A comparative study of Chinese Ming Dynasty and European Renaissance women’s wedding dress
Hong Xu1
Xinyi Ma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/pmcs.v5i3.1899
Keywords: Chinese Ming Dynasty; European Renaissance; Women; Wedding dress; Contrast
Abstract
Wedding dress is an indispensable ceremonial dress in life. Its change and symbolic significance reflect the social development and life style in diff erent periods. This paper fi rstly combs the development of female wedding dresses in the Ming Dynasty and the Renaissance in Europe, then compares the artistic characteristics of female wedding dresses in the Ming Dynasty and the Renaissance in Europe from the aspects of shape, color and pattern, and fi nally analyzes the factors aff ecting the diff erences between the two from the aspects of politics, culture and aesthetics, so as to better inherit the female dress culture. In order to provide theoretical basis for the exploration of female wedding dresses in China and the West.
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