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Asian Fashion Fascinating Fact (VI)
Did you know that? The Chinese invented eyeglasses. Marco Polo reported seeing many pairs worn by the Chinese as early as 1275, 500 years before lens grinding became an art in the West. Now you know! :)— Puti Karina Puar • August 13th, 2008
Asian Fashion Fascinating Fact (IV)
Did you know that? The pigtail worn for so many years by Chinese men was originally a symbol of abject humiliation. The Manchus, a tribe of Tartars, conquered China in 1644. To emphasize their suzerainty, they ordered each Chinese male to chave the forepart of his head and to permit the hair on the back on [...]— Puti Karina Puar • August 6th, 2008
Cheongsam and nationalism
Again, we talk about nationalism in fashion. And again it’s about national dresses that become unpopular in their own country. This time it’s come from David Tang, Shanghai designer that put Mandarin-collared shirts, cheongsam dresses and other Chinese-style fashion on boutique shelves from New York to Paris.— qaris • June 6th, 2007
Asian Designers in Berlin
I just read a good news from Berlin. The 6th Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin 2007 will be held from September 10th to September 23rd. Within the APW, a three day event (scheduled for September, 21-23) named “InFashion” will present mutual influences of Asian and Berlin fashion designers by means of workshops, symposia and fashion shows. The [...]— qaris • May 21st, 2007
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