1. The great Leap Forward
After the establishment of the People Republic of
china in 1949,Western-style suits were a symbol of
the old society. Fabric was expensive but labour was
cheap, so many people had clothes rafashioned.And
in the late 1950s after the disatrous great Leap
Forward,which was to have increased productivity,
rationing was introduced for most meterials and
commodities, which made recycling clothing
imperative