When it comes to cheongsam, you may think of the beautiful or bright beauties in film and television dramas, the bride who toasts at the wedding, or the mothers who line up before the college entrance examination to encourage candidates to "win". Dignified, grand, delicate, and curved seem to have become synonymous with cheongsam, as if it can only be worn on formal occasions. In fact, under the new Chinese spring breeze, the cheongsam and horse-faced skirt are trending in the same fashion, becoming more and more daily, casual and comfortable.
New Chinese style is popular
Different from the precious fabrics such as silk in the past, today's cheongsam should be more resistant to wear and tear in response to the needs of young people, and the production is mainly made of cotton and linen, chiffon, acetic acid, and even strong fabrics such as denim. "Fabrics have become affordable and diverse, you can buy one piece for about 100 yuan, and wearing a cheongsam is no longer a luxury. Cheongsam lover Chao Yu said, "It's not that I don't want to use the hot Xiangyun yarn or silk, but the price is too high to reach, and the students pay more attention to cost performance." ”
Compared with the dignified and elegant ancient cheongsam, young people prefer the "improved version" with a large amount of tailoring and a certain amount of space. "Because my figure is relatively plump and I don't like tight cheongsam, the loose and atmospheric fit is more suitable for me, and there is a sense of relaxation. Netizen osmanthus glutinous rice cake said, "In the past, due to body anxiety, wearing a cheongsam must have been unthinkable." But with the encouragement of my sisters, I became more confident and dared to wear it. The cheongsam is actually very suitable for a plump person like me. ”
From "entering the pit (referring to starting to buy)" to completely obsessing with cheongsam, osmanthus glutinous rice cake took less than a year, initially only buying ready-to-wear, and then gradually getting in touch with the "incoming ring". "Buying the fabric yourself and sending the size and requirements to the tailor to make it by hand is of course a little longer than buying ready-to-wear directly, but it can be fine-tuned and is more suitable for a pear-shaped body. Good tailors are hard to come by, and some schedules are even scheduled for 2025. ”
Ms. Su originally opened a dress shop, but when she saw the new Chinese fashion, she took advantage of the trend and ran a cheongsam shop. Lace, bows, organza and other elements originally used in dressing designs were also used by her on cheongsam, and some styles were sold out as soon as they hit the shelves, and customers asked to replenish them. Not only young people, but also middle-aged and elderly guests also like this kind of foreign and novel cheongsam design. "Some guests also came to order mother-daughter outfits, so that the mother could be younger!"
There are many cheongsam shops on the platform that have been in business for more than ten years, but the quality is uneven, and there is continuous "plagiarism". "Often a model is copied when it is popular, and in a few days almost all cheongsam shops will be similar, and even shops that don't make cheongsams at all will start to make money as soon as they see it, and the same is true for horse face skirts. Ms. Su said.
Dress with a lot of personality
There are more than 2.86 million notes about cheongsam on a social platform, and Osmanthus glutinous rice cake likes to learn cheongsam knowledge from the bloggers who follow it. "This hobby is very nutritious. Before I came into contact with the cheongsam, I didn't know that there were so many systems, each placket has its own name and historical origin, and the cheongsam accessories such as the placket and cloud shoulders make the cheongsam more diverse and full of Chinese charm. ”
Chaoyu has a lot of experience in wearing cheongsam. She believes that it is not necessary to have delicate hair, wear delicate shoes, wear hairpins and fans, or hold an embroidered clutch. When she goes out every day, she mostly wears a casual bucket hat, carries a cultural and creative canvas bag, steps on a pair of canvas shoes and even slippers and other more casual collocations. "I wear cheongsam all year round. In fact, the cheongsam is very convenient, you can go out in the summer, and it is tall, wear a small suit or sportswear or even a jacket in spring and autumn, and wear a coat or down jacket in winter, you don't have to set so many rules, and it is most important to dress happily. ”
Cheongsam daily combination Painted by Zheng Xuejing
Every graduation season, the degree gown will be popular, and the cheongsam and horse-faced skirt are a perfect match with the drab dark degree gown. "The small stand-up collar of the cheongsam is worn inside the degree gown, which is more colorful than the ordinary white shirt, and this year's new Chinese style is popular, and students will also find some new Chinese shirts to match, but the cheongsam with a buckle is more unique. Chao Yu said, "Many friends who study abroad will bring a cheongsam or horse-faced skirt, which is very eye-catching to walk around the streets or visit museums abroad, and many people come to ask for a group photo." ”
Some Chinese netizens studying in Japan said that Japanese students usually wear their traditional clothing "hakama" during the graduation season, and among the "hakama", Chinese students wear cheongsams and horse-faced skirts that are particularly eye-catching, which has been praised by Japanese classmates and teachers.
Wear it with confidence
"Confidence" is a high-frequency word mentioned by respondents. The cheongsam is no longer a "battle robe" that is only worn with jade gold and can only be worn on important occasions such as annual meetings and New Year's, it can also be our daily clothing, perfectly integrated into supermarkets and vegetable markets. It can be elegant, it can also be cool, and one respondent said, "You can even play a drum kit in a cheongsam."
There are also Chinese netizens who have studied in Europe to share their experience: layering cheongsam and horse face skirts has a super high return rate. The neck buckle is elegant, and the lower horse-faced skirt is sparkling and fashionable, and even the local white-haired grandmother can't help but come up and touch it.
In a Hanfu base in Cao County, the female anchor is bringing a horse face skirt in the live broadcast. Photo by Hao Zhaohong
Materials with special effects such as "sparkling" are popular among young people because they are "not easy to hit shirts". In order to meet the preferences of the majority of young customers, Ms. Su often visits the fabric market, thinking that it is a kind of "healing" at work, "imagining these colorful fabrics and making different styles of cheongsam, the guests on the picture smile confidently, comment and praise, very healing."
Cheongsam with oriental charm is not only active in film and television dramas and variety shows, but also has long been embedded in the field of games. Chaoyu is a loyal player of domestic dress-up games, and he also loves cheongsam in the virtual world. "In the past, the game was still more beautiful, but during this time, it may have been due to the new Chinese style of 'three-dimensional' that it has also blown to the 'two-dimensional', and the game art has also followed the trend to launch some chic cheongsams and horse-faced skirts, which triggered my desire to collect and gave me some new inspiration for collocation. She said.
When the reporter asked how to give the article an end that better reflects the oriental temperament of the cheongsam and the confidence and charm of the wearer, "Steel Rose" is an interesting answer that amazes the reporter's corpus.
Source: CCTV News