“A land of ceremony and propriety”
Structure of Traditional Chinese costumes
- Yi chang （衣裳）
- 袪 cuff
- shenyi
- longgown (长袍)
马面裙百褶裙
- rigorous govermance
- respecting culture, promoting education
- peaceful unification of the nation
- election, dismissal, making, review
- administrative, legislative, judicial, examinational, supervisory powers
Loss of popularity
going westerner. freedom individuality
George Bernard Shaw
reliable decsent man
close-fitting and concise in style; symmetrical: the golden mean, inpartial
simple and pracital, handsome and elegant, dignified and tasteful, giving and air of sedateness
a type of body-hugging dress fo Manchu origin.
appearence and popularity from the 1930s
soong May-ling
International fashion