A lot of girls are in 心中幻想 like this scene, "The green alley after the rain, elegant and beautiful yourself, a little bit of pink, red lips, Emei, and cloud temples wear a piece of 金The exquisite cheongsam with silk plate buckle and ink flower carving is exquisite and curvy, holding on 一个油纸伞, walking towards the distance. "qipao is the temptation that a girl who is born with beauty can't refuse, is The traditional clothes of our Chinese women. The splendid 5,000-year history of the Chinese nation has also passed down countless precious cultural relics and exquisite clothing . Cheongsam is 集大成者 in our long-standing traditional culture.
Such a splendid and beautiful national quintessence, of course Ingenuity Master’s Inheritance . 楚宏生 is such a master who has made cheongsam for more than 80 years. He has made countless celebrities' clothes. You can figure out the measurements just by looking at the photos. He is known as the "Lafayette of China".
young learning art and heartbreaking
In 1918, Chu Hongsheng was born in 江苏吴江. Chu Hongsheng from an ordinary family can’t go to school to study . In that era, children from wealthy families could only have a chance. Families like Chu Hongsheng can either send it to to learn a craft and make a living , or to sell it to a big family to be a servant.
At the age of sixteen, the parents tried their best to send Chu Hongsheng to 上海学做 Tailor with expectations. At that time, the most famous shop in Shanghai was 朱顺兴剪贴店, and the number one master in it was Zhu Hanzhang. 朱汉章 Seeing the clever and sincere Chu Hongsheng thought this kid was good, so he accepted him as a disciple.
Learning how other chefs in the store entertain guests, Chu Hongsheng faces customers 嘴甜会请人欢心. Zhu Hanzhang was afraid that he would be too young, so he didn't know how to quiet down, craftsmanship is the 立身之本, so he kept Chu Hongsheng by his side for another year. It was not until 1936 that he was given 学成出师 three years later. For this intention of Master, Chu Hongsheng was grateful.
Chu Hongsheng did 量Size in the shop when he first started his teacher. This is a crucial step in making cheongsam. Tailoring is a meticulous task. First, measure the size of the whole body thirty-six locations, and you can’t omit every one of them, otherwise it may cause a fit, and then the master will adjust the proportion according to experience so that the final The effect can reflect the exquisite figure.
A white cheongsam was famous on the beach
After three years of working and studying in the store, Chu Hongsheng is proficient in Tailoring, proofing, sewing, and buckle This In a few steps, we started to make cheongsam for customers. His novel design and excellent sewing technology have won and many ladies like , and he is well-known nearby.
Fortune and luck always come to those who are ready. The success of "Song Girl Red Peony" made Hu Die famous on the beach, and he was selected as 电影皇后, and there was no one in the limelight. It is the nature of women to love beauty, especially for a stunning woman like Hu Die. After an accidental conversation, 胡蝶 learned the name of Chu Hongsheng from a friend.
胡蝶为人 Very easy-going, no shelf , she found Chu Hongsheng and explained her requirements and preferences to him, hoping that Chu Hongsheng could make a exquisite for herself Qipao . The presence of the big star made Chu Hongsheng very pleasantly surprised , he secretly determined to seize this opportunity.
楚宏生校园 Dare to break through tradition,People who challenge new things , he often studies the way of dressing western modern girls. He learned that although Hu Die looks glamorous and dazzling, but throws away 光彩夺目 on the stage, Hu Die is quieter in her heart, she prefers 素淡的彩色.
Chu Hongsheng chose 素净的白 in the color to neutralize Hu Die’s dense face. In the style, he boldly combined Western-style cutting with Chinese style , and creatively used French Lace . Lace is generally more in wedding dresses and foreign skirts. Chu Hongsheng thinks that Hu Die's temperament is modern, which makes it more temperament when matched. is quiet and naughty, stylish and sexy. .
After getting the cheongsam, Hu Die was pleasantly surprised, and soon put it on to participate in public events. When wearing this white hollow lace cheongsam , it immediately attracted the attention of , purity and sexy are so perfectly embodied in a person. It is unclear whether this lace cheongsam fulfilled Hu Die's style, or Hu Die interprets qipao的雅韵.
Now this cheongsam is still treasured in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA , and has been passed down as a work of art for generations.
made clothes for Gong Li, showing the "Golden Eye"
Since making white lace cheongsam for Hu Die, Chu Hongsheng has 声名远播, and more and more big people come to him to do it. clothes. Among them are The Three Sisters of the Song Family, the wife of the official foreign envoy, and the song of Bailemen Many international friends asked him to design a cheongsam for himself.
Although I have met many distinguished people, Chu Hongsheng will always remember the truth that Master taught him back then. "Only craftsmanship is the foundation of one's life" . He didn't rely on those big men to fly, but guarded his own shop, concentrated on business, and devoted all his energy to making more exquisite cheongsam, eventually became a master of generation.
Fuhuadao is very important to a movie. Over the years, many crew and movie star have also sought Chu Hongsheng to help them design cheongsam. 名影后巩俐 is one of them, and there is also a well-known story.
Because needs to participate in the event, Gong Li wanted to find Mr. Chu to make a cheongsam, but due to the rush of the crew at that time, did not have time to visit in person. Old Chu asked Gong Li's assistant to pick an angle appropriate full-body photo to come to him. Old Chu glanced at the photo, gestured a few times, and he had a spectrum in his heart.
It didn't take long for Mr. Chu to make her a 大合体的旗衣 according to Gong Li's "Queen temperament". Gong Li was very satisfied with this and thanked him many times. You must know that measuring your body is , a very important step in the production of cheongsam. After all, cheongsam is not like ordinary clothes, so it can’t be too tight to show the figure. But Chu Lao seems to have 黄金PN, he doesn't need to be judged by a real person, he can do it after just a few glances.
Inheritance and development of cheongsam art
Modern society people's衣食住行式 Great changes have taken place, and cheongsam is no longer the first choice in everyone's life. Chu Hongsheng feels that the handmade cheongsam cannot be made a "perfect song" , only the cheongsam that is carefully crafted by human hands has a soul.
Chu Hongsheng accepted a few apprentices and passed on his craft without reservation to them. He wanted to pass on the 上 beach’s old characteristics . Chu Hongsheng also combined cheongsam with modern fashion, 2014In 2017, he successfully held his own 高定齐衣秀 in Shanghai Haute Couture Fashion Week, once again let the whole world marvel at our Chinese art. The fashion industry equates Chu Hongsheng with the artist Chanel designer Galeries Lafayette, calling him the "Lafayette of China"
Each of our cultural fields and folk customs needs to be led by someone like Mr. Chu Chuancheng, Craftsmen will get old, but their ingenuity and spirit will never die.
