Qipao/Cheongsam20th Century (Probably1960s)Hong Kong, ChinaWoven silkV&A MuseumSummary:
Qipao/Cheongsam20th Century (Probably1960s)Hong Kong, ChinaWoven silkV&A MuseumSummary: Woman’s dress (known as a cheongsam in Cantonese or a qipao in Mandarin) made from classic Chinese woven silk with a design of junks and pavilions among traditional trees. It is tailored to accentuate the waist. The stiffened collar is closed with a triple floret arrangement.On its own, the qipao is itself a modernised form of the dress worn by Manchu and Han women of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). During the Republican period (1911-1949), the qipao was promoted as the dress of modern China, identifiably ‘Chinese’ on the one hand, and moving away from 'feudal’ associations with the imperial past. -- source link
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