A lot has changed in fashion in 56 years. A bit less has changed at Red Capital Clothiers, which uses the slogan, “1949–The choice of the victor.” The victory referred to is the C… ...

The Mao suit is associated with the austerity of the Cultural Revolution – and the villainy of Bond baddies. But some, including Xi Jinping, look to reclaim it, writes Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore ...

The giant portrait of Chairman Mao in Tiananmen Square -- he of the Mona Lisa gaze, flushed cheeks and trademark gray suit -- is spirited away and replaced by a new Mao. He looks just like the old ...

The Mao suit was invented not by Chairman Mao, but rather by nationalist leader Sun Yat-Sen. In China, it's known as the "Sun Yat-Sen suit".

The image of choice is usually Chairman Mao in his later years, portly with a receding hairline, looking sombre in a traditional "Mao suit". Chairman Mao is often shown as portly, ...

Rather, it's a green, and rather dowdy, anorak, worn by the Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, when visiting the poor in the countryside at Chinese New Year. The fact he wore the same coat 10 years ago ...

Four years ago, soon after Amy Brandt arrived at the Chrysler Museum of Art, the modern and contemporary curator began digging through storage, looking for gems to spark show ideas. She ran across … ...

David Bunnell staged the mutiny that started PCWorld—and he once famously wore a Chairman Mao suit to a company meeting. As we mourn Bunnell’s passing on October 18, PCWorld’s launch and the ...

For Zhou, the work of guarding Mao's bronze statue suits him well. ... "No matter how rich the villagers get, Chairman Mao's spirit will always be our biggest source of wealth.

The Comrade Mao Zedong Memorial Museum, which once portrayed the leader as a revolutionary icon, now presents him as an incorruptible leader. What this shift in emphasis says about contemporary China.