The ribbon on the fairy's body is called leather silk, which is made of tulle and has flowers painted with silver flowers or gold and silver powder. One end is fixed on the chest strap of the half arm, then put on the shoulder and twist between the two arms.

There are two kinds of silk:

One kind of banner is wider and shorter, which is mostly used by married women;

The other length can reach more than two meters, which is mostly used by unmarried women.

The beauty of the Tang Dynasty, when standing, the silk naturally hangs like a pool of clear water, and when walking, it is elegant and stretches like the wind blowing willow, and the movements complement each other. This kind of additional clothing extends the visual effect of the body, and its appearance is not for practicality, but to create a lively and graceful appearance.

Women in the Tang Dynasty drew inspiration from stage costumes, and their daily wear could also be sublimated into performance costumes. In the later Peking Opera Flowers Scattered in the Sky, Mei Lanfang danced with a long ribbon, which must be a symbolic extreme display of silk.

Extended data:

With the spread of Buddhism to the East, female diners wearing silk have appeared in Buddhist murals in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. After Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, silks of different lengths and widths began to appear on the shoulders of every woman chasing fashionable clothes.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once made an imperial edict that all wives, concubines, Pauline, imperial daughters and lovers in the 27th Palace must wear embroidered silks when attending attendants and harem banquets. Ladies-in-waiting also wear gorgeous silk on Dragon Boat Festival, which is called sacred towel or longevity towel.

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