While widely worn throughout China during the late-Qing period, the male cheongsam enjoyed its highest popularity in the Republican era - in particular the 20s and 30s. During this time of ...

Meticulously hand-stitched with threads of gold and silver, her long silk qipao, a traditional Chinese dress dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644 ... also known as the cheongsam in Cantonese ...