Generally speaking, antique children's clothes are not easy to buy or collect, mainly because children are active, and their clothes are usually quite soiled and worn out.
However, it is possible to collect baby clothes in perfect condition. Usually, these are clothes that are specially sewn to celebrate the arrival of new life, and some are made of extremely fine and high-grade silk satin, which shows that the commemorative significance is greater than the practical value. What a joyous event to celebrate!
At present, although there aren’t too many children's clothes in the collection, they are sourced from all over China, with different styles. There are one-piece baby clothes with capes, cotton-padded coats and cloaks for winter, vests, tops with slanted front openings, and adult-like brocade embroidered silk. There are also practical open crotch pants, a style that is more rarely seen in modern children’s clothing.
Some ethnic minority children's tops are made of hand-woven cotton, and some have the characteristics of the branch pattern, a few are complete sets of ethnic minority children's clothes. These are not easy to collect, but they are all precious because they are memories and expressions of maternal love.
