds me of what I've seen of some traditional Korean dress. Anyone know if there's any relation?

    • Tervell [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      There has historically been a lot of cultural exchange between China and the various other East Asian states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_cultural_sphere

      So part of this would have likely involved dresses and other form of clothing. I don't know much about specifically Korean-Chinese relations, but with Japan for example, they imported in the writing system, certain religious practices, and it's theorized that the katana is descended from a type of Dao sword imported from China.

    • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, I thought the same thing. To my (totally inexpert) eye, it looks similar to what would happen if you wore the shirt part of the traditional Korean dress under the waistband of the skirt instead of the other way around, and wore fewer petticoats so the skirt wasn't so full.

    • grisbajskulor [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I thought that about Fig 15 when China was conquered by Manchurians. I think that's just the colors tho, pink & purple make me think Korea instantly.

  • Lydia [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    honestly I’d like to wear fig. 17-21 they’re all very pretty