Qipao recruitment

My friend Xiao C graduated from university and went to the job market, wearing a green cheongsam.

The two-layer fabric, with a layer of green brocade inside and a layer of green organza outside, was a very clever design more than ten years ago. Walking in the talent market where suits, shirts and trousers gather, she is "the most beautiful baby in the whole street".

Because of this dress, she left a deep impression on the hiring manager, and successfully won the second interview of the company. Later, as a fresh student, she got a position that required two or three years of work experience.

Although the strength is very important, I still feel that cheongsam has made great contributions when I sum up my experience later. Without that deep first impression (fashion, generosity and charm), our friends may not even touch the door of the company.

Qipao, at present, seems to be the traditional dress of women in China. However, tracing back to the source, the name should be derived from the robes of Manchu flag-bearers, and the style has evolved many times before it was slowly finalized in the Republic of China.

Zhang Ailing once talked about the initial appearance of cheongsam in her work Change Clothes:

This is just an era about cheongsam, a microcosm of people's ideas.

In many books about costume culture, the emergence and development of cheongsam are discussed in detail, but because the words and sentences are too official, it is quite boring to read.

Later, I happened to see Lumei's cheongsam painting, which made me realize the charm of cheongsam beyond language and fell in love with it immediately.

Then, I found that Lu Mei published a book about cheongsam at the beginning of this year-Cheongsam Fashion Love Painting, so I went to look for it.

Lu Mei talked about the origin of cheongsam in his book, and also elaborated the design and style characteristics of cheongsam in different periods with a lot of pen and ink. Because of Lumei's interpretation, readers have a basic understanding of the history of cheongsam (at least, it is not a concept that I used to know), and also let readers realize the relationship between cheongsam and their own charm.

In the love picture of cheongsam fashion, there is a chapter called "One color is her own love story", which expounds the viewpoint about the birth of cheongsam.

At first, women wore cheongsam: on the one hand, it was to get the beauty of being tall and set off their charm; On the other hand, in order to strive for equality between men and women, many female friends abandoned the bad habit of foot-binding and put on robes. This is one of the reasons why women wear cheongsam.

In the current research, some scholars believe that cheongsam is the product of social problems and represents the awakening of women's strength and equal will. However, this is only a fragment in the history of cheongsam development.

When you look at the fashion map of cheongsam, you will find that there are many things worth knowing about the development of cheongsam.

For example, the length of cheongsam, the height of slit and the length of sleeves are not only in line with men's aesthetics, but also closely related to the development of social culture and economy. The development history of a cheongsam is also the cultural and economic history of a cheongsam.

In the book, Lu Mei combines the history of cheongsam with his own cheongsam as an illustration, which is very distinctive. Through these illustrations, readers can intuitively see that the old cheongsam has become a new fashion. If you have a chance to read this book, remember to appreciate Lumei's cheongsam paintings carefully.