Different materials have different kinds of beauty. In general, calico is used to make the hemline or button cloth to match the plain cloth garment, which helps to capture the traditional spirit of the dress.
而各種印花布，無論大花或小碎花，則可用來鑲邊、包扣，和素色的布料搭配，另有一番濃郁的中國色彩，這一類的「中國穿」不致太過耀眼，很適合在一般場合穿著。