Antithesis versus Inspiration: Chinese Clothing in the Eyes of Western Theorists and Fashion Designers

Dress is a part of Chinese cultural heritage that has fascinated Western audiences for centuries. On the National List Intangible Cultural Heritage China, there are items related to textiles, embroideries and certain examples clothing. This article analyses issues connected with different uses dress in West. To fashion theorists such as Bell, Wilson, Sapir Veblen, was opposite modern clothing did not deserve be called fashion. However, researchers Welters, Lillethun Craik have opposed viewing theory through Eurocentric prism their desire rewrite history. Fashion designers drew ideas from treating it source inspiration create own original designs. For some them, Yves Saint Laurent, China imagination. In cases, they made use porcelain designs or dragon motifs collections, instance, by Cavalli Ford. The incorporation garments into collections also become visible.