Lo mhlaba awusakwazi ukuvimba abesifazane ukuthi bahambe emigwaqweni begqoke izingubo zokulala!
Izwe lanamuhla libandakanya wonke umuntu. Inqobo nje uma unesitayela sakho futhi sikufanela, akekho onesibindi sokukumisa. Kodwa uyazi ukuthini? Kwathatha cishe amakhulu amabili eminyaka ukuba abesifazane bagqoke izingubo zokulala besuka ekamelweni baya endlini yokudlela bese beya endaweni yokubuka nomgwaqo.
Uma ungazi lutho ngengubo yokulala oyigqokile njengamanje, unamahloni ngayo. Ngakho ngahlela lezi zimpahla ezomile ezilandelayo, odade bayahlangana ukuze bamunce.
Kusukela enkathini yama-Victorian “engamanga, engathi sína” (1837-1901), ubuhle besifazane kanye nokuba yinkimbinkimbi kwaqala ukuhlonyiswa kusukela ekhanda kuye kuzo zonke izinzwane. Amaphijama ewodwa angahlukaniswa abe Izingubo Zokugqoka, Izingubo Zasebusuku, Nezingubo Zasebusuku, ukuze ukwazi ukwenza umbukiso we-catwalk ekamelweni, igumbi lokudlela, kanye negumbi lokwamukela izivakashi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi.
Ngaleso sikhathi, abesifazane abasesigabeni esiphezulu ngokuvamile baqala ukuqabuleka emini futhi bathole izivakashi ezibalulekile phakathi kuka-3-5 ntambama. Ngaphambi kwalokho, badinga kuphela ukugqoka ingubo yokugqoka engakwazi ukumboza i-nightdress, bahlale ngokukhululeka endlini yokudlela, badle isidlo sasekuseni, futhi bajabulele isikhathi sodwa nemindeni yabo.
Emashumini eminyaka ngemva kokuphela kwenkathi yama-Victorian, abesifazane abaningi bezinga eliphezulu babesayithanda le ndlela yokuphila. U-Diana Freeland, owayengumhleli oyinhloko wenguqulo yaseMelika ye-"VOGUE," ugcina umkhuba wokuvuka ngehora lesishiyagalombili ekuseni, aphendule ama-imeyili, futhi aphathe umsebenzi ngengubo yakhe yokugqoka. Yiqiniso, ingubo yokugqoka ayigqokayo ingeyesimanje futhi iqondile.
Futhi uMnu. Dior ubuye waveza encwadini yakhe ethi “Fashion Notes” ukuthi isizukulwane sikanina sibheka ukubaluleka okukhulu kwezingubo zokugqoka, okubonakala kungenye yezitayela ezibalulekile kumawodilophu abesifazane asemfashinini.
Esikhathini sama-Victorian, ama-nightdresses ikakhulukazi kwakungukotini, ilineni, ne-chiffon, ene-silhouette evulekile. Imikhono ngokuyinhloko imikhono yemilenze yewundlu kanye nemikhono ye-puff.
Kamuva, umklamo wagcizelela ngokuqhubekayo ubuhle bomzimba wesifazane, futhi ama-silk athambile futhi asondelene nama-nightdresses e-satin kancane kancane aqala ukufutheka. Njengoba ithuthuka, izindwangu ziya ngokuya ziwonga…
Kuthiwani ngengubo yokulala yama-Victorian? Eduze kakhulu nengubo yokulala yamanje, enebhande ngaphambili noma ngemuva. Kodwa-ke, amakholomu nama-cuffs agcwele imihlobiso eyinkimbinkimbi efana neleyisi, ukugoqa, amaribhoni, nokufekethiswa. Phela, ubuhle benkathi yama-Victorian "iyinkimbinkimbi yinhle futhi ithuthukile."
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-31-2021