The main characteristics of ancient advanced customization are exquisiteness and lifelikeness. Its design must conform to the aesthetic characteristics of the times and also reflect its background. For example, most custom-made clothes in the Qing Dynasty liked to use some lace. Clothes like horse-faced skirts were worn by the Manchus. The Manchus themselves were nomadic people. In order to facilitate daily activities, the nomads, for example, like The behavior is like riding a horse, so when they customize the clothes, the skirts are bifurcated on both sides, and the skirts are all embroidered. The patterns are basically related to animals, usually in the shape of horses, and the workmanship is quite exquisite.
Another example is wrist embroidery. Wrist embroidery is actually the remaining cuff part of the clothes. At that time, most of the clothes customized by wealthy families would have embroidery on the cuffs. If the clothes did not need the cuffs, the cuffs would be retained. Embroidered, and the patterns of these wrist embroideries are usually patterns such as flowers, grass and butterflies, and some are even embroidered with gold thread, which is very expensive. Although the colors of these wrist embroideries are generally solid colors such as bright red and green, they are very coordinated, and coupled with the fine embroidery, they become very appropriate and festive. Some people even ask some famous calligraphers to write poems on the wrist embroidery for secondary creation.
There was no shortage of high-end customization in ancient China, especially in some wealthy families or palaces where there were many high-end customization items. For example, the emperor's dragon robe, the queen's phoenix robe, and the nail covers worn by the queen and the concubines in the palace may seem simple but are all carefully crafted. Let's talk about this nail cover. The entire nail cover is made of gilt and uses silk craftsmanship. The small nail cover is also decorated with patterns and inlaid with gems.
Advanced customization must be purely handmade in ancient times. Advanced customization mainly tests personal skills and the spirit of the craftsman. Customization is unique and cannot be mass-produced, so it is luxurious. Ancient high-end customization pursued extreme luxury, and every item was made as a handicraft.