Designer Janko Lam (Translation): A cheongsam is not only a dress, it embodies the Chinese culture and spirit. Designer Ranee Kok: When I design my cheongsam dresses, I always think of the sense of ...

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Till the 1930s, Manchu people, no matter male or female, all wore loose-fitting and straight-bottomed broad-sleeved long gowns with a wide front. The lower hem of women's cheongsam reached the calves ...

The origin of the popular adage "there is nothing the Cantonese will refuse to eat and nothing the Shanghainese will refuse to wear" might well have been lost over the decades but the fact remains ...

A cheongsam, also known as a qipao, is a traditional Chinese dress often worn during Lunar New Year celebrations as well as on other special occasions. Keita Maruyama Eastern elements such as Chinese ...

It is as much fashion as it is an integral part of our culture. This traditional Chinese dress has evolved over time into a form that is unique and iconic, and which is celebrated in literature, art ...

Global Chinese retailer MINISO's branch in Spain has apologised for mistranslating the Chinese cheongsam toy into a Japanese geisha toy. According to the official statement on MINISO’s Spanish ...