The Feminist Origin of the Qipao/Cheongsam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2020
- The Qipao, or Cheongsam, is an iconic dress, used to represent Chinese culture all over the world. However, its history is actually relatively short, and its emergence to prominence in the 1920s is an interesting blend of Han Chinese, Manchu, and Western culture and style.
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This video was created as part of a project for a video storytelling project, by two students from a fashion MFA program at Fu Jen Catholic University.
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Based on these information, just like those Western fashion from the early-20th Century, Qipao should be categorised as classic fashion rather than traditional clothing. Hanfu and Qizhuang are the real traditional clothing.
And Vietnamese Ao Dai came out on 1744 by the order of Nguyen Lord to all designers in Vietnam to design a traditional dress for Vietnam that must be alienated from Chinese influence, but now the Chinese are claiming that Ao Dai came from them. Shame!!! Chinese claim everything on this planet. They claim Vietnamese Ao Dai, Pho, Korean kimchee, Korean Hanbok, Japanese sushi. etc. lol
Hanfu was for northerners. Southerners, never.
@@nigelralphmurphy2852？才不是旗袍明明是北方满族服饰变的南方少数民族至今还有一些汉服形制的遗留呢？
I love the Qipao story, and the fact that it is associated with some kind of protest for women's freedom makes it all the more amazing. Unfortunately, people tend to sexualize everything from school clothes for girls to foreign cultural trappings and they see nothing wrong with that, i mean, if you want to look sexy so much, just wear an outfit without a hint of foreign culture, it's not that difficult... Thanks for the video, I have always wondered why Qipao in China is so different from the way it is shown outside of this country!
as a taiwanese american that wore a qipao to prom, i am so incredibly happy to see that this video was created by a taiwanese person!
learned so much through this video!
thank you for sharing!! :))
Hi *waves hands furiously* I bet you looked great in your prom qipao!
@@laurencecrafts332 is it okay to wear a qipao to prom if you're not asian according to you ?
So cool to hear the history of other cultural garments, thank you for putting this together!
This was so great! I knew a little bit about the history of the qipao, but not a lot, and loved seeing this deep dive - especially the ties to cultural and political change. I loved how you contextualized the evolution of the garment as part of the fashion trends happening elsewhere in the world, and also related the garment's cultural meaning (as a rejection of the hedonistic, opulent previous era) as similar to the neoclassical/regency in Europe. I'd love to see more videos, it can be so difficult to find good resources on non-European historical dress and fashion history!
Thanks, I'm working on a new one!
This was such a well done video. I would love to see more about Eastern historical fashion. I'm definitely subscribing.
That was so interesting, and I loved the ‘historybounding’ looks at the end!
The Qipau or 'Cheongsam' was also popular in Malaysia n Singapore. I remember as a kid in the 60s my mum n aunties wore it for impt occasions like wedding dinners. They looked so elegant n pretty. Tqvm for yr interesting video.
Recently I've bought two Qipao dresses online and I can't wait to try them on in the upcoming Chinese New Year festival ^^! Have to admit that I feel a bit awkward and I'm afraid of being judged as nowadays it is rare to see people wear Qipao in Hong Kong, although I am ethnically Chinese and I am not supposed to feel embarrassed about it. Your video has somehow encouraged me a lot and I am now feeling so confident, especially when I saw you show several modern daily looks of Qipao. I am sure I will also look super pretty in it ^^ Thank you so much for making this awesome video!!!
If you're a bit hesitant to try it, Chinese New Year is a great occasion to try wearing the qipao, particularly since they're new clothes and you're supposed to, you know, wear new clothes on CNY! You'll definitely look smashing in it!
@テケテケ your saying is like Qing dynasty is not a part of chinese history lol. Can you further explain how Qipao or Manchurians is related to Nazi Germany?
@テケテケ yeah that must be the case that Chinese people back in the 60’s wearing Qipao were Nazi supporters. Perhaps someone’s grandma was one of them too.
@テケテケ yeah I am a Chinese and my ancestors wore Hanfu and Qipao. I don’t need you to lecture me my own history unless you’re a history professor from Cambridge. Your words are like saying my ancestors and even their generation were Nazi supporters just by wearing Qipao. This is so humiliating not only to the Chinese people in the past but even to Chinese history in general. Manchurians participated in Chinese history and their legacies have already been part of our culture, you can just ask someone on the streets in China they would say the same thing. How can you erase their existence and influence on Chinese history and even call it a proof of “Nazism”?
@テケテケ Manchu took over China for more than 300 years. By your logic, Vietnamese and Koreans shouldn’t wear any Han-influenced clothes either
Really loved this very very informational video. I've always loved qipao & cheongsam dress. And the young lady in the video is so smart, intelligent & knowledgeable. I see you haven't posted any more vids. Please do, as some of us here are lovers & gourmands for epistemological info like this.
I’m so sad there’s only one video on your channel. 😭
Thank you for this content!! As a Taiwanese American that can't read Chinese-- it's been hard to find translated sources about the history of the qipao. I can't wait for more of your videos!!
Hope this Qipao dance is helpful: th-cam.com/video/ge4Tbj6l_-c/w-d-xo.html
Well this brought up interest I didn't even really know I had! Now I'm wondering about Chinese fashion through the ages...
I know the channel Five Thousand Years has done some videos on this subject, but hmm there doesn't seem to be a lot of info available in the English-speaking world 🤔
That's such an informative video! I'm looking forward to your new videos (:
This is one of the best video I seen in a while. Thanks! 👍
That is high praise, thank you!
This was so fascinating and I loved the #historybounding segment at the end! Also you are utterly adorable! I hope you keep making videos I learned a lot!
Very interesting. I think it is very important to learn about each others cultures. I am currently making a Qipao style blouse. I have always loved the Qipao style clothing. I bought a very expensive Silk Qipao in London at a Chinese fashion boutique. I couldn't wear it very long because I gained weight, haha. You can't buy a Qipao and wear it showing all your love handles. haha.. Gorgeous traditional red silk dress.
what a great video and an interesting history! loved the looks you put together at the end :)
Well done! Hope to see your next video soon!
Thank you very much for the well put together brief history of Qipao from a refreshing perspective. Informative, educational and entertaining!
Thank you for this wonderfully informative and succinct history lesson. It was fascinating!
Traditional Qipao is a Manchu ( not Chinese ) thick large robe that cover several layers of clothes to protect against the cold of the north
While the modern Qipao is only half Chinese because it was created by a French gentleman in Shanghai with a Chinese lady, using the French fashion, thin, tight, close to the body style, using modern Chinese lines.
Exactly, result of modernization.
I really enjoyed watching this video and I hope you'll continue to do more cause they're very informative and entertaining!
OMG THANK U FOR MAKING THIIISISISIS I AM SOO HAPPY SO ONE IS DOING THIS
Please make more videos on this topic! As a Chinese=American, it was so thrilling to find videos on this topic. Most of the widely available resources on historic clothing are very western-centric and I really appreciate your work.
This was fascinating and very well presented, thank you! Seeing you style the qipao at the end was fun too!
I really hope you continue to make more videos!
This woman is exactly an angel when wearing a long -sleeved qipao. If I could be side by side with a woman wearing this long -sleeved cheongsam, I would feel like getting a little bit of heavenly favor.
Thank u so much for creating this content !!!! There’s so much info on old western clothing but I’ve been wanting to see more Chinese and Asian clothing history and analysises!!!!
Thank you for posting this video. I love the traditional styles, especially the embroidery skills that went into creating them.
I really enjoyed that. Very interesting.
Very interesting! Thank you 🙏 love the looks, too
the styling at the end is so fun and cute!
Love this video and the faahion show at the end of it. I am a print designer. When i learned about the western influence in creating the modern qipao I decided to make ths style dress with my prints. Hope you like it.
An example of this in film was The Last Emperor in 1987 especially during the 1920s
qipao/cheongsam was popularized by Hollywood film 'World of Suzie Wong" about Hong Kong prostitutes in
This is so informative and the clothing is so beautiful
Very informative! Nice presentation. Thank you.
Thank you so much 💕 now I want a qi pao so much they look so classy
Great presentation and interesting history. Hope you will do more! Thanks!
Making a comment so you can be inspired to do another video. This was an excellent video and fascinating.
This video is very informative and well done. History and fashion is heavily integrated and you showed both sides respectfully.
Sidenote: maybe you could consider to tone the music a little down or choose sth. more simpler/realaxing music?
And the mic does have a noise, but I don't know how to fix that.
But again thank you for t the video!!!!
Which topics do you wanna cover in the future?
Thank you so much for this video! If you don't mind me asking how do you feel about the less modest and more commercialized version? I've been seeing it a lot and a lot of people have mixed feelings.
I think in a way it is the natural evolution of the qipao. The qipao has always been sexy in the time period it was in, for example the 1930s version was quite form-fitting and had a slit up to mid-thigh, which was just *fans self* then. In the 1950s the qipao also became full of darts and basically similar to the wiggle dress silhouette of the time. So I don't think it being shorter, or tighter, is necessarily a detractor from the essence of the qipao.
You've done an amazing job with this video! I am totally sharing this with my students!
this was so informative, thank you! I love the feminist story behind it.
I have a question, I absolutely love the way that Qipao looks and also the "newer" versions of it. I would love to wear a Qipao top but I'm a white girl and a lot of people have been talking about cultural appropriation around this topic. So I was wondering what you're opinion is about this since you are Chinese yourself 💕
I don't know if the others would agree with me on this one. As a Chinese girl, personally I am glad to see people from different ethnic backgrounds can wear our costumes with appreciation, because that means our culture is being understood and admired. I understand cultural appropriation is a sensitive topic over there, but the main point of this argument is not to offend/insult other cultures, right? As long as you are learning about a new culture with respect, then I guess it's fine to try Qipao. ^^
Besides wearing it appropriately. One has to think about the context you're wearing it in. For example, were you invited to an event where Chinese ppl there would be dressed in it as well. Are Chinese ppl the majority ethnic group in the country you live in, etc. If Chinese ppl are afraid of wearing it, think about the reason why. Especially in the west, with Covid going on, there's a lot of hate towards east Asians, especially towards the Chinese. However, because you aren't Asian/look Asian, you would get a free pass, and not be a target of such hate. In that case, please don't wear it. As well, with Chinese ppl wearing it, there's also a chance of being misassociated with the ccp government. In which, could be another hesitation towards wearing it. Again, you'd get a free pass because of the difference of ethnicity. Long story short, it's better not to wear it unless you've either been invited or are in a place where the majority is ethnically Chinese.
Also, please be aware that there will be differing opinions from Chinese ppl who grew up in the west, as opposed to those who grew up in a homogeneous country where the majority is Chinese.
Cultural appropriation is a topic that deserves a lot of nuance, and I'm not the best spokesperson for it because I live in a Chinese-majority country and thus wouldn't face the same issues as a Chinese person in, say, the US. However, I urge you to consider something: if you like the qipao, and you buy it from an ethnically Chinese owned place, you are supporting someone's traditional culture. If instead you just stick to what you know, traditional craftspeople lose the opportunity to both make and sale and increase visibility for our culture.
(This is assuming of course that you're not getting your vaguely qipao top from some Halloween store that is definitely not run by something interested in preserving traditional workmanship, tho)
there is a thrift shop in my town selling quipaos and it is REALLY beautiful and i decided to research to see if it was ok for a non chinese to wear it and i came across this amazing video
thank u
ironic that the feminist origin of Qipao has evolved into sexualization of Chinese women synonymous with World of Suzie Wong and
hyper -objectification of Chinese girls as depicted in Japanese manga
Fantastic video, can't wait for more coming from you
Very informative :D love from Sweden
Please make more videos.
“I hope this video answered questions that you never even thought about asking.”
😅 I love her sense of humor
Love this! Just learning to tailor men's and women's clothing ~ I appreciate this segment ~ Shared ;->
Oh, I've been meaning to get into tailoring too, the craft is exquisite! Hope you have fun on your tailoring journey!
You are most welcomed
So interesting! Loved the 3rd look, great combination of classic and modern!!!
Do more of these! Great video 👏👏
This is so incredibly fascinating! Xie xie :)
不客氣^^
laurence :( please make more videos
Interesting to know that qipao is the equivalent of western flapper dress.
What’s the dress called that closes like a qipoa but it has long sleeves and floor length. Ruyi where’s it a lot in Ruyis Royal Love in the Palace.
Qipao I read is more Manchu inspired; Until, they made it tighter & tighter.
Thank you! This was a very interesting video!
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Actually, foot-binding was not as common as modern commenters test to assume. It was actually the province or wealthy in East China not common people.
I love this!
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Are qipao and ao dai REALLY culturally connected? I have serious doubts about that.
Id love to see a video from you about the hanfu revival :)
Thank you!
Weather wise outfit from Mongolia 😮
Do you know the history of the pankou as well? was that just Qing dynasty, or older? and do you have directions in English as how to make them?
Don't confuse north and south China. Two different cultures. North is conservative and change resistant. The south esp Guangdong was where all the revolutionary ideas came. You had Chen Duxiu, but Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao (esp Liang) were the main people who introduced radical new ideas into China. The south has always driven change in China.
Please make a video about all Chinese traditional clothes.. pls plsss
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Can you recommend chinese movies with these types of fashion?
Raise The Red Lantern is the first movie that comes to mind.
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Yellowbikini sililiar good
Looks very unrefined unlike kimono
2:05 it's a man on the left lol
Amitofo. Sadly so many cultures have given away their beautiful heritage to the modern day trends: Obesity, Piercing, Tattoos, Drugs, and No Self Respect. Xie`Xie`
I don't know if tattoos and piercings should be in that list as they can be found in many traditions of other cultures.
I really wonder how it come that chinese clothings had the right side opening, while western clothings always have centered opening... How and why did each culutr uses their kind of fastenings...?
Honestly who knows lol. I’ve always found the side fastenings more discrete and clever tho
Qipao was not a thing at all in Guangdong. Too many generalisations la.
You're wrong. The cheongsam is connected to the royal hanfu clothing.