Why is wearing a skirt a woman's "patent"?

Category: Culture/Art >> Folk Tradition

Problem description:

Whether in ancient or modern times, whether in the East or the West, women mostly wear skirts, while men don't. Why?

Analysis:

Sina August 4, 2005 03:0 1 Youth Reference

Skirt is one of the most attractive clothes in modern life. On a hot summer day, when you look around the street, you can appreciate the long or short, hanging or floating skirts of women. Women always look charming in skirts. What does a man look like in a skirt? Do men have the right to wear skirts?

China: Men wear skirts earlier than women.

In China, it is recorded that as early as Shang Dynasty, men began to wear skirts, while women did not form the habit of wearing skirts until Han Dynasty.

In Shang dynasty, clothes were mainly "clothes", with the collar open to the right and the clothes reaching to the knees; Wearing a "petticoat" at the lower part, the petticoat is ankle-long, the waist is tied with a wide band, and the axe-shaped ornament "Fu" is added to cover the knees in front of the abdomen, so it is also called "covering the knees".

In the Zhou Dynasty, which paid great attention to elegance and etiquette, two pieces of cloth under the petticoat began to be combined into a cylinder, which was similar to the current skirt and more elegant than the petticoat of the Shang Dynasty, but it was not very convenient to ride a horse.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the jacket and the underskirt were simply combined, and it took a simple road from the upper and lower two clothes and the underskirt being worn separately to the upper and lower one. Two-in-one-spread the triangle cloth on the back, the lower right corner of the cloth bypasses the leg and wraps it from the front of the leg to the left side of the body, and then wrap the lower left corner of the cloth to the right side of the body in the same way, and then tie it with a belt. This is the popular "deep coat" in the Warring States period. It looks like a dress.

The above petticoats and "deep clothes" are mostly used for formal attire, that is to say, it is impolite for people to wear skirts on some special occasions.

Later, "deep clothes" evolved into robes, and pants appeared, so China men bid farewell to the era of wearing skirts.

Britain: A kilt is equal to a British history.

Remember in April this year, Prince Charles of England appeared in front of everyone happily holding Camilla's hand in a traditional kilt?

Scots regard kilts as "formal dresses" and wear them at weddings or other more formal occasions. Until now, the Scottish army still uses kilts as uniforms. A black woolen coat, a white shirt, a plaid skirt, wool socks, a plaid shawl with the same pattern, and a hip flask decorated with animal skins at the waist, the image of a standard Scottish man came to my face.

In English, the kilt is called "kilt", which is an authentic Scotland. The English and Scots have been arguing about the origin of this short skirt. There is a saying that an Englishman named Tom rawlinson first advocated wearing a kilt. According to records, in 17 15, Britain adopted an open policy, allowing people from England and Scotland to exchange trade, and Tom rawlinson was one of the businessmen who benefited from it and went north to seek gold. He opened a charcoal painting factory in northern Scotland, and the kilt was his work clothes among the workers. The traditional Scottish dress "kilt" originally included a wide shawl, which was integrated with a short skirt. It is inconvenient to cut down trees. Tom rawlinson proposed to the tailor to split the "kilt" in two, and the kilt was born.

However, it is also recorded that as early as 1624, the Scottish army used plaid skirts as military uniforms.

There has always been a saying that "wearing a short skirt * * * *". One explanation is that you only need to wear * * * when dancing; If you wear a lined Scottish skirt, * * * seems to be a burden; It is essential to wear an unlined wool Scottish skirt; Whether you need to wear * * * depends on the weather, personal habits and the occasion you want to attend.

Another explanation is an allusion. It is said that 300 years ago, in a defensive war in the highlands of Scotland, an officer of the Scottish army suddenly ordered soldiers to take off their short skirts and attack each other, wearing only shirts. Seeing this, the other soldiers thought the enemy was crazy and turned around and fled. Since then, the saying "wearing short skirts * * * *" has spread.

After talking about the mystery inside the skirt, I also want to mention the plaid on the skirt. There is a saying that "short skirts are equal to the history of the British Empire", which is really no exaggeration. It is said that the Scottish Plaid Registration Association has recorded hundreds of different plaid patterns, some of which are named after surnames and represent different Scottish families. Black and gray squares are called "* * * squares". There are also plaid patterns specially designed for members of the royal family. The noble status is noble, and the plaid pattern worn is also called "noble square". 17th century and18th century, the inter-tribal wars on the Scottish Plateau continued all the year round, and men on the battlefield distinguished themselves by the plaid patterns they wore, which was a bit like the current "military uniform".

Next time, if there is an opportunity, we should carefully appreciate the short skirt on Prince Charles.

Fiji: Men wear skirts and women wear pants.

For many people in China, Fiji is a distant and unfamiliar place. Fiji is located in the center of the southwest Pacific Ocean, spanning the eastern and western hemispheres, and the meridian of 180 degrees runs through it, making it the easternmost and westernmost country in the world, with an average annual temperature of 22 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius.

In Fiji, we can enjoy the "scenery" of men wearing skirts. Fijian costumes are very unique. On the streets of cities and on the beaches of hotels, men wearing big flowered shirts and knee-length woolen skirts can be seen everywhere. This kind of skirt is the home clothes of local men and is called "solo". In addition, on Suva Island, you can also see tall and powerful male policemen wearing "solo" to direct traffic on the street. The skirt cut into triangles is full of the original beauty of the South Pacific island countries. Strangely, female policemen are all wearing pants, which is far less "charming" than male policemen.

Fijian people have the habit of wearing flowers, so you can often appreciate the "amazing" men who wear flowers and skirts.

Which other men wear skirts?

As can be seen from the picture, men in ancient Egypt also wore skirts. Egypt is a hot place, and people's clothes are relatively simple, and linen fibers are used to make clothes. Generally men only wear short white skirts and clothes above the waist. On more formal occasions, they will add a coat. Such clothes are not far from the king or even the people. Men of status sometimes wear makeup, eyeliner and wigs.

After careful calculation, there are many men wearing skirts in the world: Tatu men in southern India wear aprons, Iroquois in North America wear deerskin skirts, Hobbits wear white cotton skirts, Thai men in Thailand wear full skirts, and so on. There are also Dai men wearing skirts in some areas of ethnic minorities in China, and skirts worn by men have also appeared in Songjiang and Qingpu.

Urban Fashion: Men should also wear skirts.

Do men in modern cities have the desire to wear skirts?

In new york, USA, 65,438,000 men once held a unique "Dress Show". Wearing long skirts, miniskirts and even ballerinas, they took to the streets of new york together, calling loudly for "men should also have the right to wear skirts" and calling for an end to the era when men could only wear pants.

Italian fashion avant-garde men have begun to wear skirts at home. Although it is limited to home, it is a major breakthrough for men.

In China, Hongkong and Taiwan Province Province, it has become a trend for men to wear skirts. The late Hong Kong artist Leslie Cheung once held a solo concert with a dress; Shawn Yue wears a kilt and shoots a brand wedding advertisement with Guan Xinyan; Feng Delun wore a kilt, dressed as a knife saw, and played magic. ...

At some fashion parties in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places, men wearing skirts are no longer jaw-dropping.

1984, a fashion designer named Joan-Paul Gautier designed the first skirt for men. Gautier once said: "The clothes a person wears do not carry a person's rights, and his masculinity is in his mind."

There are also some men who wear skirts not to keep up with fashion, but for the convenience of work. In Colorado, many male construction workers wear kilts and boots and knock on their houses. The workers said that they never thought it would be so easy to wear a skirt, and it was well ventilated, so more and more workers put on heavy and stuffy jeans and put on skirts.

The skirt is waving an olive branch to the man. One day, can we really see groups of men strutting around the street in skirts?

On this issue, one view is that a masculine man wearing a skirt can present a gentle and delicate side, which is also conducive to global consumption, greatly increasing market demand and benefiting a lot. Another view is that clothing is closely related to society. In the past, men generally wore skirts, but later they rarely wore them, indicating that men's skirts have been eliminated in social competition; The fast-paced work rhythm in modern society also greatly increases the difficulty coefficient of men generally wearing skirts.