内容摘要:本文阐明了中西方服饰文化的特征,对中西方服装在衣料文化、功能意识、着装观念、着装方式、变迁过程方面的不同点进行深入探讨,并从社会功能、审美功能、容 仪功能、形态构成、实用功能等方面分析了中西方服饰文化的共同点。本文认为,当下中国 的服饰发展应在努力学习西方先进科技和文化的同时,珍视本民族的独创文化,从而将之改 良成为东西方人都可以接受的新东方艺术,使中国服饰登上世界舞台。 Abstract:This article elucidates westernclothing culture,discusses differencesbetween Chinese westernclothing aspectslike culture dressmaterial,function ideology,dress concept,transitional process etc westernclothing culture according shapeformation.This article holds wewant developChinese clothing we should strive learnwestern advanced technology meanwhilewe should cherish our own unique culture,thus we could make Chinese clothing become new eastern art botheastern westernpeople fashionworld. 关键词:中国西方服饰文化比较 Keywords:the comparison westernclothing culture. 引子Introduction 从逻辑上看,“中国”和“西方”是两个不同层面的概念,前者是一个具体的国度,而 后者则是一个方位。一般应该是“中国”与“法国”或“意大利”的文化比较,或者是“东方”与“西方”文化的比较才合逻辑。那么,为什么要把这样两个不同层面的概念放在一起 进行比较研究呢?因为这里的“西方”是与后面的“服饰文化”紧密相连的一个概念,即“西 方服饰文化”,是指以地中海文明为基础,欧洲中世纪以来发展形成的基督教文化圈中的服 饰文化。本课题就是把这个对当今世界服饰文化具有重要影响的服饰文化同以黄河文明为基 础形成的中国文化圈中的服饰文化进行比较研究。这里排除了伊斯兰文化圈和印度文化圈。 Logically,”China”and “West”is two conception differentlevel,the former specificcountry while direction.Generally,“Chinese” culture “Italian”culture compare“Eastern”culture twodifferent level conception puttogether conceptionwhich relatedclosely nextword”clothing culture”.That “Westernclothing culture” which means clothingculture Christianculture circle which have been developed Mediterraneancivilization since MiddleAges.This subject clothingculture which has great effect currentclothing culture clothingculture which Chineseculture circle developed YellowRiver Civilization.Islam culture circle Indianculture circle excluded.