Gallery

The gallery — silk, sweat and celebration

A visual record of the maison: runway, real clients, craft and cloth. All imagery is free-licensed (see attributions).

All Runway & Shoots Westerners in Qipao Craft Details Fabric & Color

Silk embroidery panel, China — QI MODA gallery — **Fabric & Color**Silk embroidery panel, China

Official rank badge (buzi), silk & gold — QI MODA gallery — **Fabric & Color**Official rank badge (buzi), silk & gold

Woman's apron, silk with golden thread — QI MODA gallery — **Fabric & Color**Woman's apron, silk with golden thread

Patchwork robe, embroidered silk, Qing Jiangsu — QI MODA gallery — **Fabric & Color**Patchwork robe, embroidered silk, Qing Jiangsu

Paris evening dress on Chinese embroidered silk, 1926–28 — QI MODA gallery — **Fabric & Color**Paris evening dress on Chinese embroidered silk, 1926–28

How to look at these images

Start at the collar: how the pan-kou closes decides the whole silhouette. Then let the hem: slit height, stitch density. The three marks of a couture-grade qipao — fabric weight, hand hours and fit — are all visible here. Bring any image to us and we will match it.

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