cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
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With its distinctive Chinese features, the qipao enjoys growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.
By the 1940s, the qipao came in a wide variety of designs and fabrics, with an equally wide variety of accessories.
The modern version, which is now popularly recognized in China as the standard qipao, was first developed in Shanghai after 1900.