Qipaos (Mandarin) or the Mandarin Dress in English, is a traditional yet very modern adopted article of Chinese clothing. I will not go into massive detail where I continue on about the adaptation of the qipao from the original design to the moderns, where at some point I throw in my political views or there is just so much history it takes away from the beauty of the gown and the theme of the blog post series I am currently doing(Valentine's Day Worldwide).I will however say this, the new takes on this old favourite are nothing short of exquisite, traditional qipaos have unique and intricate designs to begin, like saris it becomes a matter of playing with fabric match ups and the transperancy of the fabric.
Below are some links to more historical information on qipaos. \
http://www.senseofchina.com/traditional-qipao-cloth.html
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Meanings_of_Qipao_as_Traditional_Dre.html?id=V5kv1X0mN4kC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongsam
http://chineseculture.about.com/od/chinesefestivals/a/Chinese-Dress-Qipao.htm
Now for fashion. :)
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