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Sunday, 18 August 2013

The history of Cheongsam


The cheongsam is a Manchu Qing Dynasty robes, was born in the early 20th century, prevailed in three forties. The experts on the 1920s as a popular starting point cheongsam 1930s to a peak state it quickly swept from the birthplace of Shanghai to the Chinese world. At that time Shanghai is high ladies, senior socialite paradise, they are keen to swim, play golf, flight operation, horseback riding, luxurious social life and chase fashion, doomed cheongsam epidemic. As Shanghai has Chong Shanghai faction Western lifestyle, so that later appeared in "improved cheongsam" from the curve of the body to cover unexpected appearance exquisite female curves, so dress to rid itself of the old model, a unique national characteristics of Chinese women fashion world.

A short history of the cheongsam

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(By Nico)

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