世界服饰英文介绍加配图.doc

Examples of National Costumes of the World The national costume of England Some people think men in England wear suits and bowler hats（圆顶硬礼帽）, but it is very unusual these days to see anyone wearing a bowler hat. They got their name because they wore pearl buttons on their hats as a sign of authority. Later they began to wear clothes covered all over in buttons. Unfortunately the English dont really have a traditional National Dress as such. There have been calls over the years to create a costume, but as usual no-one can decide on what it should look like. Even Henry VIII got in on the act and commissioned（委派） an artist called Van Dyck to create an English National Costume, this also failed.The Guard are very important because they look after the queen and her jewels. Some people say this is the nearest thing to the national costume in England. The national costume of scotland Today traditional dress for men in Scotland is a kilt（苏格兰短裙） with shirt, waistcoat（背心） and tweed（粗花呢） jacket, stockings with garter（吊袜带） flashes, brogue（皮制的） shoes and a sporran（毛衣袋）. A bonnet is often worn displaying the clan crest. Traditionally ladies don‘t wear kilts, they do however wear dresses or pleated（ 摺)skirts in a tartan(格子呢) material. More often though they wear a light plaid or shawl of tartan material The national costume of China Hanfu had changed and evolved with the fashion of the days since its commonly assumed beginnings in the Shang dynasty. Many of the earlier designs are more gender-neutral and simple in cuttings. Later garments incorporate multiple pieces with men commonly wearing pants and women commonly wearing skirts. Clothing for women usually accentuates（强调） the body‘s natural curves（曲线） through wrapping of upper garment lapels（翻领） or binding（绑） with sashes（腰带） at the waist（腰部）. The national costume of Japan Kimonos are T-shaped; straight-lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and wide, full-length