Here are some of the most prominent female figures in old Shanghai who were best known ... She started her career playing the roles of destitute women and prostitutes before moving on to depict ...

Shanghai fashion may have evolved over ... men at that time comprised a suit, a pinched hat, a cane and glasses with gold frames. The look for women consisted of simple turtleneck sweaters and ...

the dress was popularised in 1920s Shanghai, its form-fitting cut capturing the glamour of that freewheeling pre-communist era and the desire of Chinese women to liberate themselves from ...