How to Make a Mao Suit - Clothing the People of Communist China, 1949-1976

"The founding of the PRC in 1949 resulted in the transformation of clothing in China. This pioneering history of clothing production in the years 1949-76 focuses on what clothes were made, how, and by whom. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, it offers new insights into how the land of the blue gown became the land of the Mao suit"--

List of contents

List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Technical notes; Introduction; 1. The Red Group tailors and the Zhongshan suit; 2. Notions and sewing tools; 3. Making zhifu; 4. Sewing like a girl; 5. Rationing; 6. The time of the sewing machine; 7. Pattern books I: origins, authors, readers; 8. Pattern books II: how to take a measurement; 9. What should Chinese women wear?; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; References; Index.

About the author

Antonia Finnane is honorary professorial fellow in history at the University of Melbourne. She is internationally known for her work on the history of dress and fashion in modern China.

Summary

The founding of the PRC in 1949 resulted in the transformation of clothing in China. This pioneering history of clothing production in the years 1949–76 focuses on what clothes were made, how, and by whom. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, it offers new insights into how the land of the blue gown became the land of the Mao suit.

Product details

• Authors: Antonia Finnane, Antonia (University of Melbourne) Finnane, Finnane Antonia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009359993
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0935999-3
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the Histo; Cambridge Studies in the History of the People's Republic of China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / China, c 1960 to c 1970, Fashion & society, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1945 To C 1960, Cultural studies: dress and society