Ancient women

Look at the Sleeves, Read History
Have you noticed that the sleeves of women in costume dramas are sometimes wide and sometimes narrow? This is not a random design! From the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the changes in women’s sleeves are like a code book, hiding the secrets of their changing status. Behind the tight sleeves are the hands working, and the wide sleeves may hide the ambition of rebellion. Let’s unlock these “sleeve codes” and see how ancient women used clothes to fight for freedom.