Susan Mah knew exactly what she wanted for her version of a “little black dress.” It was the late 1940s in California, and after years of commissioning some of the finest tailors back home in Shanghai ...

Known as the “Malaysian spy in a cheongsam”, retired Special Branch officer “Blossom” Wong Kooi Fong passed away today at the age of 88. The former 1960s undercover agent died at Kuala Lumpur Hospital ...

My grandma is 89, her clothes are from 1960s Hong Kong, and now they’re mine. How can I give them another life and wear them with pride? An explosion of fabric sits at my feet. Heavy coats sit in ...

The first time I wore a cheongsam I was a toddler. At least, that’s the only photo evidence I have of me wearing the distinctive dress that we call 長衫 in Chinese. Hair in bunches, barely balanced on ...

When you think of a qipao — also known as a cheongsam — what do you imagine? The demure women smiling on calendars? Characters in Eileen Chang’s novels as they drape their sensitive souls in elegant ...

The cheongsam has been rising in popularity, thanks to fashion brands putting forth fresh, modern interpretations of it. It goes without saying that the cultural garment is the most fitting outfit ...

Trends in fashion can be altered, but there is always a piece of fashion that is graceful and timeless. The cheongsam is one of such garments that is a mixture of tradition and sophistication in one.

Growing up in the Philippines of mixed Filipino and Chinese heritage, Mr Acosta Peh did not have much exposure to Chinese traditions. But when the Year 3 fashion design student at the Nanyang Academy ...

In Heather Guo's vintage cheongsam collection, one stands apart: a red dress thought to be from 1950s Shanghai, embroidered with butterflies and flowers and made just years before China's Cultural ...

Lavishly illustrated fashion magazine articles, scholarly monographs and museum exhibitions have extensively documented the social history of the cheongsam. Most research has focused on the ...

Bold and vibrant colours are often taken as a hallmark of Lunar New Year fashion. Yet, you also can’t run away from traditional dressing. The cheongsam is a perennial favourite, and designers ...