In ancient times, the Phoenix crown is the accessory of the emperor's harem concubines, and also the mandate woman's costume by the imperial court, which is the highest level of women's DRESS. Phoenix crown and Xia Pei refer to the two things, the phoenix crown is worn on the head, Xia Pei is worn on the body. In the folk, there is a saying that ordinary women wear a phoenix crown and Xia Pei when they get married, in order to highlight the unlimited scenery of women when they get married.
First, what is the meaning of Fengguan Xipei
Pei is not a dress, just an accessory. Phoenix crown and Xia Pei actually refers to two things: Phoenix crown and Xia Pei.
Phoenix crown: The phoenix crown is named after the phoenix ornament, which is the ceremonial crown worn by noble women in ancient times. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the colorful crown used by women is also called Fengguan, which is mostly used in weddings. Depending on the grade, the crested crown is also different.
Xia PI: a shawl worn by ancient women. Xiapie is a kind of colored belt from the shoulder to the chest, made of brocade, decorated with various patterns, at both ends of the triangle, at the bottom of the ribbon hanging made of gold or jade pendant.
Second, the bride Chinese wedding dress and what else
1. Xiuhe clothing
Xiuhe clothing is the women's clothing in the early years of the Republic of China, 2002 Zhou Xun starred in the "Orange red", the hostess Xiuhe wedding dress, known as Xiuhe clothing. The patterns on Xiuhe clothes are mostly peacock, peony, plum, butterfly, happy character and other beautiful things. The dress is matched with red and gold to show the modesty and beauty of the woman.
2. Longfengguo
Longfeng jacket is a more popular clothing of the Manchu people in the Qing Dynasty, is a more solemn and formal Chinese wedding bride dress, more imposing than Xiuhe clothing. And all the Longfeng coats are sewing by hand, very precious.
3. Malay robe
Malaysian Chinese traditional clothing, the craft is mostly Indian silk, nail beads, hot diamonds, gems and so on. Using A combination of Chinese dress and Western cut, the top is tucked in the waist and the bottom is A-line skirt. Malay coat was the first Chinese traditional clothing brought by the Chinese people when they went to Southeast Asia. In order to adapt to the local climate and customs in Malaysia, it was gradually improved, and then introduced into China from overseas.
4. Cheongsam
The version of cheongsam is very able to modify the body, so it often appears in various weddings. Now the version and style of cheongsam more and more, but also according to their own characteristics of strengths and weaknesses, whether tall or short brides can show their beauty through cheongsam.
5. Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han nationality, the Chinese wedding follows the "Zhou ceremony" culture, with elegance, honor, Zhuang respect for the charm, is the embodiment of the Chinese classic cultural tradition of the national wedding. Zhou-made Hanfu is beautiful in red and black, if the bride is wearing a red Zhou-made Hanfu, the groom's costume needs to be mainly black.