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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.
Rich silk weaves, such as satin, taffeta, and velvet created luxurious gowns. In the 18th century, formal dress started as the mantua, but later developed into the elaborate sack-back gown. The farthingale, popular during the 16th/17th centuries, evolved into the pannier to give dresses and skirts extra volume and the desired court silhouette.
The kosode: a short red or white silk robe of ankle or lower calf length. The nagabakama: the formal version of hakama worn by noble women; a very long pleated red skirt, sewn with two split legs. The hitoe: an unlined silk robe; usually red, white, or blue-green, although other colors (such as dark red-violet or dark green) very rarely occur.
Shoes for men are dress shoes, dress boots or pumps and for women heeled dress pumps. In western countries, a "formal" or white tie dress code typically means tailcoats for men and evening dresses for women. The most formal dress for women is a full-length ball or evening gown with evening gloves.
Where "state decorations" are to be worn, they are on a bow pinned to the chest, and married women wear a tiara if they have one. Although synthetic fabrics are now sometimes used, the most common fabrics are satin , silk , taffeta and velvet with trimmings of lace , pearls , sequins , embroidery , ruffles , ribbons, rosettes and ruching .
The Delphos gown is a finely pleated silk dress first created in about 1907 by French designer Henriette Negrin (1877 - 1965) and her husband, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871–1949). Negrin was the designer; Fortuny filed the patent for the manufacturing method in his own name, while crediting her in the application.
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