Was the Maoist revolution anti-fashion? From the eyes of the women who lived through the tumultuous decades, the answer was not so simple. Come see how women’s dress was in fact more colorful and changeable than it may appear in the propaganda posters.

Dorothy Ko, Professor, Barnard College and Columbia University – Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 6:30-8PM
Fashion and Gender in Mao’s China
Was the Maoist revolution anti-fashion? From the eyes of the women who lived through the tumultuous decades, the answer was not so simple. Come see how women’s dress was in fact more colorful and changeable than it may appear in the propaganda posters.

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