Talk:Cheongsam

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I think Cheongsam is not equal to Qipao. Cheongsam is more general that the Chinese worn in the early 20th century. Qipao is specified the women clothing that was worn by women in Qing Dynasty and its mutation. There were some modifications in the 1930-40 and became not so conservative (e.g., shorter, higher slits, short sleeves or sleeveless and so forth). However, the Qipao is still exclusive used for the specified women dress and is NOT same as Cheongsam.

LHM Mar 21, 2007

Removed ”The costume department must have mistaken it for a qipao” from the Sophie Fatale trivia. Who knows if that was a mistake, or they did want her in male clothing? Bossk-Office 22:36, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused. I checked Google images for Cheongsam, and out of 21 pages every image displayed was a female garment. Why is it referred to here as a male garment? And is there any possibility of a better example of the male version other than something that cuts the image at the waist line? MDonfield 10:11, 17 January 2007 (UTC)