Qi Dexin had an inspiration. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mao Tse-tung’s birth this year, he dreamed up a special promotion to boost sluggish sales of his garment factory’s Mao jackets.

Mao, outwardly, dressed the same as the rest, but his underwear was made of fine material…. The maid did not qualify for any underwear or socks at all, and kept getting colds as a result.” Does our ...

No need to shy away from Chinoiserie, a buzzy menswear trend from designers such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Dries van Noten and Dolce & Gabbana that men can adopt in varying degrees ...

Following its autumn-long appearance on Park Avenue in Manhattan, a 10-foot eponymous Mao jacket was installed on Bates’ own busy thoroughfare, Alumni Walk, on Dec. 5. On loan to Bates for a year, the ...

Following its autumn-long appearance on Park Avenue in Manhattan, a 10-foot eponymous Mao jacket was installed on Bates’ own busy thoroughfare, Alumni Walk, on Dec. 5. On loan to Bates for a year, the ...

These two essays by longtime members of the Asian studies program at Bates offer completary thoughts about the presence of Mao Jacket at Bates. Professor of History Dennis Grafflin, the College’s ...

THE ARRANGEMENT Spiky thistle, droopy mimosa and fleshy ranunculi give floral form to Andy Warhol’s ‘Mao’ (1972). ... Cascading yellow mimosa pick up the hue of his Mao jacket.