Examples of cheongsam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Traditional outfits are called cheongsam (also known as qipao) are worn in red. — Anna Kim, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2022 Once a loose-fitting everyday staple, the qipao (also known as a cheongsam) was popularized in Shanghai in the 1920s and became increasingly fitted as women gained more agency over their lives and bodies. — Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 July 2021 Mom was sitting in a chair, her side to the camera, wearing a tight green silk cheongsam. — Longreads, 9 Jan. 2016 Many of the old wedding dresses, known as cheongsam, that people donated would annually be showcased in the windows of Macy's during the lunar new year. — Monica Haider, CNN, 25 Jan. 2020 Dad described it: Mom was sitting in a chair, her side to the camera, wearing a tight green silk cheongsam. — Longreads, 31 Dec. 2014 The updated outfits combine classical Eastern style—namely the cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress—with Western aesthetics, a nod to both traditional service and a global future. — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2018 Then, just a few months ago, a white student wore a qipao — a traditional Chinese dress for women (also known as a cheongsam) — to her prom. — Mekita Rivas, Teen Vogue, 20 July 2018 The cheongsam is an evolution of the qipao, a Chinese dress dating back to the Han Dynasty, writes Vogue. — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 1 May 2018 See More

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