Tailoring in China and Japan: cutting techniques and cultural transfer in the early 20th century

Antonia Finnane; Hissako Anjo

Book Chapter

Tailoring in China and Japan: cutting techniques and cultural transfer in the early 20th century

Antonia Finnane, Hissako Anjo

Dressing Global Bodies The Political Power of Dress in World History | Routledge | Published : 2020

Abstract

This collection of essays explores how garments reflect the hierarchies of value, collective and personal inclinations, religious norms and conversions.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Antonia Finnane Author Historical and Philosophical Studies

Related Projects (1)

The fate of the artisan in revolutionary China: tailors in Beijing, 1930s-1960s.

This study of tailors and garment production in mid-twentieth century Beijing explores the effects of Communism on the city's foremost handi..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Keywords

History