Traditional Chinese cheongsam dress, modern qipao clothing, Manchu style outfit, Mandarin collar gown.
The fashion accessories and personalised tailoring track of the 2026 Shanghai Bespoke skills competition closed in Shanghai on 22 October, ending a contest that put hand-sewn qipao, knotted closures and Kesi silk tapestry work on the same score sheet. The track was organised by the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions and the Shanghai Municipal Commission […]
On October 10 and 11 the Liaoning Provincial Museum hosted a showcase organised by the provincial women’s federation and the provincial federation of industry and commerce, with the women entrepreneurs’ association handling arrangements. More than 100 works by craftswomen from 14 cities were displayed, alongside nearly 18 out-of-province manufacturers and 100 provincial enterprises, with about […]
A wide worktable takes up nearly half the office of the Hong Kong Cheongsam Association, in a corner of Central where the traffic noise runs under the window. Liu Anqing (刘安庆) bends over the table pressing cloth. He is 78, and he has been at this work for more than sixty years. His trade is […]
A traditional-method qipao has almost no seams. It is cut flat from a single piece of cloth and shaped afterwards, which is why the pieces on the racks at a Chengdu mall this autumn read as calm and unforced rather than fitted. The exhibition that holds them began on September 18 at Xuhui Cmall in […]
A pale celadon qipao in bamboo-joint hemp, worn with white sneakers to the office. A cherry-blossom print in Xiangyunsha, cut sleeveless with a back zipper. An emerald gown with a water-drop opening at the collar, photographed on a September evening and liked a million times within the hour. Each is a piece of the same […]
The curators of a Haipai qipao exhibition that opened on August 28 at Jinchao 8 Nong in Shanghai’s Hongkou District had a specific problem to solve: how to show a century of a garment that most visitors have only ever seen worn, in a setting that is itself a century old. Their answer was to […]
The word Qipao originally meant “Qing People’s Robe.” But in modern day, cheongsam dress immediately conjures up images of the famous traditional Chinese dress, an icon of Eastern Asian fashion and a symbol of Shanghai City, with an enduring appeal the world over. You may think, “Chinese women wear qipao every day or anybody know […]
The cheongsam (literally, long shirt or long dress), also known as Qipao or Mandarin Gown, was a type of feminine body-hugging dress with Manchu and Western elements. It was first used as the uniform of Shanhai girl schools at the time of the Republic of China period (1911-1949). Back then, it was very popular for […]
Zhang Yuxi, this female artist who has an extremely beautiful face and extraordinary talents, has always been the focus of everyone’s attention. Her excellent performance in the variety show “First Grade” left a deep impression, and her love story with Wang Sicong even made people sigh at her maturity in emotional handling. Especially when she […]
The 2026 “Chao Yun 6·6 Shanghai Haipai Qipao Month” officially opened on June 6 at the Shanghai Citizens Art Theatre (上海市群众艺术馆), launching a month-long citywide celebration of Shanghai’s most iconic traditional costume. The event, organized under the guidance of the Shanghai Women’s Federation and Shanghai Culture and Tourism Bureau, spotlights Haipai qipao making craftsmanship as […]
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