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- noun Plural form of
qipao .
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Examples
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Check out: Jin Zhi Yu Ye for women's qipaos (72, Maoming South Road), and W.W. Chans & Sons Tailor, one of the great makers of Italian-quality men's suits and shirts (+86 21 5404 1469).
The Bling Dynasty 2010
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Check out: Jin Zhi Yu Ye for women's qipaos (72, Maoming South Road), and W.W. Chans & Sons Tailor, one of the great makers of Italian-quality men's suits and shirts (+86 21 5404 1469).
The Bling Dynasty 2010
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Stop in the museum's store to purchase silks, or cruise around the nearby blocks, which are filled with stores selling everything from silk pajamas to figure-hugging Mandarin dresses, or qipaos.
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Shen was a languid beauty from northern Jilin who used to change silken qipaos, traditional high-collared dresses with a slit up the leg, several times a day.
Unburied Treasures 2008
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Six years ago, when Mr. le Masne took over, qipaos and Mao jackets made up the bulk of Shanghai Tang's sales -- mostly to Westerners.
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And she's not the only one: As Ms. Li goes from shop to shop, she is surprised to find many young Chinese women buying qipaos for parties.
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Two countries scored style points for creating uniforms that embodied the unified spirit of the Olympics -- Sweden's women wore tops done in its signature blue and yellow colors that were cut in the style of qipaos (traditional Chinese dresses).
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"We don't want to be viewed as just another seller of qipaos on Maoming Road."
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Sui recalls being inspired by her Chinese aunt's beautiful qipaos, and later designed several "Chinese-style dresses", combining the glamour of traditional qipaos, with the edgier "grunge" fashion of the 1990s.
AsianWeek 2010
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Sui recalls being inspired by her Chinese aunt's beautiful qipaos, and later designed several "Chinese-style dresses", combining the glamour of traditional qipaos, with the edgier "grunge" fashion of the 1990s.
AsianWeek Chinese American Heroes 2010
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