Who borrowed from whom

France → ChinaAnother region

17 looks · 11 houses · pankou / frog closures, tang jacket, qipao / cheongsam

Isabel Marant · Courreges · Dior · Kenzo · Lemaire and 6 more

“Row of knotted toggle-and-loop frog fastenings down the centre front, rendered in self leather rather than silk cord.”

Germany → ChinaAnother region

13 looks · 4 houses · pankou / frog closures, qipao / cheongsam, tang jacket

William Fan · Ottolinger · Kallmeyer · Dagger*

“Four horizontal knotted cord closures in matching black, evenly spaced down the centre front, fastening edge-to-edge in the manner of Chinese pankou.”

Denmark → ChinaAnother region

10 looks · 6 houses · pankou / frog closures, chinese silk brocade, tang jacket

The Garment · Mr. Larkin* · By Malene Birger · La Bagatelle* · Taus* and 1 more

“Four knotted cord frog fastenings in self-fabric down a centre-front slit opening, a traditional Chinese knot-button closure, set on a tailored white jacket.”

Italy → ChinaAnother region

7 looks · 3 houses · pankou / frog closures, tang jacket, chinese silk brocade

Giorgio Armani · Act N°1 · Amato Daniele

“Horizontal fabric knot-and-loop fastenings set down the centre front in place of buttonholes, the characteristic Chinese pankou closure, done tone-on-tone in black.”

Nigeria → ChinaAnother region

6 looks · 3 houses · pankou / frog closures, tang jacket

Bakusoraya* · Pettre Taylor* · Pillz N Poizn*

“Four knotted cord frog fastenings in pink running down the centre front of the jacket, reworked in a pastel colourway.”

United States → ChinaAnother region

2 looks · 2 houses · dragon / phoenix motif, gold metallic-thread embroidery, pankou / frog closures

Adam Lippes · Amiri

“Embroidered sinuous dragons with whiskered heads amid gold auspicious cloud scrolls (xiangyun), rendered on a Western trucker-style black jacket.”

Brazil → ChinaAnother region

1 look · 1 house · pankou / frog closures

Aluf*

“Five paired knotted cord ball-buttons with loop fastenings down a collarless centre front, edged in matching white cord. Could also read as Western military frogging.”

United Kingdom → ChinaAnother region

1 look · 1 house · dajin side-fastening jacket

Kiko Kostadinov

“Asymmetric front panel crossing diagonally from collar toward the right side, fastened at the neck and down the side, recalling the Chinese dajin overlapping closure.”

Lebanon → ChinaAnother region

1 look · 1 house · qipao / cheongsam

Georges Hobeika

“Tall stiff stand collar with closure detail at the throat on a close-fitting sheath bodice, recalling a qipao; rendered in sheer black lace with tulle side panels.”

Mexico → ChinaAnother region

1 look · 1 house · pankou / frog closures

Centro*

“Round knot-style buttons fastened by horizontal cord loops bridging a centre-front opening, recalling Chinese knotted pankou fastenings, though reworked as a sculptural fastening on a tailored vest.”