I brought some books from China about the development history of Chinese costume, because I wanted to understand the history of clothing in the Tang Dynasty, So I picked out the history of this period from each book and read them. Although I learned some knowledge about costume, I also had some doubts. They are more divided into categories of men, women, makeup or hair accessories, and briefly explain the causes of these changes, but not deeply.
After reading these books, I looked up a lot of related information online and got a lot of inspiration. They introduced the men’s and women’s costume in the same period in chronological order. The historical background, social changes and economic environment at that time led to the changes in such costume. This helped me understand how to write a dissertation, analyze and compare the cultural differences between China and the Western countries from what aspects.
I read a book about the Baroque period before, but it just introduced what costume were like at that time, without analyzing the reasons. Because of my previous reading experience in the history of Chinese costume, I know more about which aspects to focus on to collect the information I need on Western costume. We should not only understand the costume itself, but also analyze the causes of costume changes in many aspects.