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Chinese Qipao

The Chinese Qipao is a chinese dress for women characterized by its simpilcity and elegance.  The dress aims to exhibit the natural beauty of the female figure.  There are many styles that have come about in the qipao's long history and this website will quide show you an introduction on the dress.

The qipao is pronounced like "chi-pow".  It is also referred to as the Cheongsam, Shanghai dress, and the mandarin gown.

Styles of the chinese qipao vary but they all carry the basic features.  Fasion in qipao design has modified them by using different materials, patterns, and accents.  For example, this picture shows how the bottom of the qipao was made unique.



Visit our page on styles to learn about the features of the qipao and how they affect style. 

Chinese women have been wearing the qipao dress since the early 20th century.  Through the years it has been modified to the slender sexy dress it is today both  as tastes in fashion changed.  Today, the qipao still resembles the qipao from the early 1900s but subtle changes with materials and designs have created many modern sexy varieties.  You can go with traditional qipao dresses or sexy revealing ones to suit your event and style.

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