This year for YiMingalso designer founder Grace Choi has been a very productive year in which in Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, recently this early year she moved towards a new store in 50A Tung Street, Sheung Wan located in Central and Western District in which they celebrated of the opening of that new store after moving out from a previous one..
Recently of the week of tenth of September 2017 Grace Choi- YiMinghad recently launched a new Knitwear collection in collaboration with the Wool mark company in which features innovative using Merino wool in which giving the collection an inviting warm natural merino wool that can be worn in all seasons between season from summery to winter keeping warm during winter also summery cool.. The collection features warm bold natural colours of peach Blossoms with warmth greys with elements of ocean jade teal blues with whites in which will complementary your existing wardrobe with timeless classic Qipao dresses silhouettes in which keeps your wardrobe elegant everyday….
Grace Choi- YiMing Oriental Qipao style collection, designs are very innovatively intelligence modern elegance where East meets west. Acquired on the same Shanghai Tang akiness… In which traditionally Qipao- Cheongsam dresses are worn for from straight forwardly every day towards after work evening wear in without having to change to another set of wardrobe dressing only to accessories for the required occasion…
Grand Master Qipao Shanghai Tailor- Hongsheng zhu of Han Yi (瀚艺) is one of the Qipao-Cheongsam masters also he founded one of the oldest Qipao Shanghai stores , in his nineties years old he still practices his art of making crafting, teaching tailoring Qipao-cheongsam since he was an accredited famously back in 1933 Shanghai when he started to tailored the most difficult craftsmanship of tailoring the lacy Qipao in which needle working was highly detail, in which earn him more than the tittle legend in with from those years he’s seen a lot of changes fashion wise how the industry in PROC China progressively changed in Qipao industry was almost brought to standing still till when China started to open up the market then when the resurgences of traditional Qipao fashion bloom again in China as it was retain in Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong as most of the Shanghai Master Qipao tailors restarted there Tailoring in Hong Kong .. However when China opening up with the increase consumption of traditional Chinese clothing and textiles…… His works also accredited to becoming an fashion leader as well with the ever changing times he proposed a haute couture for his Qipao collection in which have bee numerous featured in films and television..As he rested, he still continues to the day in mentoring the next Qipao master tailors within his company also outside whom he teaches..
Qipao-Cheongsam is uniquely hand crafted tailored Chinese dress to the customer’s various measurements… in which you can still have them brought of the rack in which is accustomed to the standard measurements… in which you can tell which is western influenced with the back zipped in which the Eastern traditional Chinese Tailors would have the side zipped of the Qipao dress due it interrupts the flow of the pattern work at the back of the dress.. Also it creates a continuous seamless back look… after as the measurements are translated drafted onto the silk or the customer desired accustomed fabric of choice, from the measurements book with the associated look of the design elements with additional accessories the sexiness of Qipao lies subtlety.. Measuring, patterning, cutting, and button making are crucial, in where passion and art comes together in tailoring
In which traditionally Qipao- Cheongsam dresses are worn for from straight forwardly every day towards after work evening wear in without having to change to another set of wardrobe dressing only to accessories for the required occasion… … in which the Qipao dress pattern silhouette is design for the lady’s figure in which accentuating the silhouette without giving away too much of what’s underneath in retaining…. its timeless classic silhouettes in which are designed to be worn every day, from work, evening, casually towards to the weekend… with sleek simple, elegant, sexy intelligent sophistication in which are easy to be accessorised with any pieces of clothing in your current or upcoming wardrobe…
Grand Master Qipao Shanghai Tailor- Hongsheng zhu of Han Yi (瀚艺) ,China, Shanghai Shi, Huangpu Qu, Changle Rd217-221号 邮政编码: 200000 Phone: +86 21 5404 4727
On 10th September 2015, there was intriguing unique event on New York’s Times Squarewhere East meets west… In where East meets west one of the best cultural exchanges is always been fashion, besides food, literature, sciences… this case Fashion is one of those many cultural Ambassadors.. In a unique display… in Time Square, in New York’s iconic central hub, on that September 2015 Day is a display of arrays of different types of Timeless classic variant of modern and past Qipao’s named Cheongsam’s worn by performing with a majority Chinese with a few American Dancers and performers, live dancing formatting with key Center piece performances of female performers in Tang Dynasty , among it there was a Chinese painter artist whom paints on three clear Qipao canvases dresses with contemporary brushwork’s with a Chinese female Opera singer with the traditional …
… Qipao are known for its timeless classic silhouettes in which are designed to be worn every day, from work, evening, casually towards to the weekend… with sleek simple, elegant, sexy intelligent sophistication in which are easy to be accessorised with any pieces of clothing in your current or upcoming wardrobe… each Qipao-Cheongsam dress has its painted uniqueness in which tailored towards a different mood of that essential occasion….
The Introduction is a young girl whom introduces the opening as she transition from wearing western to eastern Chinese Qipao clothing, as she explores…. Organisers for the event was manage by Beauty Media Inc., China Intercontinental Communication Center, and YouKu Fashion with the collaboration Co-Organizers: China Press, Chinese Exquisite Art Assembly Inc., American Qipao Society… With the co-operation with The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, China National Tourism Administration….. Filmed by ICN TV Networks…
Given that you’re into Qipao- Cheongsam…. Then HanFu might be your next step in understanding Chinese Oriental traditional Fashion that once was worn during before the Qing Dynasty that was established during the 15 May 1636 AD after the premature fall of the Ming Dynasty that follow during before that year until the present the Qipao has under taken it’s innovative evolution……
HanFu is term Han Dynasty style clothing… In which women wear of HanFu have taken more of an evolution than men wear…. The style of HanFu is usually comes in various layers first it’s the HanFu Chinese style lingerie in which is like a halter type Cami bodice following with a under skirt or pants for warmth given the nature of today’s activities….. Also there’s an art form in styling the associate attire with the various hair styles in which Chinese women-ladies have their hair style long also as to of men’s hair style as well too with associate hair jewelry pieces .. in which there are many element in the HanFu in which not the clothing components, it’s the traditional everyday life asspects like the Music, arts writing, also etiquette of the way of life how that etiquette can be in which Hanfu Social, based in Los Angeles, the group provides workshops on numerous, also on HanFu Photography also other many other social gatherings events that they
In recently decades there’s been very much strong revitalization of Chinese Customary tailoring clothing in which is HanFu- Han Dynasty (221-206 BC) period inspired clothing in which was worn just before the fall of the Ming Dynasty (23 January 1308 to 25 April 1644, until a North East Manchurian fashion that have taken over the traditional Han F,,,,, in which we know today that’s the Qipao in which have been fashionable evolving on the same path also…. Like a Qipao, HanFu can be worn every day, as work wear, till as evening wear.. It also it comes in various forms as to the nature of activity of the day or night also are custom tailored to the person figure..The Chinese HanFu is the core influences into Korean and Japanese Kimono style clothing as the style as China is the still Asia fashion trend setter in Asian fashions…..
HanFu is term Han Dynasty style clothing… In which women wear of HanFu have taken more of an evolution than men wear…. The style of HanFu is usually comes in various layers first it’s the HanFu Chinese style lingerie in which is like a halter type Cami bodice following with a under skirt or pants for warmth given the nature of today’s activities….. Also there’s an art form in styling the associate attire with the various hair styles in which Chinese women-ladies have their hair style long also as to of men’s hair style as well too with associate hair jewelry pieces .. Has Tongzhou Zhuo (Jerry) also her friends were HanFu on a daily Basis with the associated daily rituals as well…….
HanFu Documentary Published on Oct 20, 2016
Director & Editor: SuXi
Camera: Xiaoxin Ye (Yannis)
Audio: Yize Li
Interview & Subtitle: Natalie lam
Music: YinLin – Ageless Dream
Special Thanks
Tongzhou Zhuo (Jerry)
Ying Chen
Tianrui Ou