Old Shanghai Cheongsam buying Dress Vintage Chinese Qipao Elegant Custom Dress

This is a really fun Chinese dress that is tailored in traditional style but is designed to celebrate a fresh modern take on the Qipao (旗袍). If you are looking for a dress that sets you apart with a fun but sleek style, this is for you.



The focal features of traditional qipao dress are the mandarin collar, frog buttons and hour-glass shape which have been maintained in this design.

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✪✪Please pay close buying attention to the size dimensions of these dresses, they are made to Chinese sizing which is a typically smaller than Western dimensions. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask, we are more than happy to help!✪✪

✤✤Due to it's modern style, this dress can be worn any number of situations. Our customers tend to wear these dresses for summer parties, weddings, Chinese New Year, corporate events and as an evening dress. ✤✤

❂❂Washing instructions:
Machine Washable / Hand Wash Recommended (under 30 Celsius)
Dry Naturally (don't use machine dryer)❂❂

★★During shipping, it is inevitable that there will be some creases. They can be hung or ironed out at low temperature.★★

✦✦A Brief History:✦✦
In Mandarin it is Qipao, and Cantonese is it Cheongsam. The dress has a long history originating from the Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty (1600's), but the body hugging, tight fit style we know today rose to popularity from 1920-1940 mainly in Shanghai. It was a dress enjoyed by celebrities, singers and figureheads. Some of which were voted into Vogue for best dressed women. With the side-slit running high, qipao dresses were originally worn with trousers until the influence of western fashion saw the demise of the trouser-dress pairing. Finally, after the collar was raised and the sleeves shortened, the qipao dress became more of a ball gown, designed to impress. Nowadays, as seen in our shop, the qipao dress enjoys a variety of styles and designs.