Thread: I will capitalize the latest Twitter Cultural Appropriation outrage to have a teachable moment on the historical background of Chinese dress Cheongsam/Qipao 1/
During Ming dynasty which was established after collapse of Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Chinese women’s dress looks like this. 2/
Modern reconstruction of Ming dynasty women dress
Portrait of elite gentry during Ming 4/
Famous Late Ming courtesan Liu Rushi 5/
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