Where to buy cheongsam and CNY clothing in Singapore
Cheongsams are beautiful traditional Chinese dresses with distinctive features, and often worn during the Chinese New Year festive period. Also known as qipao, they can also be worn during formal events such as weddings. To get your inspiration, take cue from movies like ‘In The Mood For Love’ and ‘Lust, Caution’, that popularised the costume design further. As the festive period is approaching near, we scour some of the places you can shop for cheongsams and CNY clothing in Singapore.
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Retail brand Love, Bonito has also stocked up some cheongsams, which you can shop both online and in-stores. This demure Mearyn Ruched Cheongsam Midi Dress is going for SGD49.90.
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The ‘queen’ of cheongsam Priscilla Shunmugam has released her CNY collection. You may book an appointment with her to get a fitting at her Chip Bee Gardens atelier: info@ongshunmugam.com
Floral cheongsams make a fashion statement this Chinese New Year – just don this dress with an easy back zip. The Yacht 21 Adeline cheongsam retails for SGD69.90.
This dual-tone Roesia Full Lace cheongsam dress from Megane exudes an understated sexiness and glam. Shop it at Zalora, for SGD80.90.
Looking for a cheongsam with a twist? Yeo Mama specialises in batik prints and their cheongsams look so comfortable in our Singapore weather. This poppy batik cheongsam dress in grey butterflies is retailing for SGD188.
If you’re looking for a cultural twist, Olive Ankara has introduced a line of cheongsams using Africa’s iconic wax cloth prints. This Renni Ankara cheongsam is priced at SGD351.
Malaysian-based Melinda Looi has based her Cruise/Chinese New Year 2019 collection on ‘Chinese folk art’ and the results are like pages taken from old stories. The collection mixes lace, batik and jacquard, with her signature removable Mandarin collars included.