Cheongsam•DaisyQiPao(r)CharmingandSexyChineseCheongsam•Thehistoryofcheongsam•Detailsofcheongsam•Twowomencrazyaboutcheongsam•PicturesappreciatingDefinition•TheQiPao(r)orChi-Pao,alsoknownasthecheongsamormandaringown,isabody-huggingone-piecedressforwomen.ThehistoryofcheongsamQingDynasty(1644),Manchu,BannerPeople(qiren).1645Shunzhi,“TifaYifu”Policy剃发易服Forthenext300years,becameadoptedbytheChinese.Survivedthepoliticalturmoilofthe1911XinhaiRevolutiontoppledtheQingDynasty.Aflourishingera(1911—1949)1949,CommunistRevolutionendedthecheongsam,buttheShanghainese,emigrantsandrefugeesbroughtthefashiontoHongKongwhereishasremainedpopular.1966-1976,CulturalRevolution,disasterPopularagainnow•XinhaiRevolutionabolishedthemonarchyandcalledonYifu.(1911—1924)•1930,GoldenEra,ChineseDress(海派旗袍)ModernChineseDressMandarincollarfroglapel/frontofagarment襟Openings衩The3distinctionsbetweenQingDynastyandtheRepublicofChina•1)Qing:broad,flat,longtofeet,silkRep:shapedwaist•2)Qing:wearingslacks,seethebottomoftrousersfromtheopening.Rep:wearingsilkstockings,showthelegs•3)Qing:oftenusebrocade(织锦)orjacquard(提花织物)Rep:printedfabric(印花织物),simplicity•宋美龄•SoongMay-ling(1897-2003)•FirstladyinRepublicofChina•Sheownsthemostnumberofcheongsamsallovertheworld.•生命是一袭华美的袍子,上面爬满了虱子。•Lifeisacolorfulgown,coveredwithlice.•张爱玲(张瑛)(1920-1995)•EileenChangTheMoodforLove•花样年华•CheongsamforMissManners•Whichperioddoyouthinkitbelongsto?•TheRepublicofChinaThankyou!!!