In the short 38 years of China’s Republic Period, people’s desire and pursuit of beauty was beyond all imagination and various fashion styles came into shape. Over the past 5 years, Lian Ziju, a 27-year-old fashion illustrator, has collected around one hundred pieces of clothes from the Republic Period from old houses across the country. At the end of November, Lian showed Yit his most precious collection, and talked about the fashion history of that period.

「歌舞皇后」為燙髮殞命，第一「艷星」引領「透視裝」風潮，聲勢浩大的「標準美人加冠典禮」……民國短短38年間，人們對美的渴望與追求到達頂點，催生出異常綺麗的中國風尚。5年來，27歲的時裝插畫師廉子雎從各地的老居民家和名人宅邸中，收藏了近百餘件民國時期最典型、極致的時裝。11月末，廉子雎向一条展示了他最為珍視的藏品，暢談民國一代美人的時髦秘史，與浮華背後，那個風起雲湧的時代。