is a simplified and redesigned "Zhongshan suit", or "Mao suit" - a typical formal garment for Chinese men. Zhou Jiali, a diplomatic protocol expert from China Foreign Affairs University, said Xi's ...

The eye-catching dark blue suit, slim-cut with a standing collar, is a simplified and redesigned "Zhongshan suit," or "Mao suit" - a typical formal garment for Chinese men. Zhou Jiali, a diplomatic ...

The Mao suit once looked like this. And this. But arise the new Mao Suit. A collection by students reflects the wider trend of Chairman chic being ‘a la mode’. You’ll have spotted some ...

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.

It’s standard, as far as military-inspired coats go, except for one thing: When paired with matching trousers, it bears a striking resemblance to the Mao suit, a simple outfit popularized by the ...

Related video: Mao suit, the Chairman chic... Fashion designers are remodeling the traditional Mao suit in the hope that it will once again become a popular item of clothing. The gray "Zhongshan ...

The Mao suit represents uniformity and obedience — a couture symbol of Xi's one-size-fits-all vision of China. The party also seeks to crush rivals for the public's allegiance.

These days, Chinese leaders usually follow the Western approach to formal dress when they attend diplomatic functions abroad. But at a gala dinner in Madrid hosted by King Felipe VI and Queen ...

Chairman Mao's charcoal-grey "Mao suit" grew into an icon of the 1970s. The suit was actually a "Sun Yat-sen suit", named after the leader who kicked out the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and had the ...

In addition to the now notorious dinner jacket (pictured, above, during the reception), the author also brought along that sartorial relic: the Mao suit. It was Sun Yat-sen who popularised the ...