Dressed to Empress: Cixi and the Refashioning of Qing Ladies' Court Attire

EPISODE NOTES:Today we’re going to talk about the Dowager Empress Cixi (1835–1908) of late Qing Dynasty (1644-1991) China. A complicated and controversial historical figure, she ultimately rewrote the court dress code as she brought China into the twentieth century.Support us at :https://www.patreon.com/historyunhemmedhttps://anchor.fm/historyunhemmed/supportFollow us on:Instagram: @history_unhemmedFacebook: History UnhemmedThank you! <3Resources:Carl, Katharine, With the Empress Dowager of China, The Century Company, New York, New York, 1907.Derling, Two Years in the Forbidden City. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1911.Finnane, Antonia. Changing Clothes in China: Fashion, History, and Nation. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008.Nii, Rie., Iwagami, Miki., Suoh, Tamami., Fukai, Akiko., Koga, Reiko. Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century : the Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute. Germany: Barnes & Noble, Incorporated, 2014.Steele, Valerie and John S. Major. China Chic: East Meets West. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999.Vollmer, John. Ruling from the Dragon Throne: Costume of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2002.Wilson, Ming editor, “Introduction,” Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City, V&A Publishing, London, England, 2010.Yao, Felicia. “Of Silk and Statecraft,” Journal of Dress History, Vol. 4, Issue 1 (Spring 2020): 111-135.