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Laurence Wen-Yu Li

Museum Collections

Sources by Dynasty

Laurence Wen-Yu Li

Museum Collections

Sources by Dynasty

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Museum Collections

Sources by Dynasty

Portfolio of my dressmaking and historical reconstructions

Last updated 8 Mar 2024

Portfolio

1920s Qipao Top

1920s Qipao Top

1910s Chinese Kanjian Vest

1910s Chinese Kanjian Vest

1960s Mary Quant Minidress

1960s Mary Quant Minidress

1940s Claire McCardell Monastic Dress

1940s Claire McCardell Monastic Dress

New video out: Tang dynasty fashion! [新片上架：唐代服飾]

Check link in bio or my stories to watch it on YouTube!

Here I'm wearing a set of Tang clothes I made, consisting of a white round-collared zhongyi, red banbi (short sleeved jacket), and brown wrap s

[Hats and Gender in Ancient China] 魏晉南北朝帽子與女扮男裝

In the second episode of our Chinese Clothing Through the Ages video (out now, see link in bio!!), we explore how clothing acts as a demarcator of gender. In the Six Dynasties period, there was a break

First episode of new series up! [春秋戰國影片上架]

Full video in link in bio (click on first button), or search "Women and Clothing in Early Imperial China" on YouTube! 影片連結請至Bio點連結！

"Research has found that throughout the thousand years or

🐉 龍年新年快樂！Happy New Year of the Dragon! 🐉 +ANNOUNCEMENT

I am very excited to announce that the video series I have been working on for the past two years, Chinese Clothing Through the Ages, will be premiering on YouTube in March! There will be six