Cheongsam
The definition
The Qi Pao or Chi-Pao, also known as the cheongsam or mandarin gown 。 A body-hugging one-piece 。 Chinese dress ； The English vocabulary cheongsam comes from the Cantonese。 It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qí páo in Beijing and Shanghai .
Tang Costume Cheongsam
——By Sabrina&Mimosa
Costume in Tang Dynasty
The brief introduction of costume in Tang dynasty (618-907)
Women’s dress and personal adornments of the Tang Dynasty are outstanding in China’s history. Women's clothing is a leader in historical costumes, clothing texture known as selection of
Three main categories
Weimao(帏帽)&Ruqun(襦裙)
Cross-dressing(女着男装)
Hufu(胡服)
*[Weimao and ruqun are the main costumes of women in Tang dynasty]
襦裙
Ruqun dated from Pre-Qin Dynasty. It was the most popular in the Tang Dynasty.
Cheongsam in modern times
Today, with its variety of styles, the cheongsam shows its charm in many markets. It combines the elaborate elegance of Chinese traditional with unique elements of style.
Half-arm
jacket
dress
Ribbon(长带)
Ruqun is a kind of clothes that had a short jacket , a long dress and a shawl. 襦裙即上为短襦或衫，下着长裙，佩披帛加半臂的传统装束。
Ru 短襦
Half-arm 半臂
•First lady of Republic of China. 宋美龄
• She owns the most number of qipao all over the world.
Charm of oriental women In the film 《In the Mood for Love》（似水年华） ， Maggie Cheung （张曼 玉）change more than 23 sets of qipao, after the movie release, It set off a rush of “cheongsam Can’t it arouse our deeply thinking about the cultural change of cheongsam?
The styles of Qipao, long sleeves, short
sleeves and sleeveles无领
Collars
Openings
Representative figures
张爱玲 Eileen Chang (1920-1995) A well-known writer， who was addicted to cheongsam Life is a colorful gown, covered with lice. 生命是一袭华美的袍子， 上面 爬 满了虱子。
shawl 长巾 （披帛）
Long dress 长裙
Single skirt
单襦 复襦
jacket Ao(袄）
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Complex skirt
The general features of women’s costume in Tang dynasty： 1) topless（上空装，袒胸装） 2）exposed arm 3）oblique(斜的）collar 4）large sleeves 5）long skirt dress All of these make it deserve the most typical open clothing style. The clothing materials are exquisite, the structure is natural, graceful and elegant, and adornments are splendid.
Why call Qipao china dress
Qipao, which is famous with its harmony and unity ,is known as the representative of the Chinese dress culture. It shows the elegant temperament of Chinese women, demonstrates the culture and virtues of our nation . It creates an impression of simplicity and quiet ,charm, elegance and neatness. . It’s a magnificent rainbow of the human culture.
朝鲜半岛民族服饰主要吸收 了唐服长裙垂地的特征来突 出个子，但更加强调蓬松的 质感。
日本和服则吸收了唐服高超 的服饰图案，以美妙的图案 来衬托人物，但色泽上多采 用和色搭配。
How does costume in Tang Dynasty come into being?



First,in Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty (AD618-907) was a period of unity and prosperity when the polity and economy were highly developed. Second,Based on the progress made in silk reeling and dyeing techniques, the variety, quality and quantity of textile materials reached an unprecedented height. Third, The Tang government was tolerant, and often appreciative of religions, art and culture from the outside world.
•Ruqun is made up of the top jacket and long gown and a skirt on the bottom. The Tang women inherited this traditional style and developed it further, opening up the collar as far as exposing the cleavage between the breasts. This was unheard of and unimaginable in the previous dynasties, in which women had to cover their entire body according to the Confucian classics.
Will
you accept your girlfriends/ yourselves dressing very open?
惊鸿舞是唐玄宗 早期宠妃——梅 妃的成名舞蹈。
From ancient times ,the relation ship between dress and woman is like greenery and flower. The dress can foil the femininity and temperament of woman and set women's figure off to advantage. Through the dress, the charm of woman is surely m anifestinating. 从古至今,裙子和女人的关系就好比绿 叶和鲜花, 裙子衬托出女性的娇柔与气质,勾画出 女人的丰姿和曲线, 女性的魅力通过裙子尽显无余.
mutually dispatched 派 遣emissaries and accepted students of other countries. In this way, a special open and romantic style of dress and personal adornments was formed.
The open clothing style and its softness and lightness make the women’s costume in Tang dynasty so unique and distinctive.