The Ching dynasty was a Manchu empire after taking over the Manchu forced the Hans to shave their heads and ware Manchu style clothing. Millions of Han's were killed over this but finally the Manchu’s compromised over this by stipulating Man must ware Manchu style clothing women could ware Han style clothing.

The dress code for Manchu men was quite complex. This is what the formal headdress was like it was decorated with a gem on the top that was used to distinguish the official rank of the warier. On the front of the custom warn by the Ching dynasty official was a beautiful square panel that revel their position and responsibilities. In china the emperor clothing was often decorated with the dragon design. It had always appeared together with other designs. In the Ching dynasty however the son of heaven chose the dragon as the symbol of his position and had his clothe decorated all over with dragons. It was only then that the term dragon robe was first coined.

 Ching dynasty accessories were very distinctive not long after a child was born a lock shape gold or jade amulet was put around his neck to ward off evil and to lock in his life. And there was a bag that held spending money a towel and a name chalk.

 When they were riding or hunting with a bow and arrow Manchu men would carry things to use on the journey. Like scissors a cutting knife fire tongs a kind of pipe. These were also essential gifts when the man got married.

 Women's clothing is divided into the Han and Manchu style clothing. Han women still wore traditional attire such as short over garment skirt patted jacket or trousers. They wore their hair in a high bun but fringes were new in the chin dynasty.

 Manchu women preferred a tall and slim look so they usually wore a long pal and wore their hair in a small bun. Later it was fashionable to ware a small flat board decorated with flowers made from gold or silver threat. The shoes worn by women were very striking. These are hairpins and other ornaments worn by noble women they are inlayed with expensive gems like imperial jade coral pears or white jade. 

Manchu women felt that long fingernails were a status symbol they protected them with fingernail covers that were finely carved and inlayed with gold silver and gem.