Orientalism and Chinoiserie: Chinese culture in the western fashion industry

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Titel: Orientalism and Chinoiserie: Chinese culture in the western fashion industry
Autoren: Hu, Jiayi (author)
Verlagsinformationen: University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL), 2023.
Publikationsjahr: 2023
Schlagwörter: Roski School of Art and Design (school), Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere (degree program), Master of Arts (degree)
Beschreibung: References to Chinese culture and aesthetics have appeared in Western fashion for hundreds of years. The recent opening of the Chinese economy since the 1990s has drawn more attention to China and Chinese culture from Western fashion designers, fashion photographers, and art curators. Chinese-influenced designs by Western (specifically Western European and North American) fashion designers have raised controversial issues. How has Chinese culture been presented and perceived on the global stage outside of China? How has the Western fashion industry Orientalized Chinese culture? This thesis talks about the phenomenon of Orientalism, Cultural appropriation, and Chinoiserie, analyzing them from cases studies of fashion exhibition, fashion photography, and fashion collaboration with comparison to traditional Chinese culture.
Publikationsart: Thesis
Sprache: English
DOI: 10.25549/usctheses-ouc112936717
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Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:References to Chinese culture and aesthetics have appeared in Western fashion for hundreds of years. The recent opening of the Chinese economy since the 1990s has drawn more attention to China and Chinese culture from Western fashion designers, fashion photographers, and art curators. Chinese-influenced designs by Western (specifically Western European and North American) fashion designers have raised controversial issues. How has Chinese culture been presented and perceived on the global stage outside of China? How has the Western fashion industry Orientalized Chinese culture? This thesis talks about the phenomenon of Orientalism, Cultural appropriation, and Chinoiserie, analyzing them from cases studies of fashion exhibition, fashion photography, and fashion collaboration with comparison to traditional Chinese culture.
DOI:10.25549/usctheses-ouc112936717