Miao costume
The texture of Miao women's clothing is generally home textiles, corduroy, velveteen, woven sacks, stone forest cloth and so on. The colors are usually blue and blue.
Young and middle-aged Miao women in the border areas of Leishan, Kaili and Taijiang counties generally wear light-colored right quilted tops, embroider birds along the shoulders, cuffs and right lapels or buy ready-made lace, tie a silver waist, wear suits and trousers, tie the top high and wear ear posts. Middle-aged women usually wear white towel headscarves, while young women often wear silver combs or silver clothes and plastic.
Older women usually wear right quilted tops or collarless cross tops, ankle pleated skirts and waist-length skirts. Ornaments for elderly women are usually woven or knitted at home. Colors like Shang Qing and blue.
Miao women in Zhou Xi, Man Qing, Tonggu of Majiang County, Wu Bai of Development Zone, Nangao of Danzhai County of Kaili City wear casual tops with lapels and lapels, crossed tops with large lapels and sleeves on the chest, embroidered cuffs and embroidered waists with silver chains. She wore a knee-high pleated skirt, embroidered feet and legs, and a brocade pink stocking.
Miao women in Wu Yang, Changqing, Paidiao and other places in Danzhai County often wear right-row double-breasted blouses, the front of which reaches the lower abdomen, and the trousers reach below the knees. Silver waist hanging pants long, leg-wrapped. There is no difference between middle-aged and old people and young people. The top and bottom materials are mostly self-made twill, plain weave, corduroy, velveteen and woven linen bags, with batik square handkerchiefs or embroidered headscarves on their heads.
Miao women in Lushan, Ping Huang and Shibing, Kaili City, are dressed in cross tops, with big collars on their chests and cloth belts around their waists. A pleated skirt with red and white flowers under the knee is surrounded by a purple apron. Most of the materials are home textiles, and the color is mainly cyan.
Miao women's casual clothes in Taojiang, Qiaogang, Nian and Lvguo in Leishan County, Paidiao, Dangzao, Jia Pei and Wu Yang in Danzhai County, and Fanpai in Taijiang County are all green and white right-breasted jackets with waists, pleated skirts five to nine inches long and tight trousers inside. Two-foot-square embroidered aprons with geometric patterns are tied at the front and back of the skirt, and embroidered shawls are draped over the shoulders.