Turbans. Men's costumes during the Tang dynasty (618- 907) were composed largely of turbans, gauze hats, and robes with round collars. The turban was made of silk. Unlike kerchiefs the four corners of the turban were deliberately cut into ribbon forms, two of which were tied at the back of the head so that they hung free, while the other two were first folded upward and then tied together at the top of the head. Therefore this headdress was named the upfolded turban. After the mid-Tang period designs of turbans underwent additional changes. The flaps, either round or broad, when stuck up looked like stiff wings, hence this design was called the Stiff-Flapped turban. By the end of the Tang dynasty the turban had evolved differently from the kerchief category, becoming a hat. The gauze hat, worn by Confucian scholars and...