Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding Podcast

In the last episode of our series on Chinese fashion, we learn about the qipao, also called the cheongsam. A true classic of modern fashion, the qipao emerged in the early Republic of China, and has a long and contested history. Listen to find out about this story, and what young Chinese women think about the cheongsam today. I spoke to Sue of Zhisu London (find her on Instagram here) and Hatina of Monsoon Atelier in Hong Kong about the qipaos they make, and why it matters to them. Contact me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected] find out more about the Society, visit out website: www.sacu.orgThe cover image is provided by Zhou Qinsu and is used here with her permission. Intro/outro music: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 19 (Frederic Chopin), by Gregor Quendel/classics.de (CC BY-SA 4.0)

In the fourth episode of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding Podcast, we are joined by Yiran Duan, the founder and director of Yi Crafts, to learn about the clothing and crafts of China’s Bai People.You can find out more about Yiran and her work here.You can see a picture of the "rabbit ears" hereContact me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected] find out more about the Society, visit out website: www.sacu.orgThe cover image belongs to Yiran Duan and is used here with her permission. Intro/outro music: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 19 (Frederic Chopin), by Gregor Quendel/classics.de (CC BY-SA 4.0)

In the third episode of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding Podcast, we are joined by Ting Huang of Central Saint Martins, to learn about the costumes of traditional Chinese opera.You can find out more about Ting Huang and her work here.The two theatre companies mentioned by Ting are Tao Dance Theatre and Cloud Gate Theatre.Contact me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected] find out more about the Society, visit out website: www.sacu.orgThe cover image belongs to 陈文, used here under creative commons licence (CC BY 2.0)Intro/outro music: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 19 (Frederic Chopin), by Gregor Quendel/classics.de (CC BY-SA 4.0)

In the second episode of our mini-series on Chinese clothing, we learn about Hanfu, the fashion style and movement which has revived traditional Chinese outfits in the twenty-first century. We are joined by Dr Andrew Law and Qin Qianqian from the University of Newcastle. The study referred to in this conversation is available here. You can find out more about Andrew's work here, and about Qianqian's work here.To find out more about the Society, visit our website: www.sacu.orgContact me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected] cover image is the producer's own. Intro/outro music: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18 (Frédéric Chopin) by Gregor Quendel / classicals.de (CC BY-SA 4.0).

 In the first episode of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding Podcast, we learn about contemporary Chinese fashion, in particular the New Chinese Style, sometimes referred to as the Neo-Chinese Style. We are joined by Liu Yansong, a Shanghai-based designer from the independent label AOYES. To find out more about the Society, visit our website: www.sacu.orgYou can find out more about AOYES here: www.ao-yes.comThe Labelhood event at Harrods which I mentioned runs until 17th of February; details here: www.instagram.com/p/DUQKvkokXo1Contact me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected]/outro music: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18 (Frédéric Chopin) by Gregor Quendel / classicals.de (CC BY-SA 4.0).