With nearly 300 illustrations, many in full color and never before published, and an accessible energetic text, Chinese Clothing traces the development of Chinese dress and accessories from the beginnings of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to the present day. This valuable comprehensive reference covers the whole range of Chinese clothing including court dress, textiles, accessories, children's wear, rural clothing, and wedding and funeral attire.
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Valery M. Garrett is a designer and lecturer, and formerly Head of Fashion Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic.
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British born Valery Garrett has lived in Hong Kong since 1973. From her early interest in traditional dress worn in Hong Kong in the 1970s, she has become an acknowledged authority on Chinese dress and accessories. Over 250 items from her collection were acquired and exhibited by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for their permanent collection. A fashion designer turned full-time freelance writer, she specialises in Chinese culture and travel, especially Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Valery has written eleven non-fiction books, her latest being 'Discover Hong Kong, the City's History and Culture Redefined', published by Marshall Cavendish, 2008.
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This is a good book for someone interested in historical research on Chinese costume. I personally find photos even more informative than text. Unfortunatly for me this book is heavy on text. Although there are a number of good photos, there still are not quite enough for my taste.
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General Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, took the reign title of Hongwu and ruled for thirty years during which he fortified the northern frontier, and enlarged China's boundaries to incorporate Manchuria and Korea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
xia pei, gold couched dragons, nei tao, dragon medallions, chao pao, civil badge, phoenix crown, gummed silk, long pao, black satin boots, couched gold thread, dragon robes, twelve symbols, military mandarins, counted stitch, badge depicting, patterned band, eight banners, coarse hemp, kingfisher feathers, official dress, court robe, rank badge, embroidered shoes, narrow sleeves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Valery Garrett, Han Chinese, China Tourism, National Palace Museum, New York, Lunar New Year, Wanli Emperor, Chinese Clothing Fig, Empress Dowager Cixi, Forbidden City, Royal Ontario Museum, Chiang Yee, Inner Mongolia, Nanjing Museum, Public Records Office, Genghis Khan, Museum of Dingling, Schuyler Cammann, Teresa Coleman Fine Arts, Children's Accessories, Chinese Childhood, Mao Zedong, People's Republic, Republic of China New!
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General Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, took the reign title of Hongwu and ruled for thirty years during which he fortified the northern frontier, and enlarged China's boundaries to incorporate Manchuria and Korea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
xia pei, gold couched dragons, nei tao, dragon medallions, chao pao, civil badge, phoenix crown, gummed silk, long pao, black satin boots, couched gold thread, dragon robes, twelve symbols, military mandarins, counted stitch, badge depicting, patterned band, eight banners, coarse hemp, kingfisher feathers, official dress, court robe, rank badge, embroidered shoes, narrow sleeves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Valery Garrett, Han Chinese, China Tourism, National Palace Museum, New York, Lunar New Year, Wanli Emperor, Chinese Clothing Fig, Empress Dowager Cixi, Forbidden City, Royal Ontario Museum, Chiang Yee, Inner Mongolia, Nanjing Museum, Public Records Office, Genghis Khan, Museum of Dingling, Schuyler Cammann, Teresa Coleman Fine Arts, Children's Accessories, Chinese Childhood, Mao Zedong, People's Republic, Republic of China New!
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- Queen Victoria by Richard Garrett on page 114
- Imperial Wardrobe by Gary Dickinson in Back Matter
- Chinese Dress by Verity Wilson on page 75
- Chinese Folk Embroidery by Wang Yareng on page 83
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- The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China by Mark C. Elliott in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Culture and Customs of China: (Culture and Customs of Asia) by Richard Gunde on page 139, and Back Matter
- The Mourner's Dance: What We Do When People Die by Katherine Ashenburg in Back Matter
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