From simple to complex, and from complex to simple, tell you about the characteristics of African clothing

As we all know, clothing is an important part of our daily life, and with the continuous development of human civilization, the characteristics of clothing are constantly updated. At the same time, clothing has also become an integral part of our human culture. From a global perspective, the clothing culture of Africa and Asia has had an important impact on the development of global clothing, among which the two river basins and the Nile River basin are the important birthplaces of the world's clothing culture. In addition, affected by political, economic, cultural and other factors, each region has its own clothing characteristics. As an important birthplace of human civilization, let me tell you about the characteristics of African clothing.

If you have some understanding of African clothing culture, you will find that African clothing culture presents a very clear stage in the development process, and it is also relatively simple, mainly including, from simple to complex and from complex to complex Simple two stages.

For the stage from simple to complex, this is a process with a large time span. The starting point of this stage is the primitive society. During this period, the clothes worn by Africans were mainly made of animal skins, and leaves were also pieced together to make clothes. In fact, similar to other human civilizations, due to the lack of necessary materials in primitive society, people can only use leaves or animal skins to make simple clothes, mainly to protect the body. Later, with the advancement of technology, Africans were able to obtain more complete animal skins and at the same time be able to make relatively complete clothes. Next, in order to pursue the beauty of clothes, Africans began to try to capture a variety of animals, and at the same time piece together the skins of these animals to make all kinds of clothes.

However, the biggest disadvantage of using animal skins to make clothes is that it is heavy, and it is inconvenient for people to move around after wearing them. Therefore, using cloth as the raw material of clothes has become the main choice for Africans. At the same time, Africans use their rich imagination to dye these cloths in different colors, and also wear some decorations on their clothes. This also shows that Africans are no longer just looking for warmth, but also pay more attention to the beauty of clothes.

It is worth noting that although from the primitive society to today, although the characteristics of African clothing have changed a lot, one thing has not changed, that is, the clothing they wear mainly presents the characteristics of fat and fat, which is what we call it. robe. Whether it is using animal skins or cloth to make clothes, Africans do not care about the workmanship of the clothes, nor do they care about the cutting process of the clothes, so you will see that the clothes worn by Africans are mostly loose. In fact, the reason why Africans design this way also has their considerations, because for the convenience of life, many Africans use the clothes they wear as quilts when they sleep at night. If the clothes are too tight, it is difficult to cover them as quilts.

It can be seen that, from the simple to the complex stage, Africans not only pay attention to the warmth of clothes, but also integrate their imagination and creativity into clothing design, making clothing with multiple uses.

For the stage from complex to simple, mainly due to the continuous improvement of social productivity in Africa, coupled with the influence of European culture, African clothing presents different characteristics than before. If you come to Africa to travel now, you will hardly see the robes of the past on the street, and instead are replaced by jeans, shorts, suits and other clothing. Among them, in formal occasions, wearing a suit is the main choice of many Africans, which is not much different from the clothing characteristics of other parts of the world.

In recent years, with the continuous close communication between people all over the world and the wide spread of international fashion trends, African women's requirements for clothing are also changing. The clothes worn by African women are no longer fat, baggy and slovenly, but more about symmetry and curves. It is worth mentioning that the clothes worn by Africans can often be seen in many internationally renowned fashion shows. That is to say, African clothing began to be integrated into the international fashion trend.

For the two stages of the development of African clothing, we can see that the requirements of Africans for clothing are also changing, from the initial pursuit of warmth to the pursuit of beauty in design, showing the progress of African culture, and people Pay attention to the display of culture in clothing.