Mamianqun, a traditional Han Chinese skirt, Qing dynasty.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
馬面裙
Simplified Chinese
马面裙
Literal meaning
horse face skirt
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
mǎmiànqún
English name
English
Horse-face skirt/ paired apron/ apron
Mamianqun
Type
Chinese wrap-around, skirt with either pleats or gores
Material
Various (including silk)
Place of origin
Song dynasty, China
Introduced
c. 11th century
Mamianqun (simplified Chinese: 马面裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面裙; pinyin: mǎmiànqún; lit. 'horse face skirt'), is a type of traditional Chinese skirt. It is also known as mamianzhequn (simplified Chinese: 马面褶裙; traditional Chinese: 馬面褶裙; lit. 'horse-face pleated skirt'), but is sometimes simply referred as 'apron' (Chinese: 围裙; pinyin: wéiqún; lit. 'apron'), a generic term in English to refer to any Chinese-style skirt, or 'paired apron' in English although they are not aprons as defined in the dictionary. The Mamianqun is a type of qun (Chinese: 裙; pinyin: qún; lit. 'skirt') a traditional Chinese skirt worn by the Han Chinese women as a lower garment item in Hanfu[1][2]: 54 [3] and is one of the main representative styles of ancient Chinese-style skirts.[4] It originated in the Song and Liao dynasties and became popular due to its functionality and its aesthetics style.[5] It continued to be worn in the Yuan,[3] Ming, and Qing dynasties where it was a typical style of skirt for women[6] and was favoured for its unique aesthetic style and functionality.[5] Following the fall of the Qing dynasty, the mamianqun continued to be worn in the Republic of China, and only disappeared in the 1920s and 1930s [5] following the increased popularity of the cheongsam.[7] As a type of xifu, Chinese opera costumes, the mamianqun maintains its long tradition and continues to be worn nowadays.[2]: 54 In the 21st century, the mamianqun regained popularity with the emergence of the Hanfu movement.[8][9] The mamianqun has experienced various fashion changes throughout history.[10] It was typically paired with ku, Chinese trousers and Chinese jackets,[10][3][11] typically either the ao or gua.
^ abBonds, Alexandra B. (2008). Beijing opera costumes : the visual communication of character and culture. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 978-1-4356-6584-2. OCLC 256864936.
^ abcHays, Mary V (1989). "Chinese Skirts of the Qing dynasty" (PDF). The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club. 72: 4–42.
^Liu, Xiaoju. "马面裙的款式结构研究--《西部皮革》2019年23期" [zh:Research on the Style and Structure of Horse Face Skirts]. www.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
^ abc"From the Slitting Skirt to the Absorbing Essence,History of Art Development about the Horse-face Apron--《Art and Design》2016年10期". en.cnki.com.cn. CAO Xue; WANG Qun-shan; Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^Li, Hongmei. "明清马面裙的形制结构与制作工艺--《纺织导报》2016年11期" [zh:The shape structure and production process of horse face skirt in Ming and Qing Dynasties]. www.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
^Liu, Yu (2017-10-01). "Westernization and the consistent popularity of the Republican qipao". International Journal of Fashion Studies. 4 (2): 211–224. doi:10.1386/infs.4.2.211_1. ISSN 2051-7106.
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^张洁. "Young culture fans dress to impress". global.chinadaily.com.cn. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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