Noun
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
Synonym: qipao
(Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
Synonym: changshan
A woman with a face mask wears a cheongsam ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in a train in Bangkok on Jan 24, 2020. Source: Internet
As Western fashions changed, the basic cheongsam design changed, too, introducing high-neck sleeveless dresses, bell-like sleeves, and the black lace frothing at the hem of a ball gown. Source: Internet
The cheongsam went along well with the western overcoat and the scarf, and portrayed a unique East Asian modernity, epitomizing the Shanghainese population in general. Source: Internet
My debut collection was an extension of this cheongsam and a piece is actually displayed in the permanent gallery in the V&A. Source: Internet