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Cheongsam (UK: / tʃ (i) ɒ ŋ ˈ s æ m /, US: / tʃ ɔː ŋ ˈ s ɑː m /) or zansae, also known as the qipao (/ ˈ tʃ iː p aʊ /) and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people.
In 2001, the prototype of the modern Xiuhefu was a guzhuang-style wedding dress costume which was designed by costume designer Ye Jintian for the role of drama female character Xiu He, played by Chinese actress Zhou Xun, in the 2002 Chinese television drama Juzi Hongle (橘子紅了), also known as Ripening Orange in English, [4] [5] a drama ...
In China, women had different kinds of clothes in ancient times. Those clothes changed with the dynasty. For examples, in the 1920s, the Cheongsam was fashionable among socialites and upperclass women; [ 1 ] during the 1960s, very austere clothing styles were prevalent; today, a wide variety of fashions are worn.
Chinese clothing, including ethnic minority garments, and modern adaptations of indigenous styles, is a vital aspect of Chinese culture and civilization. For thousands of years, Chinese clothing has evolved with dynastic traditions, foreign influences, and cultural exchanges, adapting to the needs of each era. [1]
Chinese dress may refer to: Cheongsam, also known as Qipao, a body-hugging one-piece dress for women; Changpao, a body-hugging one-piece dress for men; See also.
The most formal dress civilians can wear is the xuanduan (sometimes called yuanduan 元端), [7] [8] which consists of a black or dark blue top garment that runs to the knees with long sleeve (often with white piping), a bottom red chang, a red bixi (which can have a motif and/or be edged in black), an optional white belt with two white ...
"Huang Di, Yao, and Shun (simply) wore their upper and lower garments [衣裳; yī cháng] (as patterns to the people), and good order was secured all under heaven". Hanfu had changed and evolved with the fashion of the days since its commonly assumed beginnings in the Shang dynasty. Many of the earlier designs are more gender-neutral and ...
Women wearing early forms of Qixiong ruqun with shoulder straps, Northern Qi (550-577 AD). The qixiong ruqun first appeared in the Northern and Southern dynasties. [3] The qixiong ruqun was worn during the Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty, and Five dynasties, [4] until the Song dynasty, when, upon Neo-Confucianism's rise, the fashion of Tang dynasty faded.