On the Psychology of the Simplicity for Modern Women's Dress from the Improvement of Qipao during the Republic Period

The clothing is a mirror of the thought, it has recorded the development of time and the vibration of people’s ideology. We may explain the clothing psychological development of wearer via the vicissitudes of clothing. The development of Qipao in the Republic period reflected the simplicity tend of modern feminine clothing psychology. It is manifested in three aspects: in the clothing aesthetic appreciation,they pursued the nature,and the simplicity; In wearing and matching, it was easy and casual; and in the use of clothing materials, they mainly sought simplicity and utility.