Urgent! 60th anniversary of People's Republic of China (PRC).

(1) People's Republic of China (PRC) has just been established-the old and the new alternate, with obvious revolutionary characteristics.

When New China was founded, people's clothes still retained the style of the Republic of China. Urban residents generally wear robes with side buttons and buttons, while women wear cheongsam. Rural men generally wear Chinese double-breasted jackets and trousers, while women wear jackets and trousers with a left-sided opening, and some even wear long skirts. At that time, the fabrics that people made clothes were mostly woven "foreign cloth", denim and linen. Besides, suits and Chinese tunic suits are also very fashionable. In his later years, Sun Yat-sen often wore clothes that stood out among robes, jackets and suits. People call this kind of clothes Zhongshan suit, and associate its style with Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary beliefs and principles. For example, the four pockets symbolize the four dimensions of the country, namely, courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame; The three buttons on the sleeve represent the three people's principles of nationality, civil rights and people's livelihood, and the Zhongshan suit has become a symbol of the national revolution. In fact, the Kuomintang has long rebelled against the revolution.

After the founding of New China, dressing was closely linked with the revolution. Suits and cheongsam are regarded as bourgeois sentiments, which have gradually disappeared in people's lives in the past 20 years. Zhongshan suit and Lenin suit have become the common choice of the people. At the founding ceremony, the leaders of the new China made their first collective appearance at the Tiananmen Gate. The image of Mao Zedong and the leaders around him in Chinese tunic suit attracted the attention of the whole world. Men in Chinese tunic suit look solemn and energetic. The Chinese tunic suit is very orthodox, with many buttons and four flat pocket, but the style is too rigid and lacks innovation. Later, it evolved into people's clothing with certain improvement. That is, from then on, a double-breasted uniform from the Soviet Union-"Lenin suit" became popular among working women. It was named after the name Lenin wore before and after the October Revolution. Its style is suit, open collar, double-breasted with three buttons in each row and a cloth belt around the waist. This dress later became the most admired and favored "fashion" by countless women in China. Among them, almost all revolutionary female cadres should wear Lenin clothes to show their revolution.

(2) Before the reform and opening up-simple and monotonous

People in the 1950 s advocated labor as the most glorious, and simplicity was fashion. Young girls once fell in love with men's overalls and plaid shirts. From 65438 to 0956, the three major transformations began to be carried out vigorously. When people's life is improving day by day, the popular color changes from blue to gray. The skirt "Blagi" imported from the Soviet Union has become the most popular skirt. The popularity of Blagi skirts in China is attributed to a Soviet leader. During his visit to China, the leader pointed out that China's clothing does not conform to the image of a big socialist country, and "all women should wear flowered clothes to reflect the prosperity of socialism". As a result, colorful Blagi skirts have become the most beautiful scenery in major cities.

In the era of thrift, most beautiful clothes are made by the family. Skilled girls and mothers do it by themselves according to the clothing cutting patterns in the pictorial, so that the military uniforms can fit and the cotton-padded shirts can look good. At this time, the Chinese tunic suit has become the most solemn and common dress in China. At that time, owning a woolen tunic suit was enviable, and inserting one or even two pens in the upper right pocket of the tunic suit was a sign of knowledge and culture. Later, according to the characteristics of the Zhongshan suit, some people designed more concise and lively "civilian clothes", "green clothes" and "student clothes". There is also a slightly improved Zhongshan suit, that is, the neckline is enlarged and the lapel is changed from small to large, which is very popular with people. Mao Zedong, the leader of the Republic of China at that time, especially liked to wear this style of Chinese tunic suit. Later, some people abroad called this style of Zhongshan suit "Mao-style Zhongshan suit". Since then, the popularity of Zhongshan suit has lasted for nearly 30 years.

The early 1960s was the most difficult period in the history of New China. Due to three years of natural disasters, the cotton output has been greatly reduced from 1959 to 1960, and the cotton quantity is 2 1 foot per person. People buy clothes, cotton cloth and daily textiles with cloth tickets. In order to save as much as possible, the standard of buying clothes is wear resistance and anti-stolen goods. Gray, black and blue have become popular colors in the streets, and uniform clothing styles, regardless of seasons and men and women, are more popular. A cartoonist once vividly described the scene that "everyone is dressed in blue".

During the Cultural Revolution, owning a military uniform was the ideal of countless young people in that era. Teenagers like to wear grass-green military uniforms, grass-green military caps and grass-green schoolbags on their shoulders. This suit was very luxurious and fashionable at that time. Of course, hard work and plain living were still the most mainstream fashion at that time. In order to show their diligence and simplicity, some people even soak the old clothes they bought in water, or put a few patches on the clothes that are not broken. This kind of behavior seems ridiculous today, but it was popular for a while in the decade of the Cultural Revolution. At that time, the jingle was like this: new three years, old three years, sewing again and again ... There is also a song floating in the streets and alleys in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China: thrift is our good tradition, and socialist construction is inseparable ...

However, even in the era of single color, people's love for beauty will still be revealed. A photographer called this kind of pouring "unstoppable spring". This natural pursuit of beauty is a profound mark left by an era in people's hearts.

(3) Since the reform and opening up-colorful and fashionable personality.

Since the reform and opening up, the colors and styles of clothing have become more diversified, and the fabrics and textures have also undergone great changes.

1980 is the third year of China's reform and opening up. With the development of the times, people wear more and more clothes, and the color has changed from a single blue-gray to colorful. The domestic feature film "The True Face of Lushan Mountain" released at that time became a favorite movie of young people. The long-lost love story, coupled with the novel and fashionable modeling of the heroine in the film, is refreshing. How many sets of clothes she changed in the film became a hot topic for young people to discuss at that time. During this period, wearing sunglasses, long hair, bell bottoms and bat shirts became fashionable. Many people are not used to it, but young people have found their own personality and self-awareness.

The first fashion model team in Chinese mainland was established in 198 1. Although enrollment was only in the name of "Fashion Advertising Art Performance Class" at that time, to the surprise of the organizers, the number of applicants was four times as expected. Three years later, the performance team visited Europe, causing a sensation. Western public opinion exclaimed: "Children in Mao Zedong are wearing fashion!" The fashion whirlwind from China has brought a new image of openness to the world.

During the period of 1984, when the girls of China women's volleyball team achieved "three consecutive championships" at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, sportswear became popular in Beijing. Colorful sportswear has become the first choice for beauty lovers. People wear sportswear almost anytime and anywhere, and even become school uniforms for students and factory uniforms for workers.

In the 1990s, people's lives were in transition to a well-off society, and their thoughts were more open. People's clothes are changing rapidly, and their clothes are also personalized and changeable. It is difficult to sum up the fashion trend with one style or color. Emphasizing individuality and not chasing fashion has become a fashion in itself.

From the change of clothing, we can see the progress of the times and the change of people's inner thoughts. The change of clothing is based on the development of economy, and it also reflects that people's ideas change with the changes of the times, from "conformity" psychology to "pursuit of individuality" The change of clothing is a manifestation of the improvement of people's quality of life.