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Beizi (褙子) is the traditional Chinese attire ([[hanfu]]) common to both men and women. It is of Central Asian derivation, adopted during [[Tang Dynasty]] through the [[Silk Road]].<ref>윤지원. 중국 호무복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 56, 57-72. 2005</ref><ref>김소현. 우전 ( khotan ) 의 복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 34, 169-183. 1997.</ref> The gender difference is that while the wide sleeve beizi is a formal wear for women (narrow sleeve beizi is the casual wear for women), both wide and narrow sleeve beizi is only the casual wear for men. It has parallel/straight-collar (對襟) with side slits beginning at the armpit or at the waist. It can be secured at the front either with ties or a metal button.
Beizi (褙子) is the traditional Chinese attire ([[hanfu]]) common to both men and women. It is a form of outer wear in [[Ming Dynasty]]. It is adopted during [[Tang Dynasty]] (during which foreign fashion were popular amongst Chinese) from Central Asian clothing through the [[Silk Road]].<ref>윤지원. 중국 호무복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 56, 57-72. 2005</ref><ref>김소현. 우전 ( khotan ) 의 복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 34, 169-183. 1997.</ref> However, it is also believed to have been derived from [[banbi]] during the [[Song Dynasty]], where the sleeves and the garment lengthened.<ref>{{citation
|last=朱和平
|publication-date=July 2001
|title=《中国服饰史稿》
|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/7136914/
|format=PDF
|accessdate=May 20, 2009
|edition=1st
|publisher=中州古籍出版社
|language=Chinese
|page=223-224
}}</ref> The gender difference is that while the wide sleeve beizi is a formal wear for women (narrow sleeve beizi is the casual wear for women), both wide and narrow sleeve beizi is only the casual wear for men. It has parallel/straight-collar (對襟) with side slits beginning at the armpit or at the waist. It can be secured at the front either with ties or a metal button.


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Image:Beizi3.jpg|Ming Dynasty portrait of men wearing beizi over [[zhiduo]]
Image:Beizi3.jpg|Ming Dynasty portrait of man wearing beizi over [[zhiduo]]
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Wide sleeve beizi (褙子) - formal wear for women

Beizi (褙子) is the traditional Chinese attire (hanfu) common to both men and women. It is a form of outer wear in Ming Dynasty. It is adopted during Tang Dynasty (during which foreign fashion were popular amongst Chinese) from Central Asian clothing through the Silk Road.[1][2] However, it is also believed to have been derived from banbi during the Song Dynasty, where the sleeves and the garment lengthened.[3] The gender difference is that while the wide sleeve beizi is a formal wear for women (narrow sleeve beizi is the casual wear for women), both wide and narrow sleeve beizi is only the casual wear for men. It has parallel/straight-collar (對襟) with side slits beginning at the armpit or at the waist. It can be secured at the front either with ties or a metal button.

See also

References

  1. ^ 윤지원. 중국 호무복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 56, 57-72. 2005
  2. ^ 김소현. 우전 ( khotan ) 의 복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 34, 169-183. 1997.
  3. ^ 朱和平 (July 2001), 《中国服饰史稿》 (PDF) (in Chinese) (1st ed.), 中州古籍出版社, p. 223-224, retrieved May 20, 2009