{"title":"Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lacma.org\/art\/exhibition\/fashioning-chinese-women-empire-modernity\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e traces a century of transformation through more than 70 exquisite ensembles from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and America. It charts the evolution of Chinese women’s dress, from loose-fitting embroidered robes of the late Qing Dynasty to the sleek silhouettes of 1930s qipao and the globally iconic cheongsam of the 1960s. Vibrant colors, sumptuous silks, and intricate trims showcase the meticulous craftsmanship that is the hallmark of these garments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisplayed on mannequins customized by fashion designer Jason Wu, the works in the exhibition present a seldom-seen story of how Chinese and Chinese American women expressed identity, navigated change, and shaped their lives through dress.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fashioning-chinese-women-empire-to-modernity","title":"Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lacma.org\/art\/exhibition\/fashioning-chinese-women-empire-modernity\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e celebrates the creativity, resilience, and sartorial heritage of generations of women whose lives, and wardrobes, spanned the globe. This exhibition will be on view at LACMA from June 14th through October 12th, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity accompanies the first major exhibition outside China to comprehensively examine modern Chinese women’s fashion from the late Qing dynasty through the 1960s. Drawing exclusively from LACMA’s permanent collection—including key acquisitions and anticipated gifts—the publication explores how women’s dress evolved amid seismic shifts in Chinese society. Through more than seventy rare ensembles, it traces transformations in silhouette, tailoring, and textile innovation, revealing the ways fashion responded to globalization, modernization, and\u003cbr\u003ewomen’s changing roles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo essays, as well as an introduction by Michaela Hansen and Sharon Sadako Takeda, offer original research and nuanced perspectives. Mei Mei Rado investigates fashion’s interplay with rapid historical and cultural changes in China, while Michaela Hansen analyzes how industrial and technological advances reshaped Chinese textile design. The publication highlights the emergence of the qipao in the 1920s and charts its adaptation across the diaspora in the 1940s–60s as it became a modern icon of Chinese femininity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3D-printed mannequins bring to life fashionable women’s body types from the 1890s through the 1960s,and feature a mannequin face and nine unique, historically inspired hairstyles designed by New York-based Taiwanese-Canadian fashion designer Jason Wu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Michaela Hansen, Foreword by Michael Govan, Preface by Jason Wu, Introduction by Sharon Sadako Takeda and Michaela Hansen, Essays by Michaela Hansen and Mei Mei Rado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e- 144 pages\u003cbr\u003e- 11 × 8.25 inches\u003cbr\u003e- Designer: James Gamboa, LACMA\u003cbr\u003e- Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art\/DelMonico Books•D.A.P., April 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LACMA Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549978153145,"sku":"68039","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0049\/9292\/files\/Untitleddesign_46.png?v=1780347338"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thelacmastore.org\/collections\/fashioning-chinese-women-empire-to-modernity.oembed","provider":"LACMA Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}