{"id":345929,"date":"2014-01-22T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T03:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/reinterpreting-cheongsams-for-chinese-new-year-345929.html"},"modified":"2014-01-22T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T03:30:32","slug":"reinterpreting-cheongsams-for-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/fashion-hk\/trends-and-tips-hk\/reinterpreting-cheongsams-for-chinese-new-year-345929.html","title":{"rendered":"Chinese New Year 2014: The Cheongsam - reinterpreted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[slideshow id=198]<\/p> <p>When we think of cheongsams, visuals of a tight, form-fitting, high collared dress comes to mind and immediately we turn our eyes away because they seem way too dated and not to mention, restrictive! Although\u00a0cheongsams were made popular in the 1920s by the upper echelons of Shanghai, these days, they are mostly reserved for brides, traditional events and Chinese restaurant waitresses.<\/p> <p>However, if you think the cheongsams<em>'<\/em> story ends there, think again because they\u2019re beginning to seek a fresh breath of air in the fashion world. The cheongsam was traditionally revered for its stylish knack to portray the wearer as poised, elegant and sophisticated. Similarly, the modern interpretations of this traditional dress retain those very qualities while giving the silhouette a fresh twist - by way of A-line dresses or peplum for instance.<\/p> <p>And who better to take on the task of re-interpreting and modernising the quintessential <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/chinese-new-year-accessories\/\">Chinese attire<\/a>\u00a0other than talented designers from Asia?<\/p> <p>Not much time is left we know so we decided to help by picking out some of the best cheongsams out there from one of Asia's trendiest online shopping destinations - Jakarta-based\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobobobo.com\/\">bobobobo<\/a>.<\/p> <p>So while you\u2019re planning your festive outfits, give yourself another chance and re-consider the cheongsam. If not for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/10-festive-beauty-buys-for-chinese-new-year\/\">Lunar New Year<\/a>, then when else can you flaunt your new-found fashion statement and still celebrate your roots?<\/p>  <p><em>Tarandip Kaur<\/em><\/p>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With these modern renditions, there is no reason to not wear a cheongsam this lunar new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":6796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"With these modern renditions, there is no reason to not wear a cheongsam this lunar new year!","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16743],"tags":[19362,1636839,17985,1636001,17508,1635993,1640701,1637884,1635602,1636540],"class_list":["post-345929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trends-and-tips-hk","tag-asia-hk","tag-cheongsam-hk","tag-chinese-new-year-hk","tag-dress-hk","tag-fashion-2-hk","tag-fashion-advice-hk","tag-fashion-buys-hk","tag-holidays-hk","tag-shopping-hk","tag-womenswear-hk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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