Lost in Socialist Transformation?

Finnane, Antonia

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“…As the Italian Ambassador in China, Ettore Sequi, has pointed out, the rich craftsmanship of fashion practices characterizes both countries. 2 The family business, typical of Italian entrepreneurship, is characteristic of many fashion businesses in China as well, despite government influence (Zhao 2013;Gu 2018;Rofel and Yanagisako 2019;Finnane 2020;Jin 2020). The reputation of beautiful and well-made products attributed to Italian fashion design (Lees Maffei and Fallan 2013) fits well into the vision of what Xi Jinping's describes as a "prosperous, strong, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful nation."…”

Section: Italy and China In Fashionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…There are numerous difficulties in the Chinese fashion system, which is still attempting to strike a balance between creativity and the role of the state (Finnane 2020). The Chinese fashion industry is developing in a different direction than the established fashion system of Euro-America, owing to its heavy reliance on government support and retail activity (Jin 2020).…”

Section: Global Fashion Collaborations In the 2020smentioning

confidence: 99%

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From Joint Ventures to Collaborative Projects: Toward an Ethnography of Sino-Italian Fashion Relations in the 2020s

Segre-Reinach¹

2021

Fashion Theory

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Each case tells a story in the global production of "national fashions," a historically Eurocentric field. The first Italian-Chinese collaborations were characterized by joint ventures led by Italians and aimed at the Chinese market. New types of collaboration are vastly more complex. Indeed, they are reshaping Western-Chinese relations in both directions, and present a template for global fashion in the twenty-first century.

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Section: Italy and China In Fashionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Global Fashion Collaborations In the 2020smentioning

confidence: 99%