Tag Archives: Uniforms

Androgyny, Shanghai

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I’ve been wanting and meaning to do a post about sartorial androgyny for forever… But I never had the right pictures to correctly portray the manifestation of this sartorial trend in China, which seems to be more inherent here than … Continue reading →

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Posted in Androgynous, Chilling, Chinese People, Context, Fashion History, Historical, Homogenizing Forms, Interpretive, Jing An District, Just for Fun, Masculine vs. Feminine, Uniforms, Xu Hui District | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Chinese Fashion History Update!!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I’m very excited to announce the addition of one of the most interesting periods in Chinese Fashion History, the founding of the People’s Republic of China… Check out the fourth installment to see what Chinese people wore from 1949-1960.

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Posted in Androgynous, Chinese People, Domestic Development, Fashion History, Historical, Homogenizing Forms, Series, Uniforms | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

Although the Chinese have their own Valentine’s Day on August 6th this year (the 7th day of the 7th month on the Lunar calendar), they have been borrowing and celebrating the Western Valentine’s Day since the 1990s… But two Valentine’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chinese People, Comrades, Homogenizing Forms, Imitation, Literal, Twins, Uniforms, Xu Jia Hui | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments