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The Feminist Roots of the Chinese Qipao
Meticulously hand-stitched with threads of gold and silver, her long silk qipao, a traditional Chinese dress dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), is adorned with delicate floral patterns ...
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Chinese Trend—Qipao
Popular in the '30s and '40s, the Chinese women's dress called qipao today is recognized as typical formal dress for the Chinese women. But in designers' eyes, it also suits taller Western women.
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Chinese dresses, vivid paintings, personal histories in Oakland Museum’s ‘Ancestral Visions'
In a gallery talk on Feb. 8 with OMCA Senior Curator Carin Adams, Wong said the 10 traditional dresses (called qipao or Mandarin gowns), donated by Chinese American women and drawn from the museum ...