The custom of the Yuan Dynasty varied for each social class and was also different for both the Mongols and the Chinese. The quality of clothes wether they were coarse or fine distinguished the rank of officials. Men’s casual garments during the Yuan dynasty was not that different than the Han, a jacket with short sleeves was worn over the casual garment. Women also dressed in this way, which was called Ruqun; upper jacket and lower skirt and, Banbi; half sleeves. Women’s clothing had a distinguish between aristocrat types and common people type. Mongols were often the aristocrats their national custom were fur caps and fur coats, the garments were made of marten and sheepskin, most garments were robes with narrow cuffs and loose sleeves. In addition, influenced by people of Koryo a neighboring country, queens and imperial concubines in the capital city imitated the custom of Koryo women's attires. This is what set the aristocrats apart from the common class through custom.
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