Suffering for fashion in China's imperial robes

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Updated April 17, 2009 12:49:38

An exhibition opening in Melbourne shows how women in the Chinese court suffered for fashion's sake in large, ornate robes - not to mention the painful tradition of bound 'lotus' feet.

The National Gallery of Victoria has been collecting Chinese art since 1861, and the majority of the robes on display in Dressed To Rule - Imperial Robes of China are through the George Morrison bequest.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Dr Mae Anna Pang, senior curator of Asian art at the NGV

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