Chinese Dress Motifs

Chinese Dress Motifs

Author: Daisy Chu

Publisher: Page One Publishing Private Limited

Published: 2011-01

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13:

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China has a long history of cloth making, and silk products were already available as early as the Yin Dynasty. The patterns selected for this book have been collected from clothing patterns of dynasties past.


Chinese Fashions

Chinese Fashions

Author: Ming-Ju Sun

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780486420530

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Tegninger af traditionelle kinesiske klædedragter


Chinese Dress

Chinese Dress

Author: Valery Garrett

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 146290694X

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Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China. A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book, Chinese Dress is the essential reference for costume historians, fashion designers and collectors, as well as lovers of beautiful clothes everywhere. Chapters include: Dress of the Qing Manchu Rulers 1644-1911 Dress of the Manchu Consorts 1644-1911 Attire of Mandarins and Merchants Attire of Chinese Women Republican Dress 1912-1949 Clothing of the Lower Classes Clothing for Children Dress in New China 1950-2006 From Imperial robes to foot binding to the cheongsam, Chinese Dress spotlights traditional Chinese dress against a background of historical, cultural and social change, opening a fascinating window for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of China, Chinese culture and Chinese fashion history.


旗袍

旗袍

Author: Pepin van Roojen

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789460090011

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"The extremely elegant and feminine Cheongsam is an archetypal Chinese dress of the 20th century; a fusion of traditional Chinese costume and modern fashion." -- Cover.


A Collector's Guide to Chinese Dress Accessories

A Collector's Guide to Chinese Dress Accessories

Author: Valery M. Garrett

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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A definitive and detailed pictorial guide to the beautifully embroidered dress accessories used every day by the imperial family and the middle classes in China during the Qing dynasty and early twentieth century. A first of its kind!


Auspicious Chinese Motifs

Auspicious Chinese Motifs

Author: Daisy Chu

Publisher:

Published: 2011-01

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9789812459244

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There is a Chinese saying, "Each pattern must have a meaning, and this has to have something to do with luck and harmony". The selected patterns in this book all have deep roots in Chinese folklore and history. The phoenix symbol, door gods, paper-cuts and xiying patterns have been popular decorative arts that signify luck, blessings, happiness and other auspicious wishes. To give these special patterns contemporary retevance, the patterns have been adapted, recreated and refined with Adobe Illustrator and kept in a vector format, and can be easity used by designers of any discipline, be it fashion, textile, graphic or interior design.


Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear

Author: Winifred Aldrich

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-01-22

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1119028280

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Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear. This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it offers a range of good basic blocks, an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting and examples of their application into garments. Fully revised and updated to include a brand new and improved layout, up-to-date skirt and trouser blocks that reflect the changes in body sizing, along with updates to the computer-aided design section and certain blocks, illustrations and diagrams. This best-selling textbook still remains the essential purchase for students and beginners looking to understand pattern cutting and building confidence to develop their own pattern cutting style.


Traditional Chinese Clothing

Traditional Chinese Clothing

Author: Shaorong Yang

Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781592650194

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Full color look at the history of traditional and ceremonial clothing in China.