For decades people in China modelled themselves on Chairman Mao who wore a simple workers outfit in blue or grey known as the Mao Suit MAOS NEW SUIT charts the course of two Beijing fashion ...

Suddenly I become aware of an elderly, sun-bronzed man staring intently at me. He is dressed in a vintage Mao suit and sports a Moe-the-Stooge bowl-cut. My nod and smile elicit no hint of ...

The Mao suit has a fascinating history. Vast quantities of this ‘people’s uniform’ were made for soldiers during the Korean war – which ended 70 years ago today – including Australian POWS.