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Chinese New Year Dress

Like most of the world the Chinese celebrate the new year with great fun fair and excitement. On new year's day the people dress in new clothes and spend the day with their families and friends. Chinese new year dress represents the true spirit of Chinese culture and tradition. Traditional Chinese new year dress for women is known as cheongsam also known as "qipao” in parts of Beijing. It’s easy to slip on and comfortable to wear with a high neck, collar closed, and its sleeves may be short, medium or full length. The dress is buttoned on the right side, with a loose chest, a fitting waist, and slits up from the sides, all of which combine to set off the beauty of the female shape.

Chinese new year costume and dress comprises of brightly decorated colors and embroidered motifs. Since new year is a great time, young and old look forward the occasion as a time of rejuvenation and pleasure. The red color is considered to be an auspicious one and a symbol of joy and good luck. Hence for eventful days ahead, the dress code for the Chinese New Years Event is red.



There are three main types of traditional Chinese line of clothing as --the ‘pien-fu’, the ch'ang-p'ao, and the shen-I.

Modern Chinese new year dress has undergone a significant change with young men and women now trying to adapt themselves to the changing trends of the Western culture. Many shops in Beijing and Shanghai now showcase the fashionable branded clothes and apparels to attract huge buyers from different parts of the country.

Today, beautiful Chinese new year dress is a combination of traditional and modern ideas in order to create new fashions. Many accessories such as macramé are used to decorate shoulders, bodices, pockets, and seams are successfully united to give a stylish outlook. So, make your new year special with these wonderful Chinese new year dresses.

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