The blue and gray suit was the only choice for Chinese men. It dominated local menswear from 1920 to 1980. That was why many people in the Western world thought China was a "gray society," because nearly all the men wore gray Zhongshan suits.
Chairman Mao Zedong popularized it, so the garment became known in the West as the "Mao suit."
After the reform and opening-up in 1978, Chinese people had more choices in clothing, and Western suits became popular.
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Anne Ruisi is an editor at China Daily online with more than 30 years of experience as a newspaper editor and reporter. She has worked at newspapers in the U.S., including The Birmingham News in Alabama and City Newspaper of Rochester, N.Y.
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