四月纪事 中国近代女子服饰集锦 更衣记 The Dressing Diary of Chinese Women in Early Modern Times

TongGuang period A.D.1862-A.D.1908
The woman girded her chest and wrapped her feet,with a full bodice that exquisite and complicated with eight pieces.
Women were confined to the courtyard and rarely participate in social activities.
1910s A.D.1910-A.D.1919
In the 1910s, people value thinness. The collar was made in the shape of silver ingot, buttons were gathering and the clothes clung to the skin.
1920s A.D.1920-A.D.1929
After The May 4th movement,the new Chinese women cut the hair and no longer foot-binding, participating in more social activities, with tight jackets and short sleeves.It’s called “Dao Da Xiu”.
1930s A.D.1930-A.D.1939
With the western wind in Chinese style, the early modern woman abandoned the corset, wear the cheongsam to put long and thin slender, wrap a woman graceful curve.
1940 s A.D.1940-A.D.1949
With the post-war scarcity, women's clothing became more simple, collar height was only an inch, the length of the short, and very rarely inlaid with button decoration.
1950s- 1960s A.D.1950-A.D.1969
Influenced by western clothing styles, cheongsam shapes and emphasizes the concave-convex curves of women's bodies through silhouette, and becomes a common and formal dress for professional women in Hong Kong and Taiwan.