{"product_id":"until-12-october-2026-fashioning-chinese-women","title":"Until 12 October 2026: FASHIONING CHINESE WOMEN","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmpire to Modernity, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 14 June - 12 October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-6\" id=\"text-col-1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFashion has long served as shorthand for the changing lives and roles of women, and it is a particularly useful indicator of the political and social turmoil that Chinese women experienced in the first half of the 20th century, from the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 to the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Evolving concepts of modernity, morality, and national identity revealed themselves in new textiles and patterns. Films, fashion magazines, and the introduction of Western garments in department stores brought these styles into the wardrobes of Chinese women. \"Changing at an unprecedented speed, fashion became a barometer of this dynamic period, encapsulating its creativities, pursuits, and anxieties,\" writes scholar Mei Mei Rado in the catalogue to LACMA's exhibition Fashioning Chinese Women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRead more about this exhibition in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/issue-129-repeat\" title=\"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/issue-130-flower\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSelvedge Issue 132, Flower\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Selvedge Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49256013955307,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/EX9314-VWd.jpg?v=1787159688","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/until-12-october-2026-fashioning-chinese-women","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}