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ome women prefer clothing that appears more mascu­ line — suits, ties, waistcoats Female executives in and overalls — over intri­ Scately designed feminine garments. menswear can also A rising awareness among wom­ enhance their image en of their independence, individu­ Women in ality and social recognition, as well as strong leaders. The as the gradual changes in gender key is to learn about culture at work and home, have manifested in their choices of attire, your own strengths experts say. and weaknesses ... The fashion of taking an androgy­ nous appearance, which Chinese menswear and choose clothes pop fans first learned from Japanese Experts say androgynous fashion doesn’t subtract that can help you be and South Korean stars, also sug­ gests Chinese society’s open from femininity but can work well if done right, more confident.” approach to aesthetics, they add. reports. Shang Tao, stylist and founder Yao Qing, 23, cut her hair shorter Chen Meiling of Studio Atao and got rid of her floral skirts after becoming a college sophomore in 2016. inspired to try garments of male She started wearing collared members in their families. shirts, loose pants and sneakers, For Jiang Mengmin, 34, a gar­ and chose clothes with few patterns ment producer in Taizhou, Zheji­ and black, white and gray color ang, the distinction between schemes. womenswear and menswear is not “I felt more myself that way,” Yao so obvious in modern times. says, adding that although she has “The trend of an androgynous maintained the image of a “sweet style is seen in clothing of both gen­ and well­behaved lady” for years, ders. Menswear has also become she has been actually fond of out­ mellower,” she says, adding that it door sports such as skateboarding shows society has become more and skiing since childhood. inclusive and diverse in tastes. “I don’t agree with the stereotype In the 2020 spring and summer of women being fragile (as suggest­ collection of brands such as Celine, ed by some apparel makers). Wom­ Max Mara and Louis Vuitton, ele­ en have the same courage and ments of suits, ties, waistcoats and heroic spirit as men. We are free to loose pants have been used in show our true personality,” she says, female apparel. adding that high­heeled shoes and Shang Tao, a stylist and founder of skirts are inconvenient for daily use Studio Atao, a training school for and action. cosmetics and fashion, says dressing She majored in preschool educa­ like men will not affect women’s tion, as advised by her mother, but feminine charm but will magnify it Yao now works for a design compa­ if done properly. ny in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, “The point is not to confuse others a field that interests her. about your gender,” he says. “Female Xuan Yanmin, 34, a public service characteristics should be revealed in worker in Hangzhou, buys new details such as hairstyle, makeup clothes every season. Sometimes and accessories.” she visits both womenswear and Shang says loose shirts match menswear stores to pick up jeans, tight trousers while tight shirts loose T­shirts, overalls, pullovers, match loose trousers. Retro ele­ pencil pants and boots. ments of menswear, including wool­ She says male apparel is more com­ en textures, old boots, watches and fortable, although the designs aren’t cologne, can add their attraction. as diverse and fitting of body curves Women properly dressed in men’s as womenswear. styles can come across as “high­end, She reads fashion magazines and fashionable, independent and taste­ posts on Sina Weibo to learn more ful”, he says. about fashion. Sometimes photos of “Female executives in menswear Top: Chinese actress Liu Tao women wearing business suits and can also enhance their image as poses in a suit, displaying a fine high heels in offices impress her. strong leaders.” example of the androgynous “They look vigorous, confident and But he suggests not following style. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY resolute at the workplace.” fashion blindly. Center: Elements like ties and Xuan, who is single and lives with “The key is to learn about your loose pants are obvious in Dior’s her parents, says society is more own strengths and weaknesses and womenswear collection at the open now. “No one will judge you by the surrounding environment and Paris Fashion Week in February. the way you dress.” choose clothes that can help you be VICTOR BOYKO / FOR CHINA DAILY “How handsome girls can be in more confident.” Above: A model displays a crea­ menswear” is a topic on the micro­ Tina Wang, senior partner at con­ tion of Rochas during the Paris blogging site that received over 70 sultancy Roland Berger China, says Fashion Week. PROVIDED TO CHINA million views and 15,000 comments many factors overlap in the so­called DAILY in late April. female­male style. And the trend for Right: Chinese model Liu Wen The blogger, promoting the topic, women to be more spiritually and walks the runway during the says in a video that she had opened economically independent is Berluti menswear show at the the closet of her boyfriend to try on expressed in the way they dress. Paris Fashion Week. his clothes. Some netizens com­ PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY mented she looked handsome and Contact the writer at cool while others said they were [email protected] Beijing museum launches outer space into cyberspace

By LIN QI can visit it on the museum’s website manufacturer in the country. [email protected] at any time. It is the first such virtual Pang Zhihao, a researcher at the show the museum has staged. academy, who gave a guided tour at A temporary shutdown of muse­ In a 5G live broadcast of the exhi­ the current exhibition’s opening, ums in China due to the coronavirus bition’s opening, Wang Chunfa, the says it reviews “three critical pandemic has interrupted the pub­ museum’s director, said when Dong­ moments in the country’s space lic viewing of cultural relics. But the fanghong 1 was launched from the exploration — the development of situation has also prompted muse­ Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Dongfanghong 1, the liftoff of Chi­ ums to make full use of digital plat­ Northwest China’s Gansu province na’s first manned spacecraft, Shenz­ forms and mobile apps to get 50 years ago, scientists involved in hou V, in 2003 and the landing of the people’s attention. the mission were less well­equipped Chang’e 4 lunar probe in 2019”. The The National Museum of China, compared to the country’s space show has also provoked public for instance, has taken a variety of missions today. interest in a future Mars probe. measures on its website and “I was then a primary school stu­ On April 24, the China National WeChat account, including creating dent. I learned from the radio Space Administration said the coun­ virtual tours for its current and per­ broadcast that this satellite orbited try’s first Mars mission, named manent exhibitions, uploading Earth in 114 minutes per orbit,” Tianwen 1, would take place in the audio of previous educational cours­ Wang says. “I still remember the months to come. es and providing more social media excitement … and the pride of being The exhibition gives a view of posts to detail the star items in its a Chinese.” Dongfanghong 1 orbiting in the collection. Wang says since then several gen­ form of digital simulation. Viewers The institution in Beijing’s central erations of Chinese have created can also watch television interviews area has gone a further step by more glories, including the launches of scientists involved in the mission mounting an exhibition entirely of manned spaceships and a probe and documentary footage filmed in online with the help of advanced tech­ to the dark side of the moon, and the 1970, as well as hear Dongfanghong nology such as 3D modeling and 5G. ongoing exhibition pays tribute to (The East is Red), a song popular in The exhibition, titled Dongfang­ their spirit for going through hard­ China hailing Mao Zedong, played hong Forever, charts the progress ships. by the satellite. China has made in aerospace over The exhibition shows some 50 Technicians designed a musical half a century. The show opened on objects mostly in the collections of device, which is also featured at the April 24, which is marked as the the National Museum and the China exhibition, to play the song’s first country’s Space Day, when the satel­ Academy of Space Technology, Above left and left: Dongfang­ eight bars, and it was decoded lite Dongfanghong 1 was launched including manuscripts, historical hong Forever, the first virtual through the ground station, before in 1970. documents, photos, stamps and spa­ exhibition hosted by the Nation­ being sent to China National Radio The success of Dongfanghong 1 cesuits, as well as rockets and satel­ al Museum of China, marks Chi­ for broadcast, according to Pang. entering its present orbit not only lites in the form of 3D modeling. na’s progress in space Today, Dongfanghong 1 still trav­ registered the country’s first steps in The real versions of some exhibits exploration over the past 50 els in orbit. exploring outer space but the event are on display at one of the National years. Zhang Hongtai, president of the also made China the fifth country in Museum’s permanent exhibitions, Above: The spacesuit worn by China Academy of Space Technolo­ the world to develop a satellite on its The Road to Rejuvenation: New Era. astronaut Yang Liwei who flew gy, says hopefully, the exhibition will own and put it in space. Established in 1968, the China into space aboard Shenzhou V motivate more people to engage in The online exhibition is expected Academy of Space Technology is in 2003. the country’s ambitious course of to run for a long time, and people the main spacecraft designer and PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY space exploration.