Description: A study of women creating fake fashion in China - and how it affects the economy, labour, creativity and culture.
Brief description: Sara Liao is Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has published in several journals including, Fashion Theory, International Journal of Communication, Communication, Culture, Critique, and Chinese Journal of Communication.
Review Quotes: "'Sara Liao shows how shanzhai is much more than faking: she rethinks what it means to be creative in today's globalised China. The book presents a sensitive and detailed account of the gendered and precarious aspirations of fashion designers, offering a timely view on a multiplicity of China Dreams'" - Jeroen de Kloet, author of 'China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music'