TY - CPAPER
KW - Colourful trousers
KW - Design Patterns
KW - Design pattern
KW - Influence factor
KW - interview
KW - Textiles
KW - Traditional Lahunqiang opera
AU - Hui-Jun Cao
AU - Rong Zheng
AU - Meng-Lin Wang
AU - Wen Wu
AB - This study examined colourful trousers used for costumes in the traditional Lahunqiang opera that have undergone little change for decades. Chi-square testing was used to determine correlation between selection of trouser styles for 20 Lahunqiang plays and in 111 major roles whose outfits include gowns, coat, jacket, shoes and boots. Based on interviews with 10 actors, the study analyzed trouser usage and factors influencing their selection. The study found that formality influences selection of trouser colour and style, subject to factors such as type of role and costuming, including shoes and boots. Trousers  unique design and stable pattern and structure are closely associated with their principal feature of allowing a wide range of movement. While it remains inconvenient to don the trousers and difficult to preserve them, their pattern features and coordination with costumes have been passed down and preserved. From the perspective of clothes patterns and people clothes relations, the study identified reasons for the colourful trousers  continued use that contributes to the development and protection of intangible cultural heritage.
C2 - Text. Bioeng. Informatics Symp. Proc. - Textile Bioeng. Informatics Symp., TBIS
N1 - Journal Abbreviation: Text. Bioeng. Informatics Symp. Proc. - Textile Bioeng. Informatics Symp., TBIS
N2 - This study examined colourful trousers used for costumes in the traditional Lahunqiang opera that have undergone little change for decades. Chi-square testing was used to determine correlation between selection of trouser styles for 20 Lahunqiang plays and in 111 major roles whose outfits include gowns, coat, jacket, shoes and boots. Based on interviews with 10 actors, the study analyzed trouser usage and factors influencing their selection. The study found that formality influences selection of trouser colour and style, subject to factors such as type of role and costuming, including shoes and boots. Trousers  unique design and stable pattern and structure are closely associated with their principal feature of allowing a wide range of movement. While it remains inconvenient to don the trousers and difficult to preserve them, their pattern features and coordination with costumes have been passed down and preserved. From the perspective of clothes patterns and people clothes relations, the study identified reasons for the colourful trousers  continued use that contributes to the development and protection of intangible cultural heritage.
PB - Binary Information Press
SN - 1942-3438
SP - 694
EP - 701
TI - Interview-Based Status Analysis of Colorful Trousers Used in Traditional Lahunqiang Opera
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