Wang Tao’s masterful “intangible cultural heritage” Yi embroidery has been reborn in fashion. What unique and charming potential does ethnic costumes have?

At 10pm on September 11, 2019, US time. A large-scale fashion show was held in the United States with the theme of "Cloud embroidered Yi clothes, traditional hand-in-hand fashion; Millennium clothing competition, New York meets Chuxiong". The designer is the internationally renowned Wang Tao. With a cross-border show, the whole world can appreciate the beauty of Eastern culture.

Tong Jisheng said, "Chinese ethnic minority costumes are rich in costume elements and costume culture. But they often remain as tourist souvenirs and lack good expression techniques. Transform them into new market products that modern consumers like. This is the difficulty in promoting intangible cultural heritage... and Wang Tao has a global mindset that can revitalize intangible cultural heritage."

There are fifty-six ethnic groups in China, and there are many kinds of costumes. , Clothing culture is the embodiment of a national culture and the development of human civilization. Moreover, clothing can also reflect the political, economic and cultural development of this society. National costumes have a long history. It can continue to this day in the long river of history. It proves that it has enough charm to attract people to pass it on.

Because there are many ethnic minorities in our country and they are distributed over a wide area, but due to long-term transportation inconvenience and little communication, the clothing culture is very rich. There are also many types. The clothing of Han residents is limited to black and blue. And because the climate conditions and natural environments where ethnic minorities live are different, their clothing characteristics are also different. The north is cold, windy and snowy. There are forests and grasslands. Ethnic minorities in the north mostly rely on hunting and animal husbandry for their livelihood. Therefore, the national costumes on the northern grasslands are mostly derived from the furs of livestock. Used to keep warm. In the south, there is more rain, and mountainous basins are adjacent. Cotton and linen are mostly grown in the south, so their clothing is mostly made of cotton and linen.

Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and clothing culture also has a long history. We must promote the spread of Chinese folk costume culture like Wang Tao did. We must enhance cultural exchanges between the East and the West and work together to build a world clothing center. For traditional clothing culture, we should take the essence and discard the dross. Let China's clothing culture be fully developed.