An exploration of the evolution of Chinese dress, from the dragon robes and lotus shoes of the imperial era to the modern Mao suit. It demolishes the myth of an ancient, unchanging mode of dress. The text is supplemented by six essays by scholars of Chinese dress.
- ISBN10 0300079303
- ISBN13 9780300079302
- Publish Date 8 February 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 March 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 204
- Language English