Miss Kauai and the Mysterious Tiki - General Tiki

AC Atomic Cocktail Tiki Socialite Land O' The Next Big One-L.A. Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 929	AC Atomic Cocktail Posted posted on Mon, Sep 22, 2003 8:39 PM Interestingly enough, the cheongsam isn't even of Chinese origin. It was 'invented' in the good ol USA! Bong, I believe you are mistaken. A number of scholars with even more arcane interests than ours have done research on the history of the Cheongsan. It appears that it is derived from the robes worn during the Manchu Dynasty. Valerie Wilson Trower (of the London College of Fashion/Hong Kong University)in her lecture "When in Rome or ... Hong Kong: The exploration and assumption of Asian Dress by Western expatriate women in South East Asia" at the Design Historical Society Conference of 2002 shows how it was adopted by "Western" women living in China early in this century. The book, "The Cheongsam" by Hazel Clark also gives a good history of the development and is chock full of sexy pictures! Now if that isn't an advertisement for TCer's to help me get a job, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS! [ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2003-09-22 20:41 ]

Interestingly enough, the cheongsam isn't even of Chinese origin. It was 'invented' in the good ol USA!

Bong, I believe you are mistaken. A number of scholars with even more arcane interests than ours have done research on the history of the Cheongsan. It appears that it is derived from the robes worn during the Manchu Dynasty.

Valerie Wilson Trower (of the London College of Fashion/Hong Kong University)in her lecture "When in Rome or ... Hong Kong: The exploration and assumption of Asian Dress by Western expatriate women in South East Asia" at the Design Historical Society Conference of 2002 shows how it was adopted by "Western" women living in China early in this century.

The book, "The Cheongsam" by Hazel Clark also gives a good history of the development and is chock full of sexy pictures!

Now if that isn't an advertisement for TCer's to help me get a job, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!

[ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2003-09-22 20:41 ]

Post #52181 by Atomic Cocktail on Mon, Sep 22, 2003 8:39 PM