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Fabulous White Sleeveless Cheongsam Silk Costume $17.99 Category: / Costumes / Sexy Costumes / Sexy Cheongsam |
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The Cheongsam $23.5 This book documents the history and development of the cheongsam, the close-fitting dress which was the most popular single garment worn by Chinese women during the 20th century, and inlcudes … |
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Cheongsam $35.63 PEPIN? is a series of thematic titles on various types of textile and dress – including unusual and overlooked styles… |
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Chinese Cheongsams / Costumes of Ethnic Minority Groups in China / Chinese Imperial Costume $10.00 … |
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Chinese Cheongsams / Costumes of Ethnic Minority Groups in China / Chinese Imperial Costume (Chinese Culture) $11.00 The history of human dress, in a sense, is the history of human civilization. In China, this human civilization is contributed jointly by the 56 nationalities of the country. In this documentary, the costumes of 13 representative minority nationalities are demonstrated, focusing on their color, pattern, design and the materials used, which provides you a mosaic colorful dress world. This documenta… |
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Shanghai Tone® Cheongsam Floral Peacock Mini Dress Red Available Sizes: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 $31.70 Available Sizes: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Please let seller know the size you need via Amazon message (contact seller). Size Chart can be found in the product description and the product image.Size Chart – WomenSize: XS/US. 0, To Fit Bust: 31″-32″ (78.7-81.3 cm), Waist: 23″-24″ (58.4-61 cm), Hips: 33.5″-34.5″ (85.1-87.6 cm)Size: XS/US. 2, To Fit Bust: 32″-33″ (81.3-83.8 cm), Waist: 24″-25″ (61-63.5 … |
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Hanfu Chinese Dress and Kimono Pattern in 2 Sizes: For 18 American Girl Dolls and for 18 Slim Dolls $12.95 18 inch Doll Clothes Pattern for American Girl dolls and for slim dolls like Carpatina and Magic Attic. Pattern for Chinese Hanfu dress and for Japanese Kimono and butterfly Obi Sash…. |
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Shanghai Tone® Chinese Cheongsam Peacock Noble Mini Dress Available Sizes: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 $30.40 Available Sizes: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Please let seller know the size you need via Amazon message (contact seller). Size Chart can be found in the product description and the product image.Size Chart – WomenSize: XS/US. 0, To Fit Bust: 31″-32″ (78.7-81.3 cm), Waist: 23″-24″ (58.4-61 cm), Hips: 33.5″-34.5″ (85.1-87.6 cm)Size: XS/US. 2, To Fit Bust: 32″-33″ (81.3-83.8 cm), Waist: 24″-25″ (61-63.5 … |
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Far East Chinese Dress Cheongsam China Theatre Costumes $88.99 Includes- Beautiful black yarn woven Chinese silk straight dress with mandarin collar and sculpted closures. … |
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Sexy Asian Costume Far Easy Chinese Japanese Cheongsam Dress $100.99 … |
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The Cheongsam (Images of Asia) $21.95 This book documents the history and development of the cheongsam, the close-fitting dress that was the most popular single garment worn by Chinese women during the twentieth century. The volume includes discussions of issues of manufacture, design, style, gender, and cultural identity…. |
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Cheongsam (Pepin Fashion, Textiles & Patterns) $30.60 PEPIN? is a series of thematic titles on various types of textile and dress – including unusual and overlooked styles. Each volume contains introductory text, fashion plates an/or historical images to show the subject in its original context and high-quality photographs and drawings of clothing, patterns, decorative details, etc. A wide selection of these images is saved on the enclosed CDs.The ex… |
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Cheongsam: An entry from UXL’s Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages $1.90 This digital document is an article from Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. The length of the article is 396 words. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Ama… |
Chinese Traditional Clothing – Chinese Cheongsam
The cheongsam, or Qipao in Chinese, is evolved from a kind of ancient clothing of Manchu ethnic minority. In ancient times, it generally referred to long gowns worn by the people of Manchuria, Mongolia and the Eight-Banner.
In the early years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), long gowns featured collarless, narrow cuff in the shape of a horse’s hoof, buttons down the left front, four slits and a fitting waist. Wearers usually coiled up their cuff, and put it down when hunting or battling to cover the back of hand. In winter, the cuff could serve to prevent cold. The gown had four slits, with one on the left, right, front and back, which reached the knees. It was fitted to the body and rather warm. Fastened with a waistband, the long gown could hold solid food and utensils when people went out hunting. Men’s long gowns were mostly blue, gray or green; and women’s, white.
Another feature of Manchu cheongsam was that people generally wore it plus a waistcoat that was either with buttons down the front, a twisted front, or a front in the shape of lute, etc.
When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper, they moved their capital to Beijing and cheongsam began to spread in the Central Plains. The Qing Dynasty unified China, and unified the nationwide costume as well. At that time, men wore a long gown and a mandarin jacket over the gown, while women wore cheongsam. Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with succeeding improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
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 with embroidered flower patterns on it, while that of men’s cheongsam reached the ankles and had no decorative patterns.
From the 1930s, cheongsam almost became the uniform for women. Folk women, students, workers and highest-tone women all dressed themselves in cheongsam, which even became a formal suit for occasions of social intercourses or diplomatic activities. Later, cheongsam even spread to foreign countries and became the favorite of foreign females.
After the 1940s, influenced by new fashion home and abroad, Manchu men’s cheongsam was phased out, while women’s cheongsam became narrow-sleeved and fitted to the waist and had a relatively loose hip part, and its lower hem reached the ankles. Then there emerge various forms of cheongsams we see today that emphasize color decoration and set off the beauty of the female shape.
Why do Han people like to wear the cheongsam? The main reason is that it fits well the female Chinese figure, has simple lines and looks elegant. What’s more, it is suitable for wearing in all seasons by old and young.
The cheongsam can either be long or short, unlined or interlined, woolen or made of silk floss. Besides, with different materials, the cheongsam presents different styles. Cheongsams made of silk with patterns of flowerlet, plain lattices or thin lines demonstrate charm of femininity and staidness; those made of brocade are eye-catching and magnificent and suitable for occasions of greeting guests and attending banquets.
When Chinese cheongsams were exhibited for sales in countries like Japan and France, they received warm welcome from local women, who did not hesitate to buy Chinese cheongsams especially those top-notch ones made of black velour interlined with or carved with golden flowers. Cheongsam features strong national flavor and embodies beauty of Chinese traditional costume. It not only represents Chinese female costume but also becomes a symbol of the oriental traditional costume.
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