Do you know the evolution history from ancient underwear to solar powered underwear?

Underwear is very common. Wearing underwear on the street is not news, but it is rare. If someone walks down the street wearing a "solar underwear" that can generate electricity, I think the rate of turning heads will definitely be 100.

Why do you say this?

First of all, let’s talk about the development history of underwear.

In ancient times, underwear had a different name, called "obscene clothes". "Indecent clothes" means "light and unruly". It can be seen that the mentality of the ancients towards underwear is very different from that of modern people. contrast.

So how did Chinese underwear evolve into the various trendy and fashionable styles it has today? This starts with the development history of underwear in ancient China.

The Tang Dynasty brought ancient Chinese culture to a peak. In some TV dramas about the history of the Tang Dynasty, you can often see a scene like this: "The palace ladies of the Tang Dynasty tied their skirts high on their chests and then tied them around their chests." The lower part is tied with a wide belt, and the shoulders are exposed. The upper chest and back are exposed, and the outer part is covered with transparent gauze, with myrobalan looming." The "myrobalan" here refers to the underwear of the Tang Dynasty, which is similar to the current half-breasted skirt. In the TV series "The Legend of Wu Mei Niang", Fan Bingbing presented the clothing of women in the Tang Dynasty very well, and of course the display of "myrobalan" was also included.

After the Tang Dynasty and through the development of the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, there was a shadow of modern underwear. There were three lapels on each front, a crotch on the shoulder, a belt on the crotch, and a belt on the waist. The laces tie all the lapels tightly to create an obvious waistline. It can also be seen from the side that ancient women already knew how to highlight their figure.

In the Qing Dynasty, the development of underwear reached its peak. There were what we often call "tube tops" and "beltbands", and they are still in use today. "Tube tops" are generally made into a diamond shape with " The belt is put around the neck when worn, and there are two belts tied around the waist behind the back. The lower part is in the shape of an inverted triangle, covering the navel and reaching the lower abdomen. The materials are mostly cotton and silk, and the color is mostly red, which is what we call "red bellyband". In the "Red Sorghum" TV series or movie, scenes of red bellybands appear many times. Side note: At that time, the "belly band" had been accepted and popularized by most women. Of course, it is also loved by some men.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the "little vest" appeared again. It was narrow in shape, usually with a double placket, and several buttons on the placket, and the chest and waist were tightly wrapped when worn. , and absorbed some Western characteristics to become the current bra.

Modern underwear comes in a wide variety of styles and materials. Natural materials include nylon, silk (protein fiber), and hemp; artificial materials include nylon, Lycra, spandex, viscose fiber, and colored cotton.

But have you heard or seen underwear made of solar cells? It is estimated that many people are like the author, at least it is difficult to see it in Chinese underwear stores.

Next let’s talk about this “solar powered underwear”.

American scientists call it "solar bikini" and Japanese scientists call it "photoelectric energy underwear." At present, there are no relevant news reports about this kind of underwear in China. In the United States and Japan, designers have ingeniously designed it It's designed.

Whether they are designers from the United States or Japan, their design principles and raw materials for "solar underwear" are similar. It relies on solar cells, uses conductive wires to sew small cells together to form a bra shape, and then uses the photovoltaic effect of solar energy to generate electricity to charge electronic products.

Many people may have questions after seeing this:

1. How long does it take to make such an underwear and what is the price?

If the materials are readily available, one piece of underwear takes about 70 hours to sew, and such underwear is custom-made, so it is natural that it is expensive. According to relevant foreign news reports, such an underwear More than ￡120.

2. In what situations is such a solar underwear suitable for use?

You can imagine a scene like this: a beautiful woman is lying on the beach, sunbathing, her underwear is generating electricity, listening to MP3, playing with mobile phones and Ipads, no longer worrying about insufficient power for electronic products , and there is nowhere to charge.

If the underwear is equipped with a built-in cooler, and the absorbed solar energy is used to power the cooler, it must feel good to wear underwear with a cooling function!

3. How is the security?

Because underwear originally uses less materials, even if it generates electricity, it can only act as a small charger. The voltage is generally about 5V, which is invisible to the human body and there is no danger of being electrocuted.

Having said so much, and the effects are so tempting, why are such underwear not actually on the market? The designer currently defines it as a concept product. There are still many technologies that need to be improved in order to be popularized in the future, such as the problem of changing and washing this solar underwear and the problem of putting a coat on top of the underwear to generate electricity.

Once it becomes popular in the future, I think it will definitely be a fashionable outfit that attracts attention, keeps people coming back, and is energy-saving and environmentally friendly!

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