@article{1356031,
      recid = {1356031},
      author = {Ingleton, Sally.},
      title = {Mao's new suit [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (53 min.).},
      year = {1999},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {For decades people in China modeled themselves on Chairman  Mao who wore a simple worker's outfit in blue or grey. It  was known as the "Mao Suit." To wear anything different  meant that you stood out, and in China any sign of  independent thought had always been dangerous. But China's  doors have opened - and so have people s wardrobes.This  irrepressible film follows the fortunes of two attractive  thirty- year-old Bejing fashion designers who are out to  make their mark on the international fashion industry. Both  women were born during the Cultural Revolution, but unlike  their parents, they are dedicated to their careers, not to  politics.Sun Jian, witty and confident, and her friend Guo  Pei, softer and more diplomatic, travel to Shanghai to  participate in the most important fashion show. Once there,  they are plagued by problems - the slide projectors don t  work; the student models are uncomfortable with the bold  clothes; the location doesn t attract the press. But the  show must go on and the friends are optimistic that it will  be better next year. A delightful film to show the human  face of changing China.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356031},
}