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How has fashion mirrored the social and cultural changes that have taken place in modern China? To what extent has fashion contributed to those changes?
This book provides the first comprehensive account of modern Chinese fashion from 1978 to the present day. The post-Mao era witnessed the birth of the Chinese market economy, the reawakening of Chinese fashion, and the rejuvenation of Chinese society. The program of economic reform turned China into the world's leading manufacturing powerhouse, and the Chinese fashion industry now plays a key international role. During the same period, Western companies discovered China as a significant market for branded fashion and luxury goods.
This book, which takes a chronological approach, offers an analysis of the development of the Chinese fashion industry as well as an analysis of the relationship between dress, gender, identity and consumption in contemporary China. As such it will be welcomed by all students of fashion and textiles.
Table of Contents
- Part I: Fashion Revival: Modernization in Transition, 1978-1991
Chapter 1. Fashion Awakens: Controversy Blooms
Chapter 2. The Spread of Fashion through Mass Media
Chapter 3. The 1980s: "Power Dressing" and Gender Roles
- Part II: Renegotiation of Modern Chinese Identity, 1992-present
Chapter 4. The Ideal Image: Imported Fashion Icons
Chapter 5. Reinvented Identity: The Qipao and Tang-Style Jacket
Chapter 6. The Evolution of the Chinese Fashion Industry
Chapter 7. The Influx of Western Brand Names
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Aug 01 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781474263351 |
| Imprint | Berg Publishers |
| Illustrations | 50 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index |
| Series | Dress, Body, Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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