Till the 1930s, Manchu people, no matter male or female, all wore loose-fitting and straight-bottomed broad-sleeved long gowns with a wide front. The lower hem of women's cheongsam reached the calves ...

Growing up in the Philippines of mixed Filipino and Chinese heritage, Mr Acosta Peh did not have much exposure to Chinese traditions. But when the Year 3 fashion design student at the Nanyang Academy ...

Few dresses have been as iconic in history as the cheongsam, also known as qipao, save the "little black dress" or the white wedding dress. Yet, growing up, I never liked cheongsams. My oldest memory ...