Imperial Dragon in the Roaring Twenties: Qing Dynasty Dress Re-Made

Pages	29–40
DOI	10.1515/anpm-2017-0019
Keywords	China, Qing Dynasty, clothing, Dragon Robes, Twelve Imperial symbols, Chinoiserie, clothing recycling, clothing research methodology
Type of Article	Materialia
Citation	HEROLDOVÁ, Helena. Imperial Dragon in the Roaring Twenties: Qing Dynasty Dress Re-Made. Annals of the Náprstek Museum. Prague: National Museum, 2017, 38(1), 29–40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/anpm-2017-0019. ISSN 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aotnpm/38-1/imperial-dragon-in-the-roaring-twenties-qing-dynasty-dress-re-made

Annals of the Náprstek Museum | 2017/38/1

The study focuses on the methodology of research on recycled clothing. Two Chinese Dragon Robes from the collection of the Naprstek Museum were remade as a men’s jacket and a woman’s evening dress. Both examples are described, analysed and interpreted from two points of view: as authentic Dragon Robes in its original Imperial China setting, as well as newly made clothes in the context of the early 20th century Western culture.

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