Title How to make a Mao suit : clothing the people of communist China, 1949-1976 / Antonia Finnane, University of Melbourne

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 369 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Cambridge studies in the history of the People's Republic of China Cambridge studies in the history of the People's Republic of China Contents The Red Group tailors and the Zhongshan suit -- Notions and sewing tools -- Making zhifu -- Sewing like a girl -- Rationing -- The time of the sewing machine -- Pattern books I : origins, authors, readers -- Pattern books II : how to take a measurement -- What should Chinese women wear? 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"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2023) Subject Clothing trade -- China -- History -- 20th century Tailoring -- China -- History -- 20th century Clothing and dress -- China -- History -- 20th century Clothing and dress Clothing trade Tailoring SUBJECT China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024126 Subject China Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2023010590 ISBN 9781009360005 1009360000

Other Titles Clothing the people of communist China, 1949-1976

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