Thinking of lingerie and intimate apparel may evoke images of bras that hardly keep ladies covered and barely-there underwear.
Donning modern-day lingerie means putting everything on display and showing off a woman's shape in its most flattering way.
In ancient China, though, a curvy figure was considered a temptation and a sin, so women were left with few choices of outer clothes and were strictly governed by status. The underwear then became a unique channel for women to let out their romantic passion and over thousands of years, Chinese women developed various styles of underwear with amazing craftsmanship and ingenious designs.
To illustrate the use of old-time Chinese lingerie in today's world, a fashion design competition calling for inspiration from ancient Chinese lingerie elements was held by the China Fashion Association and Ordifen International Group.
Chinese water paintings, minority embroidery, Chinese red phoenix and cloud patterns, ceramics and Hanfu (the traditional dress of the Han Chinese) inspired ideas from about 800 designers from China, the UK and Japan.
Donning modern-day lingerie means putting everything on display and showing off a woman's shape in its most flattering way.
In ancient China, though, a curvy figure was considered a temptation and a sin, so women were left with few choices of outer clothes and were strictly governed by status. The underwear then became a unique channel for women to let out their romantic passion and over thousands of years, Chinese women developed various styles of underwear with amazing craftsmanship and ingenious designs.
To illustrate the use of old-time Chinese lingerie in today's world, a fashion design competition calling for inspiration from ancient Chinese lingerie elements was held by the China Fashion Association and Ordifen International Group.
Chinese water paintings, minority embroidery, Chinese red phoenix and cloud patterns, ceramics and Hanfu (the traditional dress of the Han Chinese) inspired ideas from about 800 designers from China, the UK and Japan.
