The Cheongsam (Images of Asia) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

This book documents the history and development of the cheongsam, the close-fitting dress that was the most popular single garment worn by Chinese women during the twentieth century. The volume includes discussions of issues of manufacture, design, style, gender, and cultural identity.

About the Author

Hazel Clark is at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195909399
• ISBN-13: 978-0195909395
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,090,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is not very in-depth, May 8, 2007

By	Callie Couture (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

I was expecting this book to have lots of good images of cheongsams- I am making Chinese designs for a fashion show and I needed inspiration. Instead, I find about 8 or 10 color photographs, and a few black-and-white ones. Some photos were simply of tailors cutting cheongsam cloth, or the streets of Shanghai. Needless to say, this book was not very visually inspiring. Additionally, it is very small- about the size of half a sheet of paper- and so short that I read it in about an hour. Not recommended! I do wish that someone would write a better book about cheongsams with lots and lots of beautiful pictures.