Modern cheongsam

Within the early twentieth century popular wore horn Duanao wide sleeves, jackets and places around the pendulum sleeveless long vest. Thereafter cheongsam in the side, sleeve, lapel, collar, etc. made ​​some changes to increase the decoration, appear complicated changes. But still maintain the straightness of large old-style cheongsam vest, Xi Yong traditional linear way of tailoring, revealing no women's slim figure. The late twenties and thirties, cheongsam in length, width, height and slit short sleeve long sleeve, high neck collar and low-scale aspects of the changes has been repeated. In 1929, affected by European and American short skirts, the original medium length cheongsam began to become shorter, reduced to the knee hem, cuffs shorter smaller. Subsequently, uniform style cheongsam hem shortened to one inch above the knee, the sleeves using Western. This change was criticized in 1931 after a variable length cheongsam began to hem drooping. Development of extreme mid-thirties, robe bottom floor covering feet, known as the "sweeping cheongsam." Original dress can cover the wrist to the elbow sleeves shortened. After getting shorter sleeves, shrink two inches under the shoulder-length, 1936 after almost sleeveless.

No slits Qing cheongsam, cheongsam shortening sleeves, also quietly opened lower on the left side slits. Later, the higher the more open panties getting high knee to the thigh. As no objection, once back gown slit below the knee. However, a reduced pressure of public opinion, gowns panties and increased rapidly after 1933 popular big slit cheongsam. Traditional dress is a straight up and down, plus high collar. The early 1930s began to accumulate and shrink waist gowns, to 1934, the entire female body curves finally revealed. Tall collar and ear gradually grow shorter, and later some became no collar cheongsam.

(By Nico)

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