Chinese qipao

The qípáo, also known as the cheongsam or mandarin gown, is a ody-hugging one-piece dress for women.The English loanword cheongsam comes from the Cantonese pronunciation of the original Shanghainese term. In most western countries and in the Cantonese dialect cheongsam is the name of a garment worn by both men and women. Chinese who do not speak the Cantonese dialect view the cheongsam as an exclusively male dress and use the word qipao for its female equivalent. In Cantonese usage the word qipao is either interchangeable with the female cheongsam or refer to the two-piece qipao variant that is popular in mainland China.

Some perfect qipao loved buy many people as follow:

Chinese Buckaroo autumn cheongsam black SG20148

2011 improved fashion Chinese autumn cheongsam black SG19123

2011 new fashion Chinese autumn cheongsam white SG19122

2011 new silk Chinese cheongsam white landscape SG19378

2011 new silk knitting Chinese autumn cheongsam black SG19881

Top grade five golden flowers pure silk cheongsam SG20126

When the Manchu established the Qing Dynasty over all of China, certain social strata emerged. Among them were the Banners (qí), mostly Manchu, who as a group were called Banner People. Manchu women typically wore a one-piece dress that came to be known as the Qipao. The qipao fit loosely and hung straight down the body. After 1644, all Han Chinese were forced to make a close shave and dress in cheongsam instead of Han Chinese clothing, or they were to be killed. For the next 300 years, the cheongsam became the adopted clothing of the Chinese. The garment proved popular and survived the political turmoil of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution that toppled the Qing Dynasty. The qipao has become, with few changes, the archetypal dress for Chinese women.

Some of the new or improved Chinese cheongsams as a list followed:

Chinese winter coat embroidery black tang suit SG23255

Hand painted Chinese tang suit bright blue butterfly

Chinese winter cotton padded coat SG 232266

Embroidery clip cotton velvet winter Chinese coat red SG23265

Winter Chinese coat clip cotton velvet black/red SG23256

Chinese winter cotton coat bright blue SG23271

Embroidery clip cotton velvet winter Chinese coat SG23262

Chinese winter cotton coat SG23252

The first and "traditional" qipao when introduced to the larger Han population were wide, baggy and rather loose. It covered most of the women's body revealing only to head, hands, and the tips of the toe. The loose baggy nature of the clothing also served to demphasize and conceal the figure of the wearer regardless of age. However, with time the qipao were tailored to become more form fitting and revealing. The modern version of the qipao was first developed in Shanghai around 1900, when the Qing Dynasty came to an end and people eagerly seeked for a more modernized style of dress. Slender and form fitting with a high cut, it contrasted sharply with the traditional qipao. In Shanghai it was first known as long dress. Mandarin: chángshān, Cantonese: cheongsam, Shanghainese: zansae).