When it comes to skirts, modern people will definitely say that they are women’s patent without hesitation. In fact, skirts were originally worn by both men and women. The original name of the word "skirt" is "jun". "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "skirt, from scarf or clothing, Shengjun." The annotation of "skirt" explains: "In ancient times, it was called Xia and Shang, and it was unisex." That is to say. , in ancient times, people called tops "clothes" and bottoms "petticoats." And a "petticoat" is a skirt. No matter male or female, everyone is the same. Skirts were originally produced in primitive societies. Due to low productivity at that time, the easiest way for people to make clothes from leaves or other raw materials was to tie them up themselves. This is how the first skirts were produced. Of course, the skirt at this time will not be exclusive to women, but should be unisex. According to historical records, in ancient times, the Yellow Emperor "ruled the world with his clothes hanging down", which means that the Yellow Emperor ruled the world with a human skirt. The statue of the Yellow Emperor in front of the Huangdi Mausoleum in Xuanyuan, Huangling County, Shaanxi Province, is wearing a skirt. It was also from that time that the ancient Chinese system of "dressing under clothes" was considered the most solemn and orthodox clothing, just like modern people wear suits and ties on solemn occasions. Businessman's clothing. For the "clothes" on the upper body, the collar is turned to the right and the clothing reaches the knees. The "petticoat" on the lower body reaches the ankles, and a wide belt is tied around the waist. An axe-shaped ornament "Qijia" is added in front of the abdomen to cover the knees, so it is also called "covering the knees". In the Zhou Dynasty, which was very elegant and polite, people began to combine the two pieces of cloth into a cylinder. This small change makes "Shang" more beautiful and elegant than the "Shang" of the Shang Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the world was in chaos, with princes competing for hegemony and frequent wars. Horses became an important means of transportation and combat. Skirts are extremely inconvenient for riders. In order to adapt to this situation, people simply put the upper and lower petticoats together, turning the "clothes" and "petticoats" worn separately into a whole. Specifically, lay the triangular cloth behind your back, wrap the lower right corner of the cloth around your legs from the front of your legs to the left side of your body, then use the same method to wrap the lower left corner of the cloth around your right side, and tie it with a belt. . This is the "deep coat" popular during the Warring States Period, and its shape is quite similar to our clothing today. During the Han and Six Dynasties, it was very popular and fashionable for men to wear skirts. According to records, Yang Xin liked calligraphy since he was a child, and was especially good at official script. He was favored by the famous calligrapher Wang Xianzhi. When Yang Xin was 12 years old, his father was the prefect of Wucheng and the prefect of Wuxing County. This summer, Yang Xin "wore a new silk skirt and slept during the day." At this time, Wang Xianzhi came to Yang Xin's house to visit Yang Xin's father. Before leaving, Wang Xianzhi saw that Yang Xin's new dress was very beautiful, and on a whim, "the 'skirt' of a few books was gone." After Yang Xin woke up, he practiced calligraphy according to several banners with the word "skirt" written by Wang Xianzhi, and his calligraphy skills "can be seen from this." An interesting story is recorded in AD. Once, Emperor Liang Wu of the Southern Dynasties discussed the meaning of the word "Qiankun" with Zhang Ji, Ding Yuan and others in the Wende Hall. Emperor Wu of Liang's ministers were allowed to express their own opinions, but they were afraid that their opinions were different from those of the emperor, which might lead to their own death, so "Confucian scholars did not dare to take the lead." However, Zhang walked into the plastic surgery room sarcastically and was quoted by others. They talked and talked about it, saying, "The emperor is different and gave her ti, swallow, silk and other things.", and said that this was to "express her outstanding achievements." ". It can be seen that it was a high honor for the emperor to give men skirts at that time. In the upper class society of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, "boys" were very popular and fashionable. The so-called "boys" refer to the aristocratic children who are very fashionable in skirts and clogs. So later on, people often used "girl" to describe young people who only pay attention to clothing and decoration, but not to real talent and learning, which is synonymous with what we call "dandy" today. For example, as I recorded
Ordinary people use "robes" as their uniforms, and women use "skirts" as their uniforms. In fact, whether it is the emperor's "dragon robe" or the "common clothes" of ordinary people, how different is it from the original "dress", that is, a skirt?