In terms of cultural environment of dressing, the brocade scarf in the Tang Dynasty occurred by no means accidentally as an individual ornamenting piece. The brocade scarf as a necessary piece of palace women’s dressing and important prop of dancing costume represented the popular features and innovative spirit of development of clothing culture in the dynasty. The open social atmosphere, advanced textile technology and machinery, systematic dyestuff and fabric conditioned the popular coloring and multielement material of the brocade scarf. In the course of evolution of female dressing styling, the brocade scarf became a good example of mingling between western and Chinese clothing cultures with its rich styling and original dressing manner.

clothing culture; clothing in the Tang Dynasty; brocade scarf