The qipao (cheongsam) front is unsurprisingly, the front piece of the dress, which starts from below the collar and extends…
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The difference between Shanghai-style and Beijing-style qipao (海派和京派旗袍)
Shanghai-style and Beijing-style qipao differ primarily in their cut, and level of embellishment. The image above shows three sisters clad…
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In the Mood for Love dresses: the complete list of 20 qipaos (cheongsams)
This is a little project that has taken longer to complete than I anticipated, but it has been such a…
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The Pankou (盘扣／盤扣): the qipao knot button
The Pankou is the name of this website, and as I’ve mentioned in some of my other posts, it is…
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History of the qipao (part IV): from Shanghai to Hong Kong, 1940s and beyond
Simplification during the Sino-Japanese war With the start of the Sino-Japanese war in 1937, the mood of China and Shanghai…
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