Kaftan Cotton Dresses Long Sleeve Evening Wear for Womens
Thelong robe is one-piece garment extending from the shoulders to the heels that
was worn by both men and women.
The
shen-I falls somewhere between the pien-fu and the long robe in its
construction. The shen-I was made in two sections, tunic and skirt, much like
the pien-fu; but the two were sewn together resembles the pien-fu because of
its very large cut and deep folds, which draped generously over the body. This
is, in fact, the origin of its name, which literally means “deep clothing”. The
shen-I was the most widely worn of the three different types; it was the
“Sunday best” of the common people, and moderately formal attire for government
officials and scholars, appropriate for both men of letters and warriors.
A
robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. A robe is distinguished from a cape or
cloak by the fact that it usually has sleeves. The English word robe is
borrowed from French, although in French it typically refers to a woman's
dress.
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