cheongsams
Mandarin collar gowns
Cheongsams is the plural of cheongsam, a close-fitting Chinese dress with a high collar and side slits.
The garment emerged in 1920s Shanghai and remains associated with Chinese formal wear and cultural identity.
Also called a qipao: She wore a red silk cheongsam to the banquet.
Form-fitting Chinese gown
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
- fittedShaped to conform
- sheathProtective blade covering
side slits · high neck · tailored · embroidery · satin · dress · piping · form-fitting
Of that Asian nation
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ShanghaiChinese coastal financial center
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
wedding · banquet · Lunar New Year · tea ceremony · Hong Kong · diaspora · identity · modernity
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
fabric selection · knotting · alterations · atelier · artisan · detailing · finishing · hemming
Quality from past eras
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- runwayPaved path for planes
- contemporaryOf the present age
- fusionJoining into unity
modernized · cocktail dress · evening wear · red carpet · designer · haute couture · tailoring · silhouette
qipao
Form-fitting Chinese gown
side slits · sheath · high neck · tailored · embroidery · satin · dress · piping · form-fitting · ankle-length
Chinese
Of that Asian nation
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ShanghaiChinese coastal financial center
1920s · wedding · banquet · Lunar New Year · tea ceremony · Hong Kong · diaspora · identity · modernity · East meets West
seamstress
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
measurements · fabric selection · knotting · alterations · atelier · artisan · detailing · finishing · hemming · fitting
vintage
Quality from past eras
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- runwayPaved path for planes
- contemporaryOf the present age
fusion · modernized · cocktail dress · evening wear · red carpet · designer · haute couture · tailoring · silhouette · statement piece