China chic : East meets West

Book

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Name/Title

China chic : East meets West

Entry/Object ID

GT1555.S84

Description

"China Chic is the first book to explore the evolution of Chinese dress, from the dragon robes and lotus shoes of the imperial era to the creation of new fashions like the cheongsam and the 'Mao suit' that symbolised modern Chinese identity." "For China specialists, the focus on fashion will open up an entirely new way of thinking about modern Chinese culture and society. For readers whose primary interest is fashion, China Chic demolishes the Eurocentric myth of an ancient, unchanging mode of dress." -- BOOK JACKET

Context

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, Feb. 16-Apr. 24, 1999.

Collection

Carol Westfall Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

costume--china, costume--exhibitions, costume--united states--chinese influences

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Valerie Steele, John S. Major

Publisher

Yale University Press

Place Published

City

New Haven, CT

Date Published

1999

Call No.

GT1555.S84

ISBN

300079303, 9780300079302

Notes

Length: 197

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

The Principal Dynasties of China -- Decoding Dragons: Clothing and Chinese Identity -- From Foot Binding to Modern Fashion -- Fashion Revolution: The Maoist Uniform -- China Chic: East Meets West -- "Our Women are Acting Like Foreigners' Wives!": Western Influences on Tang Dynasty Women's Fashion / Suzanne E. Cahill -- Military Culture and Chinese Dress in the Early Twentieth Century / Antonia Finnane -- "A Woman Has So Many Parts to Her Body, Life is Very Hard Indeed" / Martha Huang -- Jazzing into Modernity: High Heels, Platforms, and Lotus Shoes / Dorothy Ko -- The Cheung Sam: Issues of Fashion and Cultural Identity / Hazel Clark -- Dress and the Cultural Revolution / Verity Wilson.