Qipao a great way to look traditional, fabulous
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QIPAO, which is also called cheongsam, is one of the most traditional dresses for Chinese women. It displays Chinese women’s modesty, softness and beauty. Like Chinese women’s temperament, qipao is elegant and gentle. As a female dress with distinctive Chinese features, qipao enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.
Of all the dresses ever worn in Shanghai, none can match the iconic status of qipao. Numerous qipao stores, both for ready-to-wear and tailor-made, are available for your selection in town. Xintiandi, Tianzifang, Dongjiadu or Shiliupu Fabric Market, South Bund Fabric Market and Qibao old street are some of the places where qipao stores are congregated.
IDEALShanghai introduces you to three qipao-selling areas with distinguished features and selects some special shops, advising where to buy high-end qipao, where to get unique styles and the best place for a tailor-made qipao.
You can also make suits or some traditional Chinese clothes for other members of your family for the Chinese New Year.
Changle Road, a quiet and pleasant street in the bustling downtown area, features many custom-tailored qipao stores. You can easily get an exquisite qipao, which is a must for an elegant and eternal Shanghai beauty, from one of Shanghai’s best qipao tailors. Many well-known qipao styles shown on movies and evening ceremonies are designed and tailor-made here.
The qipao shops here don’t claim to be the cheapest. Instead they stand by their reputation as the very best. Both ready-to-wear and customized items are available, with prices ranging from around 3,000 yuan (US$480) to more than 10,000 yuan.
Hanyi Qipao
It provides custom-tailoring service and you can have any style or design you fancy made here. Needlework is done by hand, not machine. Therefore is more time-consuming, but the result is more vivid.Scan the QR code or visit www.
idealshanghai.com/venues/2454/ for more info.
Qin Yi
It gained international fame for making Chinese-style silk jackets for leaders attending the 2001 APEC Summit in Shanghai and for designing the qipao worn by Maggie Cheung in the film “In the Mood for Love.” It gets creative by blending traditional and modern styles. Needlework is done by both hand and machine.Scan the QR code or visit www.
idealshanghai.com/venues/ 17114/ for more info.
Qipao Gallery
Initially, it only sells traditional-style qipao. Later it began to give them a modern twist by adopting more outlandish materials such as Thai silk, linen, satin, cashmere and velvet. Their clientele is a mix of local Chinese and expats.
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