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21 Φεβ 2022 · The qipao has its roots in the long robes worn by Manchu women during the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912). It later evolved into the iconic figure-hugging dress characterized by a side slit and a high cylindrical collar which we know today.
The word qipao (keipo), which literally means " Bannerman robe" and originally referred to a loose-fitting, trapezoidal-cut garment worn by both Manchu men and women, became a more formal term for the female chèuhngsāam.
The qipao inherits features from the long gown and reflects aesthetic tastes and styles from diverse periods. For instance, its length keeps changing. A floor-length hemline was the form for long gowns in the Qing dynasty. In the 1920s, a qipao was usually straight and loose-fitting
The stylish and often tight-fitting, stand-collared Cheongsam or Qipao (Chipao) that is best known today was created in the 1920s in Shanghai and made fashionable by socialites and upper...
Large floral headpieces (大拉翅), stilted flower-vase shoes (花盆底) and red-centred Japanese geisha style lips completed the look. But through almost 300 years of evolvement, the qipao remained long, straight and flat, a simple geometric shape not always flattering for the female body.
22 Αυγ 2018 · The modern qipao traces its roots to Shanghai in the 1920s and 30s, but it was in Hong Kong that it made important history. China’s civil war, which led to a Communist victory in 1949, pushed the centre of qipao fashion from Shanghai to Hong Kong.
The history of the qipao (or Cheongsam in Cantonese) took a sudden turn in 1911-12, along with the rest of China. With the revolution that overthrew imperial China, Chinese culture underwent seismic changes, and the qipao was not exempt.
