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#Qipao #Cheongsam | #NewYork 10th September 2015- Oriental timeless Chinese dances East meets West in Time Square…

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On 10th September 2015, there was intriguing unique event on New York’s Times Square where 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…

#HANFU Chinese oriental clothing | Tongzhou Zhuo (Jerry)- An introduction to HanFu worn daily

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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

Serendipity Miss Beauty
Queen Victoria Building

SHANGHAI TANG | #ShanghaiTang – Behind the scenes of the Spring- Summer 2017 collection campaign shooting…

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As the spring towards summer season set to arrive in the Northern hemisphere so is the “Shanghai Tang – spring/ summer 2017 Collection” for women’s also menswear featuring more of freer, summery gracefully summery breathable fabrics… With more towards the elegant summery outdoors with bold, softer tropical pastel colors….   The women’s collection comes in with middle length dresses each taken with various elements of Shanghai Tang‘s signature Qipao-Cheongsam… with middle length silhouette innovative elements of A-lines, Jacquard, wrap, sleeve dresses among with the collection with printed silk long dresses summery prints that that are accustomed to traditional Chinese culture with the porcelain jade blue hand ornaments symmetrical cut outs, along with the recent arrival of dragon phoenix peacock feathers prints,  that only can be reminded of the decorative pieces of the Qing Dynasty official head dress stating their position of rank..

Also among the prints that can be remind of the Wisteria imperial garden Prints, like illustrated like the garden Chinese paintings.. Among the collection is ready to wear, with summery shorts, with Qipao silhouette cut tops, and jackets, shorts and skirts…

Art Direction – Jane Lombard

Photographer- Richard Bernardin

Video Production – Pat Hui

Models Li Xiao Xing, Charlene Hoegger, Chen Cong.