Textile printing and dyeing industry has been greatly developed in the Zhou Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty Textile is the main form of social production. To the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the vassal state is to encourage the development of sericulture and silk production, plus promote the use of the iron to promote the handicraft equipment innovation, more diverse varieties of silk, an important period of development of the history of Chinese silk. The textile quality improvement and the increase in the variety of material foundation for the formation of the Zhou Dynasty Costume System.
Zhou Dynasty to the founding of the feudal system, strict class system to consolidate the Empire, developed a set of very detailed and thorough social etiquette and stability of the world. Clothing as a sign of everyone class to become one of the foundations of the Policy and regulations are very strict. Clothing vestments, court dress, hunting clothing, fierce clothing, soldiers clothing and uniforms.
The Zhou Dynasty costumes broadly followed the Shang Dynasty service system and a slight change. Shirt lower, slightly relaxed style than the Shang Dynasty. The size of the two styles sleeves, collar universal cross collar right of junction. Do not use buttons, generally tied around his waist belt. Stern, clothing, skirts with a secondary color. White Zhou Dynasty court dress emperor, princes on Xuanyi, doctors and judges with the princes. Kings, princes Zhu Sang, the doctor Suchang, Sergeant Hyun Sang, sergeant Huangshang, Corporal miscellaneous Sang.
The Zhou dynasty towel in the form of the cap than the Shang Dynasty, headband, square-shaped, pointed, crescent-shaped towel cap shape. The low-lying towel cap ordinary people; the high tip aristocracy.
Zhou Dynasty women’s clothing due to the different strata vary. Empress six: groceries, clothing, draw out Di, Di Que, Ju clothing, show clothing, edge clothing. Their materials and the style is very different, but the colors and patterns of the same. The Zhou Dynasty women’s clothing for the T-shirt irregular cloud munsu, side to deepen the color wide-flange around his waist, fabric belt, hair backward tilt. The small girl comb double braid, Length knee, belt-line hybrid Pei.
