Most part of a Chinese wedding dress is still hand-made. We subcategorized
its artwork as follows:
1. Time to complete
2. Price
3. Colors of Cloth and Threads
4. Patterns
5. Special Effects
6. Labor
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1. Time to complete - It takes about 6 months.
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2. Price - It is about HKD18,000 (about USD2,300). Throughout the last 50 years,
there was no big price change. However, this price worthed half of an apartment back then.
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3. Colors of Cloth and Threads - The cloth's color is red and fully embroided with
golden threads. To make these threads staying at the position, it uses red or white thread to "lock" it.
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4. Patterns - It is mainly dragon and phoenix. But there are also other Chinese
characters or symbols of blessing, butterfly, mandarin ducks, bat, the Chinese word "happiness" and so forth.
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5. Special Effects - The patterns embroided on the wedding dress always have the 3D effects.
In the past, it used some tree branches and shredded cloths stuffed underneath. Now, it uses cotton balls.
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6. Labor - Making a Chinese wedding dress is super labor-intensive. From start
to finish, only ONE tailor handles it. The main reason is the embroidery. Different people tight up the threads
differently which would affect the artwork of the whole dress.
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