Traditional Blue Qi Pao Dress

Title: Traditional Blue Qi Pao Dress
Custodian: Drama Department, Rhodes University
Description: This traditional Chinese blue Qi Pao Dress is made from cotton featuring silver star patterns, and also includes a Chinese collar. '"Qipao" broadly refers to the traditional dress, while "Cheongsam" denotes explicitly the modern, form-fitting version popularised in the early 20th century. The Cheongsam, with its high neck and slits on the sides, is a more modern and stylised adaptation of the traditional qipao.'-Linqo Ace. The back of the dress features a 60cm zipper, and the overall length of the dress is 129cm. The waist measures about 75cm, making it suitable for sizes small and medium. Condition: Good with no visible staining or tears, This is an item from the Post-Graduate Wall, meaning item has been bought or made for a Post-Graduate production. The item cannot be destroyed or adapted as the costume is meant to be preserved following the project.
Costume Era: 1900's
Extent: Artefact Sizes 10-12; Artefact Quantity: 1
Physical Wardrobe: Drama Department - Costume Storage Rooms
Asset Number: PSG 57
Rights: Drama Department, Rhodes University
Type: three dimensional object
Subject: Clothing and dress; Vintage clothing -- Twentieth century; Dresses; Ethnic costume; Women's clothing; Costume
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/467554
Format: Realia