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Fashioning Chinese Women

Empire to Modernity

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — Anonymous Gift, 1943

Fashioning Chinese Women is on view at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States, until October 12, 2026.

Last verified September 13, 2026 · Official source ↗

An exhibition of more than 70 garment ensembles documenting the transformation of Chinese women's dress across a century, from empire to modernity. It features pieces from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and America.

Venue

  1. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    Los Angeles, United States · June 14 – October 12, 2026
    Closes 12 Oct

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A woman's Chinese ceremonial robe displayed flat with the sleeves extended: pale cream silk embroidered with rows of circular floral roundels and a band of stylised waves at the hem, with dark patterned cuffs and collar.

Woman's ceremonial robe, China, first half of the 18th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — Anonymous Gift, 1943 · Source ↗

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