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Chinese Dress - Qi Pao

 

Qipao originated in the Manchu costumes. was popular in the twentieth century, 1930s Shanghai, China
Qipao is one of the most traditional ,classic fashion  for Chinese women. It displays virtue, elgegant, sexy, femininity of  Chinese women because of its melody and poetic grace.
Qipao is one of the most traditional ,classic fashion  for Chinese women. It displays virtue, elgegant, sexy, femininity of  Chinese women because of its melody and poetic grace. Feature of Qipao is stand-collar, flower-fastener. front opening garment and opening side slit. the process uses all kinds of embroider, inlay, embedded and rolling technic and is fine handmade. Qipao is made of cloth, silk, thin silk and brocade. in Qing dynasty Qipao used dragon, phoenix , crane, birds or flowers as pattern. today often uses Chinese ink paintings flowers as pattern.
Qipao suited to oriental women's body, wearing a qipao is the best in the 1.60 to 1.70 meters. not thin not fat. sloping shoulders, slender waist, plump buttock is ideal figure for wearing Qipao, Chest should neither too big nor too small.

Qipao

 

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