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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:40, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Dudou

 * ... that the diamond-shaped Chinese halter top is known as a dudou?


 * ALT1:... that the dudou was popularized as outwear in China only after it appeared in Versace and Miu Miu's year 2000 collections?
 * ALT2:... that, despite being often translated as "bib" and "apron", the Chinese dudou has nothing to do with avoiding stains?
 * ALT3:... that Yang Yuhuan, now famed in China for her curves, is sometimes credited as the inventor of the breast-flattening dudou?
 * ALT4:... that Versace and Miu Miu have included the medicinal dudou in their collections?
 * ALT5:... that the native dudou was largely displaced by Western corsets and bras in the early 20th century?
 * ALT6:... that the Chinese dudou originated amid its outbreaks of the Black Plague?
 * ALT7:... that the silk dudou was the early-modern Chinese equivalent of the corset, used to flatten women's breasts?
 * ALT8:... that wealthier Chinese families of the Ming and Qing dynasties used gold and silver to bind their halter-top dudous?
 * ALT9:... that dudous, the camisole of Ming and Qing China, were often decorated with images of bats?
 * Reviewed: Love Me like You
 * Comment: Don't worry: Reviewers only need to check sourcing on hooks they are interested in, not all ten.

Created by LlywelynII (talk). Self-nominated at 10:49, 7 May 2016 (UTC).