What is a suit?
MAO suit is a tunic from China, which is named after the former revolutionary leader Mao Zedong. The origin, also known as the Zhongshan suit, can be traced to the first leader of the Republic of China. The suit, originally established as national clothing for men, eventually developed government and political associations. Chinese leader Mao Zedong's often wore a suit on public speeches, which is likely why he and Chinese communism, in world historical perception.
The origins of the Mao suit hitchhiking until the beginning of the twentieth century, to the original leader of the nationalist government in China. Sun Zhongshan, also known as Sun Yat-Sen, is generally attributed to the development of clothing as part of the Chinese tradition to change the national style of clothes with every new dynasty. It is assumed that he ordered a tailor name Huang Longshengstyle business suits.
Mao suit was an attempt to mix fashion from the east and west. The outside of the suit had four symmetryIic pockets, rather than three inner pockets that often occur in western trading suits. Originally he had seven buttons down on the front of the garment, but later the button number was dropped to five. There was a straight collar that was eventually replaced by a swivel collar to imitate German military uniforms. The suit was traditionally dark blue or gray, and the sleeves often had three buttons to the cuff.
The Mao suit in China was promoted as an ordinary man's garment and later took over the connotations with the government and the political climate of that time. In the 1920s and 1930s, Chinese civil servants were obliged to wear a lawsuit. After the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925, the suit gained a patriotic and revolutionary mythology: four repsensenting of four main principles in the book of change; Five front buttons representing five Yuan or government branches; and three cufflinks representing the three principles of the people Yat-Sen.
Mao Zedong used a zhongshan suit to project his view of nationalism and ideologyduring public obligations. The suit was wearing during his first address as the leader of the People's Republic of China in October 1949. His ongoing public performance in the garment eventually led Western societies to come with the title Mao Suit.