Yulin - who playfully explores the Chinese-American experience in many of her works - finally looking comfortable and confident in her qipao. My favorite part of writing The Pankou is talking to all the incredible women who write to me. As it turns out, the desire to don a qipao (or cheongsam) ... Read More about On the Qipao, Being a Woman, and Embracing the “Chinese” in “Chinese-American” – a chat with Yulin Kuang
Discover the Soong Sisters’ Qipaos: an Exhibition of the Soong Family Dresses
It was an absolute pleasure to see Soong Ching-ling, Soong May-ling, Soong Ai-ling (commonly referred to as the Soong sisters) and their families’ qipaos (cheongsams) in an exhibition held in Shanghai. The most prominent family of China in the first half of 20th century, their qipaos represent the ... Read More about Discover the Soong Sisters’ Qipaos: an Exhibition of the Soong Family Dresses
Lust, Caution (色，戒 ) dresses: the complete list of 23 qipaos (cheongsams)
Like my previous post on all the qipaos from In the Mood for Love, this one to document all the Lust, Caution dresses has also taken much longer than I originally planned. But again, it was such a pleasure going through the process, because this film is just stunning in so many ways. For those of ... Read More about Lust, Caution (色，戒 ) dresses: the complete list of 23 qipaos (cheongsams)
In the Mood for Love dresses: the complete list of 20 qipaos (cheongsams)
This is a little project that has taken longer to complete than I anticipated, but it has been such a pleasure doing it. I’m sure that many of you, like me, fell in love with Maggie Cheung’s (Mrs Chan in the film) stunning wardrobe of qipaos (cheongsams) when you watched Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood ... Read More about In the Mood for Love dresses: the complete list of 20 qipaos (cheongsams)