For the last few weeks I have been sharing a weekly vintage piece from our home for the Treasure of…
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Treasure of the Week: Vintage Shanghainese watches
Treasure of the Week! I love qipaos, but outside of qipaos I am also a little bit obsessive about many…
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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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History of the qipao (part III): qipao’s golden era, 1930s
I have to admit, I was pretty impatient to get to this third post on the history of qipao (or…
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