National Tide 1980

Just here in Yunyuan, all the guests who came to congratulate were amazed by the pomp of the traditional wedding.

In the high-end apartment on the 18th floor of the Pierre Cardin Hotel, Matsumoto Keiko's family was also intoxicated by their daughter's gorgeous wedding dress.

All of Matsumoto Keiko's clothes today were made by Su Jin's father, the old tailor Su Shenzhen.

Although Old Su is not well-known now, he is a real sewing master who is not well-known.

Why do you say that?

Because the Su family's craftsmanship actually has a long history.

Most of the Su family's relatives and friends only know that Su Shenzhen worked as a tailor in the famous suit store Raymond Clothing Store in Beijing in the 1950s. Many people think that his tailoring skills were learned there.

But in fact, the Su family's ancestral sewing skills originated from the palace.

That's right, the Su family's ancestral home is Suzhou in Jiangnan, and they originally have an ancestral needlework skill.

But to be honest, the Su family's craftsmanship was not outstanding at that time. Among the tailors in Jiangnan, they could only be regarded as excellent, but not the top ones.

But the Su family was lucky. It was also a coincidence that their ancestor made several new clothes for the emperor when Qianlong went to Jiangnan. The emperor was happy and his craftsmanship was favored by the emperor.

Qianlong ordered his ancestor to be selected into the palace and brought back to the capital. Since then, the Su family has changed their household registration and was forced to become a tailor in the Guangchusi Clothing Workshop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They had to move from Jiangnan to the capital to settle down.

In this way, the needlework craftsmanship of the Su family, which originally originated from the folk, was trained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The vision, skills, requirements, and standards grew simultaneously, and gradually gained a foothold in the Guangchusi Clothing Workshop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In addition, the southerners are careful, and their workmanship is not comparable to that of northern craftsmen.

So after several generations of efforts, the Su family gradually emerged and became more and more popular.

During the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, even when the clothing industry was at its peak, with as many as two or three hundred clothing craftsmen, the Su family's craftsmanship was still outstanding, becoming the favorite of the Empress Dowager.

Later, until the Republic of China, the Su family was expelled from the palace by Puyi and fell into the hands of the people.

Although the Su family lost their official duties, their craftsmanship remained. Su Shenzhen's father even married an embroiderer who also fell from the palace.

The couple thus combined the splendor of "palace embroidery" and "Suzhou embroidery", which was their capital for making a living.

After that, not long after, with their exquisite craftsmanship that was far beyond the reach of others, they still created a new world among the mansions, and were sought after and favored by the wives and young ladies of the wealthy families.

They lived a prosperous life again.

At that time, those who asked the Su family to make clothes were all wealthy families, because they were looking for his exquisite workmanship and great reputation.

As a result, Su Shenzhen learned from his parents since he was young and mastered a good craft. The texture, color and workmanship of the finished products he made in his prime even shocked his father.

He even knew how to keep up with the times. Seeing the popularity of western clothes, he went to a western-style clothing store opened by a foreigner to find a job and learned to make western-style dresses and skirts from a foreign master.

But unfortunately, after liberation, Su Shenzhen had no place to use his skills.

Because the new life discarded the old and established the new, advocating frugality.

Whether it was traditional clothing or suits, they gradually faded out of people's lives.

Even though Su Tailor had a pair of hands that could make a piece of white cloth become colorful, he no longer had the opportunity to use this method.

So in desperation, in order to have a meal for the whole family, Lao Su had to end his freelance career and seek work from the government.

After that, it is the resume that everyone knows. Su Shenzhen first went to Raymond Suit, and then was transferred to Kunqu Opera Troupe to repair helmets.

Until he fell ill and could not work because of nephritis, he almost became a disabled person.

So, the Su family has always been a famous fashion design family in Beijing, if we talk about the origin.

It has absolute historical roots, family roots, and social roots.

If we talk about ability, Su Shenzhen is undoubtedly an expert among experts.

Not only does he have a thorough understanding of the techniques of Su embroidery and Beijing embroidery, but he is also proficient in formal wear, suits, auspicious clothes, and cheongsam.

If he is an intellectual, he must be said to be a master of both Chinese and Western learning.

If he is a person who studies cultural relics, he must be said to be a master who is proficient in all kinds of things.

If he is a craftsman, he is definitely a master craftsman with the top artistic level.

Think about it, what kind of clothes would such a tailor make look like?

Moreover, from a human perspective, Ning Weimin has helped the Su family to be reborn.

If Ning Weimin had not set up a sewing club in Meishi Street, Su Jin would have quit his pedicure job and had a career.

Su Shenzhen would not have been able to maintain his health, and he might have been gone by now, and would have turned into smoke along the chimney of Babaoshan.

So how could he not be careful and dedicated?

In fact, Su Shenzhen did not live up to the craftsmanship he had learned throughout his life, and he was worthy of the ancestors of the Su family and the kindness of Ning Weimin.

Although it is reasonable that the production cycle of this traditional auspicious dress with embroidery should take a month or so.

But it took him twenty days to make it, starting from taking measurements and cutting clothes.

And it was not only fast, but also fine.

The bright red sea water and river cliff auspicious robe, the red satin phoenix wearing a peony embroidered skirt, the tasseled shawl, and the embroidered shoes inlaid with gems were all made meticulously by Su Shenzhen, who even incorporated Western three-dimensional tailoring techniques to make the dress more fitted, slimmer and more graceful.

Even the patterns on the wedding dress were embroidered by Su Shenzhen using the "Flat Gold Seed" embroidery method in Beijing embroidery.

This embroidery method is not ordinary, because it is a production technique that uses real gold to twist the thread into a pattern or to form seeds on it.

It is very delicate and luxurious.

So you can imagine how beautiful this set of wedding dresses must be made by Su Shenzhen with all her skills and all her efforts under the abundant financial support of Ning Weimin.

Let's put it this way, if it is a work of art, let alone wearing it, this set of clothes is enough to amaze people when hung up.

If it is a luxury product, it can be sold at least 100 sets of Dior in France.

Even in the domestic clothing industry, it is equivalent to the status of Liu Yongqing's antique porcelain in the porcelain industry and Jiang Sanchang or Grape Chang's materials in the materials industry.

It is a set of traditional Chinese clothing boutiques without a doubt, and it is a rare and beautiful oriental retro clothing.

It not only respects tradition, but also has some innovation.

To be honest, it's just that Yves Saint Laurent didn't see this thing.

Otherwise, he might have another burst of inspiration and come up with a series of Chinese luxury style clothes.

This is really not an exaggeration, because you can tell by the reaction of the bride's family.

In fact, on the night before the wedding, when this set of clothes was delivered, Matsumoto Keiko's family loved it very much.

Although these clothes were so unfamiliar to her, Matsumoto Keiko was eager to try on these costume-like outfits.

She specially found two dressing mirrors, increased the lights in the room, and turned around to look.

Wearing phoenixes and peony, rich and fertile, hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix, melons and gourds, all kinds of embroidered patterns are colorful and exquisite, making her happy and happy.

As for her parents, they couldn't hide their leisurely and fascinated shock. They didn't expect that unlike the holy "white wedding gown" of Japanese brides, such a hot and scorching red could be so beautiful.

And when their daughter puts it on, how can she be seen as a Japanese?

She is completely, purely, an oriental goddess born in China.

She is like a figure walking down from a painting of court ladies.

It is particularly unreal.

But this is not a big deal. If you have clothes, you must have a crown. The phoenix crown and the shawl are a set of things.

The shawl refers to the accessories worn, not the style of clothing, but something like a shawl.

The phoenix crown is the head crown worn by the bride, and it is also a head crown with a phoenix.

Only when these two things are put together can it be a complete Chinese bridal dress, and it is also a symbol of the wife of the main wife who is married in a formal way.

Since ancient times, concubines have no right to wear this after death.

So it is inevitable that Ning Weimin has to order a set of phoenix crowns for Matsumoto Keiko.

However, when it comes to this thing, the complexity is even greater than that of the bridal dress.

Although the styles of each dynasty are different, the only common point is complexity.

If we really talk about the difficulty of craftsmanship, you can pick any one at random, and even professionals will not be able to make it in two or three months.

But the good thing is that Ning Weimin has a wide network of contacts in the arts and crafts industry, and his business covers a wider range.

The people he entrusted are all real experts, and his face is also valuable.

This job was originally done by the gold wire inlay factory, and the factory just received a big job worth 3 million yuan from him to customize the pure gold "Taixu Fantasy".

As a factory, although it felt that the work of this phoenix crown was too urgent, it did not dare to refuse it, nor did it dare to ignore it.

So after discussions with the experienced old technicians and craftsmen in the factory, and after full communication and consultation with Su Shenzhen who was responsible for clothing making.

In the end, they discussed a pleasing way together, that is, the bride's phoenix crown and bridal robe were all made according to the style of the Qing Dynasty.

Because that was the most simplified and improved version in history.

For example, the xiapei of the Qing Dynasty has basically been simplified into something like a waistcoat, and the material is also stiff.

The body of the peony has become wider, the left and right parts are merged, and the back piece is added at the same time. There is a patch on the chest, and the pendant is changed to a tassel.

The phoenix crown of the Qing Dynasty is also the phoenix crown with the least material and the simplest style among all dynasties.

It is different from the whole crowns of the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties that were full of pearls, jade and gems.

It has become a head ornament with a phoenix head shape, based on the hairpin, inlaid with pearls, jade and various gems, and made of gold and silver sheets.

However, although it is much smaller, it is still exquisite and luxurious.

The advantage is that this not only saves labor, effort and materials, but also allows the filigree inlay factory to make things in time.

And for the bride, it is also easy to wear and can still afford the weight.

Otherwise, if it really follows the whole crown pattern of the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, it will also use real gold, silver, jade, pearls, gems... these things.

It is gorgeous enough to wear, but it is enough to hurt the bride's neck.

Just like the Miao headdress, it must weigh at least several kilograms.

Not only can it not bear the neck, but it is also inconvenient to move.

Anyway, even if it was rushed, the phoenix crown needed for Matsumoto Keiko's grand wedding was still barely completed on the morning of the wedding day, and was urgently sent to the Pierre Cardon Hotel by the filigree inlay factory.

But then again, as the saying goes, good things take time, and it is definitely worth waiting for this thing.

Because it looks so beautiful!

Although the contemporary traditional craft of using kingfisher feathers to "dot the green" has been lost, using cloisonne pieces to replace the kingfisher's Turkish blue feathers can barely catch up to 70% of the effect.

Coupled with the crest and tassels made of pure gold and the capital's unique filigree method, it is still extremely beautiful and exquisite, far beyond the imagination of the world.

Especially when this phoenix crown was correctly put on Matsumoto Keiko's head through the hands of a stylist and under the joint guidance of Song Huagui and people from the filigree inlay factory.

Everyone immediately discovered that when viewed from different angles, this phoenix crown shone with different colors.

The banana moon, lake blue, navy blue, emerald green, seems to be something other than human, as if it comes from the sky...

And Keiko Matsumoto, who is wearing this thing, doesn't have to pose or figure anything at all.

Just standing there, he showed his peerless elegance and radiance, making everyone fall in love with him.

Not to mention that even Keiko Matsumoto’s parents were overjoyed when they saw their daughter dressed like this and fell in love with her more and more.

Even Ning Weimin, who came to pick up the bride, froze in shock when he saw Matsumoto Keiko dressed in this way.

Then both hands couldn't help but raise their thumbs.

Perhaps it’s because she is dressed like this and Matsumoto Keiko, who is smiling implicitly, is really beautiful.

Even in front of his son-in-law, Han Changzi, who had always been modest, went out of his way and spared no effort to praise his daughter.

"It's so beautiful, so beautiful. Qingzi, you look like a real princess wearing this beautiful jewelry. You are really suitable for wearing Chinese clothes."

After saying that, he was so excited that he wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

Han Yingming couldn't help shouting, "Oh, Qingzi, the jewelry on your head is really a wonderful treasure. It is the most exquisite jewelry I have ever seen in my life. If you wear it back to Japan, Even the royal family will be jealous of you."

Even Ning Weimin didn't fare much better. Suddenly something like this came up in his mind - "Everyone looked for him a thousand times, but suddenly he looked back and found him in a dimly lit place."

It's really strange to say that.

They are obviously already married to each other, and they have been living together for two years. It is said that they have become stale long ago, and their relationship should have calmed down.

But Keiko Matsumoto standing here at this moment can still make him so obsessed that he forgets everything.

It made him forget about the guests in Yunyuan, the special arrangements he had made for Teresa Teng, and even made him forget that their wedding also served as the filming task of the movie, and the members of the crew were still waiting for them to go back early. Get to work.

Yes, he only has eyes for his wife Keiko Matsumoto.

She is so gorgeous!

So brilliant!

So noble!

Almost worth anything in this world...