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On the Qipao, Being a Woman, and Embracing the “Chinese” in “Chinese-American” – a chat with Yulin Kuang

On the Qipao, Being a Woman, and Embracing the “Chinese” in “Chinese-American” – a chat with Yulin Kuang

Qipao In (...)· Qipao women

Yulin – who playfully explores the Chinese-American experience in many of her works – finally looking comfortable and confident in…
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Discover the Soong Sisters’ Qipaos: an Exhibition of the Soong Family Dresses

Discover the Soong Sisters’ Qipaos: an Exhibition of the Soong Family Dresses

Qipao In (...)· Qipao women

It was an absolute pleasure to see Soong Ching-ling, Soong May-ling, Soong Ai-ling (commonly referred to as the Soong sisters)…
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Lust, Caution (色,戒 ) dresses: the complete list of 23 qipaos (cheongsams)

Lust, Caution (色,戒 ) dresses: the complete list of 23 qipaos (cheongsams)

Qipao films

Like my previous post on all the qipaos from In the Mood for Love, this one to document all the Lust,…
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In the Mood for Love dresses: the complete list of 20 qipaos (cheongsams)

In the Mood for Love dresses: the complete list of 20 qipaos (cheongsams)

Qipao films

This is a little project that has taken longer to complete than I anticipated, but it has been such a…
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…Musings of a modern day qipao addict…

Miranda's headshot on thepankou.com wearing mint green wedding qipao
I'm Miranda. Born in China and grew up in Australia, moved all around the world a little and for the moment call Shanghai home. I have always loved dresses, and had always been a little bit infatuated with these dresses called qipaos (or in Cantonese, cheongsams). But it was not until I saw Maggie Cheung in In the Mood for Love that I became quite obsessed. To me, qipaos are elegant yet seductive; demure but provocative; timeless, ageless, and simply beautiful. ...This is me.

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