During the Western Zhou Dynasty, dresses were made in black and red.
First, during the Western Zhou Dynasty, the concept of distinguishing between honor and inferiority by color slowly emerged. Black and red became noble shades. Second, the dresses of emperors and ministers in the Western Zhou Dynasty were different in detail design, but there was no difference in color. Third, the Western Zhou Dynasty created a system of dresses for tops and bottoms. Let's elaborate.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, people slowly developed the concept of using color to distinguish between dignity and inferiority, and this period was based on black and red, which became the noble colors for making dresses. Because it will also be accompanied by embroidery and other clothing, even if it is a black dress, it is not monotonous, but it can highlight the noble temperament and atmospheric pattern of the overall shape. Although there were also fabrics such as silk and juan in the Western Zhou Dynasty, because they were extremely rare, only a few people could wear them. Most people's clothing materials are still mainly cotton or hemp.
Although red and black were set as noble colors in this period, there was no strict stipulation on the color of the emperor and the ministers, nor did it strictly stipulate that the ministers could not use red, from the information of this period, it can be seen that the emperor and the minister at this time, the hue of the costume has red and black, from the details of the clothing can see the official rank and grade, but in terms of color, the minister can also use red. The red of the Western Zhou Dynasty was dominated by dark red, with natural and low-key colors, and was not ostentatious, which was very in line with the restrained and implicit aesthetic logic of the Chinese.
One of the major contributions to clothing during the Western Zhou Dynasty was the creation of a dress system for tops and bottoms, a concept of dress design that continued into the Ming Dynasty. It has a history of thousands of years. The costumes of this period slowly evolved into the basic prototype of wide coats and large sleeves, allowing people to have more and more flowing and flexible beauty and atmospheric minimalist style, and also laid the foundation for the details of ancient style clothing. Many of our archaic aesthetics can also find theoretical support during this period. The beauty of ancient costumes is a process of evolution from generation to generation and reform from generation to generation.