• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.26 no.3_4
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• pp.454-463
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• 2002

The purpose of this thesis is to understand the role and meaning of costumes in feudal dynasties through Ideology, Content, and Consequence of Costume Policy of Qing. And this is to investigate the Ideology of Costume Policy as the first strep. The ideology of the costume policy of Qing dynasty stemmed from the ethnic identity. Huang-tai-ji(황태극) was not only the emperor, but the Qing's principle costume policymaker. He thought that the Man people's horse-riding and archery was the basis of their nation and their costume was vital to these abilities. Therefore if thar changed to the large sleeve costume of the Han people, they would lose their ethnicity. Hurting-tai-ju succeeding emperors continued the ideolo효 of retaining ethnicity.

• International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-17
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• 2008

This research analyzes the patterns in modernization of costume that reflects the attitude of accepting the Western culture and the differences in perception, during modernization period (1850-early 1910) in Japan. The Japanese attitude toward the Western costume can be roughly classified into three periods: impetuous acceptance in the early Restoration of Imperial Regime(1867-1883), aggressive acceptance in Rokumeikan period(1883-1887), and the coexistence of traditional and modern costumes after Meiji 20(1887-1910). A Western costume symbolizes wealth and power until Rokumeikan period, however, as it becomes more common, it is considered as an ordinary dress rather than a ceremonial dress. The exact opposite phenomenon occurs to traditional costume. Although Japanese modernization is initially forced by western ideology of power, positive reactions to western culture and changes in perception toward China leads to more active importation of western culture. This reflects the governmental effort such as the Foreigners Employment Policy in the early Meiji period, and the public also became receptive toward change. However, acceptance of the Western culture is only limited to academic and technological areas, while the traditional Japanese ethos(the Emperor system, Shintoism, patriarchism) is obstinately protected. Therefore, it can be inferred that such extreme polarization of modernization and traditional inheritance enabled both perspectives to retain their own characteristics.