The ancient dragon robe production was very cumbersome and expensive, so like many famous brand costumes today, it was almost sewn with a label and marked "no washing". Because after washing, no matter the shape, style and color, it will be downgraded.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the palace had specially sent to Jiangnan to buy dragon robes for the emperor, from material selection, design to manufacturing, and then to procurement, there were special people responsible, so a set of dragon robes to feed tens of thousands of people is not a boast.
Therefore, such an expensive dragon robe absolutely cannot be like in the TV series, the emperor wears black and stinks without leaving his body, from the beginning to the end.
In fact, the emperor only wore dragon robes on rare and important occasions. This is all stipulated by the etiquette system. For example, the emperor worships the heavens, worships the ancestors, and some important festivals, which must wear dragon robes. In daily life, the emperor had to change several sets of "regular clothes" a day.
In fact, although the dragon robe is worn less, as long as it is worn, it will inevitably be dirty. After all, there was no nanotechnology at that time, and no matter how fine the sewing, it was impossible not to sweat or ash. Where there is sweat, where there is ash, there will be a taste. After all, some ceremonies do not end in minutes, the emperor will sweat, and the dragon robe will not be washed, and there will be a bad smell.
Many people say that modern high-end clothes are popular "dry cleaning", thanks to the discovery of oil, the invention of "dry cleaning" technology. So now a lot of high-end clothes can be dry cleaned. In fact, the ancient dragon robe also had "dry cleaning" technology.
Do not doubt that after the ancient dragon robe emperor passed through, he also wanted to "dry clean". However, unlike modern dry cleaning methods, the dry cleaning method of the dragon robe is very special. As early as the Sui Dynasty, yang Jian put it in the flower room to "dry" every time he wore the dragon robe, so that the fragrance molecules of the flowers penetrated into the dragon robe. Thanks to the fact that there would be no essential oil aromatherapy technology, otherwise Yang Jian must have been the first emperor in history to invent essential oil aromatherapy.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the popularity of highly distilled liquor created a new method for "dry cleaning" the dragon robe, borrowing the volatility of high liquor to take away the odor on the dragon robe; it also improved the previous technology of "drying" directly in the flower room, directly changing to "sachet" to fumigate.
As a result, the Dragon Robe Emperor himself wore less, and usually there would be no obvious stains. After spraying with highly white wine, it volatilizes to take away the odor, and then fumigates it with an anti-corrosive and anti-moth sachet. The ancient "dry cleaning" technology sounds good.