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Part One

Outline

I. Introduction

The Chinese women fashion trend has a significant change over the years coinciding with the
social level, fashion sense and most importantly the message and how a Chinese woman wants to
show herself in the society. The Chinese women fashion has faced various influences from the
western world and the current world trend on the fashion line. Though most fashion designers
tend to retain the Chines traditions by maintaining the various arts in their fashion the style in
creating the clothes has also changed significantly. The trend in Mao era is very different to the
current Chinese women fashion a situation that has changed opinions and impacts in the society
of Chinese people.

Thesis Statement

“Does the deviation and transition of Chinese women fashion have an impact on the postmodern
world?” The truth is obvious looking at the impact the transition is causing to Chinese traditions.
I agree to the fact that the western influence is the cause of the fashion transformation and effects
of the current dilution in Chinese women fashion traditions.

II. Body

Ancient Women Fashion

 Ancient Chinese clothing varied with a different dynasty that symbolized their tradition,
religion, social class, and was a form of identification (Finnane, 44).
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 The women clothing was respected and chosen as it represented a woman role in a

society and the image they created for people. For instance, during the Qing Dynasty era,

women had unique clothing traditionally known as Han Chinese that got characterized by

inlaid collars and full sleeves (Finnane, 39).

Current Chinese Women Fashion

 The current direction in which the Chinese trend is taking has been greatly influenced by

other cultures, other religions, and the world current fashion trends. A dilution of the

traditional aspect and significance that cloth played during the ancient dynasty era is

evident (Moyer, 25).


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 In an urban center like Shanghai, the western looks are more appreciated and embraced

because many people prefer brand names and the western outfits (Moyer, 49).

III. Conclusion

Exertions have been made and are continuing to restore the old tradition clothing such as hanfu

by the hanfu movement. In 2001 during the Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation Summit held in

Shanghai the tangzhuang jacket which is a silk embroider was presented as the Chinese

Traditional national outfit.

Part Two

Annotation

Garrett, Valery. Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present. New York: Tuttle Pub,

2012.

[Author Credentials] Valery Garrett is a writer of more than a hundred published magazines

articles and newspaper based in Hong Kong and overseas. She started as a fashion designer and a

lecturer career which she later left and went into freelance writing full-time and at the moment

she majors in Chinese culture and traveling.

[Audience/Type of Information] The Chinese Dress is a book. The targeted audience for it is

those people interested in fashion especially the Asian history and tradition follow up concerning

the dress code, transformation, and significance. The audience who love fashion designing and

adoption of different cultures to come up with designs the book proves to be relevant to such

attendance.

[Bias / Point of View] based on the historical follow up of the Chinese clothing tradition the

cultural and social change is evident. The book compares the old fashion and mode of cloth
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designs compared to the current world, a vast difference is observed. The main point is to take

the audience through the transitional journey of Chinese woman fashion based on era dynasty.

[Currency of the Source] The book Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present was

published in 2012 in New York under the Tuttle Publishers.

[Relevance to Paper] This book looks at the history of Chinese clothing especially women based

on different dynasty era and traditional significance and makes a comparison to the modern

Chinese women fashion.

Hua, Mei. ‘Chinese Clothing’ Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Print.

[Author Credentials] Hua Mei is a writer who has several books and journals concerning

traditions in Chinese fashion clothes, design and their significance.

[Audience/Type of Information] The book suits audience who are interested in learning ancient

Chinese dressing, ornaments, and formal wears related to specific significance in the society.

[Bias / Point of View] The writer focuses mainly on the traditional ways of the Chinese woman

culture while having a general look on the transition evident in the dressing code by women. The

writer focuses on ancient dynasties era how they clothed over the years, and the change involved

in the Chinese women Fashion up to date.

[Currency of the Source] The book was published in 2011 in the Cambridge United Kingdom,

under the Cambridge university press.

[Relevance to Paper] The relevance of this book is to demonstrate the transition of fashion

dressing by Chinese women thus opening an eye of learning the dilution of culture and tradition

by the adaptation of the outside world lifestyle. The book primary focus is on the historical

journey of ornaments and garments in China which is known to be one of the Chinese people
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traditional identity and heritage. The book portrays different clothing matching with their era of

existence hence bringing the movement of fashion to the reader understanding.


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Works Cited

Finnane, Antonia. Changing Clothes in China: Fashion, History, and Nation. New York:

Columbia University Press, 2010. Print.

Moyer, Bill. The Practical Strategist: Movement Action Plan (map) Strategic Theories for

Evaluating, Planning, and Conducting Social Movements. San Francisco, CA: Social

Movement Empowerment Project, 2012. Print.

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