Beizi

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.

Ming Dynasty portrait of man wearing beizi over zhiduo

References

^ 윤지원. 중국 호무복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 56, 57-72. 2005
^ 김소현. 우전 ( khotan ) 의 복식에 관한 연구, 한국복식학회, v. 34, 169-183. 1997.
^ 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

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[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

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